‘All is fair in love and war’ – Magnate Maurice Regan says as court hears he hoped article would give John Magnier ‘a heart attack’

Maurice Regan hoped a newspaper article would give rival John Magnier a 'heart attack', court told

The row between the two businessmen has been described as a “war” by witnesses in the case.

‘All is fair in love and war’ – Magnate Maurice Regan says as court hears he hoped article would give John Magnier ‘a heart attack’

Construction magnate Maurice Regan, involved in the bitter dispute over the failed sale of the coveted Barne Estate in Co Tipperary, wrote in a text to a third party that he hoped a newspaper article would give rival bidder and bloodstock billionaire John Magnier a "heart attack".