The High Court has fixed November 30th for the hearing of an application by the Criminal Assets Bureau to seize a number of properties, with a combined value of more than €1 million, which had been owned by the late Martin Cahill, the murdered Dublin gangland boss known as the General.
Cahill was shot dead by the IRA in Dublin in August 1994, just before the declaration of its ceasefire.
The proceedings to have three properties frozen have been taken by the CAB under the Proceeds of Crime Act against Cahill's widow Frances and her sister, Ms Patricia Lawless. Cahill had five children by his wife and four by Ms Lawless.
The matter was mentioned yesterday before the president of the High Court, Mr Justice Finnegan, to fix a date for the hearing. He listed the case for hearing on November 30th. It is expected to run for several days.
The properties involved include Cahill's former home at Cowper Downs, Rathmines, where he had lived with his wife and their five children, and a property in Ranelagh said to be occupied by Ms Lawless.