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Case against Gayle Killilea should be dismissed, High Court told

The ex-wife of Sean Dunne, who is a former journalist, brought a motion to dismiss the case arguing the issues have been addressed in a US court

Gayle Killilea, the ex-wife of bankrupt developer Sean Dunne

A case against Gayle Killilea, the ex-wife of bankrupt developer Sean Dunne, should not be allowed to proceed, the High Court has heard.

The 2014 lawsuit was brought by the official assignee who has dealt with Dunne’s bankruptcy proceedings over an allegedly fraudulent transfer of assets between Killilea and Dunne.

Killilea brought a motion, under a doctrine known as Res judicata, to dismiss the Irish case on the basis that the issues have already been ...