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| Property developer Tom McFeely declared bankrupt in Ireland | Property developer Tom McFeely declared bankrupt in Ireland |
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| An Irish property developer and former IRA hunger striker who was declared bankrupt by a London court after he argued he was a British subject has been told he must be subjected to Ireland's more punitive insolvency laws. | An Irish property developer and former IRA hunger striker who was declared bankrupt by a London court after he argued he was a British subject has been told he must be subjected to Ireland's more punitive insolvency laws. |
| A high court judge in Dublin on Monday declared Tom McFeely bankrupt in Ireland, where he will have to wait up to 12 years before being discharged of his debts. Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne rejected arguments by lawyers for McFeely that his main centre of business interest was in the UK. He had previously been declared bankrupt in England and Wales by a London court but this decision was rescinded following a challenge by one of McFeely's creditors, Theresa McGuinness, to revoke his bankruptcy. | A high court judge in Dublin on Monday declared Tom McFeely bankrupt in Ireland, where he will have to wait up to 12 years before being discharged of his debts. Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne rejected arguments by lawyers for McFeely that his main centre of business interest was in the UK. He had previously been declared bankrupt in England and Wales by a London court but this decision was rescinded following a challenge by one of McFeely's creditors, Theresa McGuinness, to revoke his bankruptcy. |
| She then asked the High Court in Dublin to declare that McFeely's main centre of his business interests was the Republic of Ireland. She argued that his home address was in Dublin and he lived there with his wife and two youngest children. | She then asked the High Court in Dublin to declare that McFeely's main centre of his business interests was the Republic of Ireland. She argued that his home address was in Dublin and he lived there with his wife and two youngest children. |
| McFeely, originally from Derry, claimed he was a British citizen and had been living in London since 2009. | McFeely, originally from Derry, claimed he was a British citizen and had been living in London since 2009. |
| The judge said his claim was contradicted by an affidavit from his wife. | The judge said his claim was contradicted by an affidavit from his wife. |
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