A SHOWBAND star has won the first round of a Pounds 30,000 court battle to decide who is "queen of the angels".
Suzanne Brennan (27) told the Circuit Civil Court she changed her name to "Angel" to promote her stage career.
In the Circuit Court yesterday the President, Mr Justice Frank Spain, granted her a permanent restraint against a showband promoter, Mr Padraic O'Rourke, barring him from using the name Angel to promote rival singers.
Mr Mark de Blacam, counsel for Ms Brennan, said his client claimed exclusive title to the name Angel, a partnership ink the band and a split of profits.
Since March Mr O'Rourke, of Lucan, Co Dublin, had been promoting another band and singer called Angel.
Mr Seamus O Tuathail, counsel for Mr O'Rourke, said his client had been promoting singers by the name Angel for years, including Christine Delahunty, whom he later married.
Ms Angel Brennan is suing Mr O'Rourke, trading as Padraic O'Rourke Enterprises, for Pounds 30,000 damages for alleged conversion, breach of contract and passing off. Mr O'Rourke is counter claiming Pounds 30,000 damages on similar grounds.