A Lotto winner who set up a 'Titanic' theme bar in Cobh, Co Cork has lost his High Court action against several people in relation to business transactions involving the running of the pub.
Vincent Keaney won the Lotto in the 1990s, bought the Scotts Building in Cobh in 1996 and set up the Titanic Bar.
Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan yesterday delivered her reserved ruling on a series of claims made by Mr Keaney against 18 defendants arising out of the transactions entered into in 2000 and 2003 and the running of the pub during the same period.
Mr Keaney had sought to set aside all the transactions, deeds and property transfers entered into in those years.
However, Ms Justice Finlay Geoghegan struck out Mr Keaney's claims against the named defendants including Mr Keaney's investment partner Michael Nolan.
Ms Justice Geoghegan ruled that Mr Nolan was entitled to an order striking out all the claims against him that alleged deceit, fraud, misrepresentation or undue influence.
She also struck out claims against the other defendants.