Property developer Joe McNamara has been fined €10,000 for failing to file tax returns.
Mr McNamara (41), Dún na Carraige, Salthill, Galway, was convicted in his absence at Galway District Court this week of failing to make tax returns for 2007 and 2008.
Prosecuting State solicitor Willie Kennedy said: “That name rings a bell,” when Mr McNamara’s name was called.
“It could ring a few bells. I think it’s the same person who has a grievance with Anglo Irish Bank. I don’t think he has ever graced this court with his presence,” Judge Mary Fahy observed. She said that as Mr McNamara was not in court she was obliged to impose the maximum penalty of €5,000 on each summons and she gave him five months to pay.