Court archive
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2025-07-29 · Tipperary
In a High Court hearing on 29 July 2025, trustees of the Barne Estate in Tipperary rejected a sale to John Magnier after he sent two brown envelopes containing €50,000 to the estate's chief beneficiaries. Magnier claims a €15 million 'handshake deal' was sealed with heir Richard Thomson‑Moore on 22 August 2023, but the trustees say no formal…
2025-07-15 · Tipperary
In a High Court hearing, Anna Thomson‑Moore testified that John Magnier's Coolmore group had delivered €50,000 in cash in two brown envelopes to her husband's estate agent after a purported hand‑shake agreement for the Barne Estate. She described the envelopes as "incredibly tainted and dirty" and said she returned the money days later.…
2025-07-11 · Tipperary
The High Court heard evidence in the ongoing dispute between John Magnier and Richard Thomson-Moore regarding a purported €15 million handshake deal for 751 acres in Co Tipperary. Anna Thomson-Moore, wife of the defendant, testified that the family was forced to take out a commercial loan to defend the case, describing the proceedings as an…
2025-06-04 · Tipperary
In a High Court hearing on 4 June 2025, David Wachman, son‑in‑law of John Magnier, denied that Coolmore used a "ruse" by employing third parties to bid on a 751‑acre Tipperary farm before allegedly "low‑balling" the sellers with a €10 million offer. Wachman said it was "common practice" to start bids below a vendor's valuation to control…
2025-05-29 · Tipperary
During a High Court hearing on 29 May 2025, John Magnier, the billionaire behind Coolmore Stud, testified that a barrister had "unfairly gone after" his good name and that he had come to court for "protection, not to be slaughtered." He argued that his reputation was essential for business and that the opposition's lawyer, Martin Hayden SC, had…
2025-05-28 · Tipperary
In a High Court hearing on 28 May 2025, John Magnier, the Irish bloodstock billionaire, argued that money is not personally significant to him but serves as a metric for business performance. He explained that he had engaged legal and financial experts for decisions beyond his expertise. Magnier claimed that a former exclusive agreement to…
2025-05-27 · Tipperary
In a High Court hearing on 27 May 2025, bloodstock billionaire John Magnier testified that he had reached an agreement to buy 751 acres in County Tipperary for €15 million in August 2023, but the deal collapsed when the former owners, represented by Barne Estate, sold the land to US construction magnate Maurice Regan for €22.5 million. Magnier…
2025-05-27 · Tipperary
In a High Court hearing on 27 May 2025, lawyers for billionaire John Magnier alleged that the Barne Estate, managed by a Jersey trust, breached an exclusivity agreement and sold 751 acres of Tipperary land to Maurice Regan for €22.5 million after Magnier claimed a €15 million deal had been struck on 22 August 2023. Magnier, his adult children…