The Commercial Court has ordered that a Dublin solicitor whose brother ‘effectively embezzled money which had been bequeathed to the Catholic Church in Dublin, must pay back €1.5m to the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin.
Cormac and Ruairi Ó Ceallaigh were partners in the firm Sean Ó Ceallaigh & Company Solicitors.
The court heard that Ruairi Ó Ceallaigh used clients' money, to gamble on stocks and shares and to buy property.
The court heard Cormac Ó Ceallaigh was innocent, but the fact that they were partners meant that he was liable.
