A former accountant effectively controlled the affairs of three companies which later went into liquidation despite being disqualified and restricted from acting as a company director, the High Court heard. Liquidator Myles Kirby was granted interim orders preventing former accountant Alan Hynes, and his cousin Frank Hynes, from reducing their assets below €2.46m. The freezing orders were granted on Monday by Ms Justice Niamh Hyland following a one side only represented application from David Whelan BL, for Mr Kirby. He believes Mr O'Reilly is acting under the direction of Alan Hynes. There are further concerns about the alleged forgery of signatures of Fiona Hynes and of a former TPH director, Colm Sugrue, on Companies Office records.

Source: Irish Independent June 16, 2020 09:56 UTC