Businessman who admitted role in €1.2m tax fraud disqualified from acting as company director for 14 years

The High Court has imposed one of the longest disqualification periods ever handed down on a company director who admitted his role in a scheme which resulted in Revenue being defrauded of more than €1.2m.

Mr Justice Brian O'Moore ruled Kevin Rabbitte who was the director of a company called Westman Plant and Civils Limited, should be disqualified for a period of 14 years and three months.