Gallagher insolvent before moving to Fitzwilliam, court told

Celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher was insolvent before he moved his restaurant to the Fitzwilliam Hotel, a jury has been told at the start of his trial for allegedly stealing three paintings.

Michael Holland, managing director of Ampleforth Ltd, owners of the hotel, told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that Mr Gallagher was Ir£92,000 in debt before he came into the Fitzwilliam Hotel and gave two different explanations as to why the paintings went missing.