John Magnier tells court defence is trying to portray him as the 'bad guy' in Tipperary land dispute

Mr Magnier has told the High Court when he enquired about what happened with his €15m bid to buy the Barne Estate he claims he had shaken hands on in 2023 but for which he was later out-bid, he was told by the estate agent involved: 'One word, John: greed'

Lawyers acting for John Magnier have claimed a US-based construction magnate, Maurice Regan, the preferred buyer, engaged in a 'full-frontal assault' on Mr Magnier's claimed deal to buy 751 acres of land in Tipperary for €15m. File Picture: Healy Racing

Bloodstock billionaire John Magnier has told the High Court a cross-examining barrister was "trying to portray me as a bad guy" in a case where he claims he had agreed a deal to buy land in Co Tipperary that eventually failed when the owners later preferred a higher bidder.

Mr Magnier on Wednesday also told the High Court he employed experts in legal and financial fields because some advisory decisions were "out of my pay grade".