Legal

Iveagh Markets: How the publican and Guinness heir’s dispute over a Dublin landmark may finally end

After more than 35 court dates, accusations of trespass and concerns that the site may now be worthless, there may be movement on the long-derelict Dublin 8 site

Arthur Edward Rory Guinness has been locked in a legal dispute with Martin Keane, the developer, and Dublin City Council over the ownership of Iveagh Markets

Sitting at the back of a courtroom last month watching the long-running legal row over ownership of Dublin’s Iveagh Markets unfold was Arthur Edward Rory Guinness, the 4th Earl of Iveagh.

Wearing a moss green suit, Guinness listened attentively to the back and forth between lawyers on preliminary matters as part of a High Court dispute he’s been involved in for nearly three years.

The case, which involves legal teams for Guinness, Martin Keane, the ...