Estate got loan to fight legal proceedings over land deal with Magniers

Wife of man being sued by John Magnier told the High Court the stress and impact of the proceedings was 'enormous'

John Magnier wants the court to enforce a €15m deal he claims he agreed with Richard Thomson-Moore in a hand-shake deal for 751 acres of the land in Co Tipperary on August 22, 2023, at Mr Magnier's Coolmore home. File Picture: Healy Racing

The wife of a man being sued by John Magnier over the purported sale of a Co Tipperary estate to him has told the High Court how they had to get a commercial loan to fight the proceedings over the collapsed land deal.

Anna Thomson-Moore told the High Court the stress and impact of the proceedings initiated against them was "enormous".