Mick Clifford: New chapter in the extraordinary tale of Celtic Tiger developer Paddy Byrne
Seven years before the terrace of houses he built was burnt to the ground, Paddy Byrne’s helicopter crashed in a hotel carpark.
The events were unrelated, but together gave a rare glimpse of a Celtic Tiger developer, who he was, what became of his work.
He has flitted in and out of the headlines since. There he is, emerging from his bankruptcy. Is that the same Paddy Byrne who built the dangerous homes in Newbridge, now back in business with another company?Listen to the bankruptcy official in the UK describing him as trying to “cheat creditors”.Down in the courts earlier this year there was a liquidator claiming that Mr Byrne was ducking and diving, buying a hugely expensive vehicle for himself while creditors whistled Dixie.And now, the latest incarnation of the extraordinary Mr Byrne.He is currently in...
