The former IRA hunger striker Tom McFeely is a household name in Ireland for all the wrong reasons after one of his property developments in Dublin was found to be a firetrap. McFeely became a property developer but his fortunes took a dive in the property crash and his home, in the salubrious Dublin 4 district, was repossessed after he was declared bankrupt. Now his house, once valued at €15m (£9.3m) but sold for around €2.5m, is back in the headlines. During renovations the new owner's plumber found €140,000 in €50 notes under the bath. The Criminal Assets Bureau was called in to investigate and police subsequently found a further €60,000 in cash. And who is the new owner? Step forward Hilary Hynes, the wife of London PR guru and former Sunday Times business editor Rory Godson.
