Warrant issued for chef Conrad Gallagher's arrest

15 October 2002 by
Warrant issued for chef Conrad Gallagher's arrest

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of chef and restaurateur Conrad Gallagher after he failed to turn up for his trial for alleged art theft.

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Detective Garda Angela Twyford told Judge Michael White that Gallagher was in court on May 29 when his trial date was fixed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Lawyers for Gallagher were also in court last Friday applying to have his trial adjourned because he had married an American woman in New York last month and was applying for US citizenship.

Judge Elizabeth Dunne refused the application because Gallagher would have known all this when his trial date was fixed.

"If my memory serves me correctly this trial date was fixed in May and unless Mr Gallagher got married on the strength of a fleeting glance across a room then he would have known about his wedding at that point. Nothing was said to me," she said.

"If he wants to treat the courts with that kind of attitude, so be it. He has already received more than enough leeway in this matter.

"Anything further that has to be said on his behalf can be said in front of the trial judge on Tuesday morning. I'm not vacating the trial," she concluded.

Gallagher's trial was fixed in May after the court heard he would be pleading not guilty.

Yesterday morning in court Judge White issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Gallagher after waiting for an hour for him to turn up. He reached the conclusion that there was no doubt that the chef was aware of his court appearance.

He also issued a certificate that he was in breach of his bail conditions.

Gallagher is facing charges in relation to three paintings that he allegedly sold in December 2000. The paintings were claimed to be the property of the Fitzwilliam Hotel in Dublin, where Gallagher had his Peacock Alley Restaurant.

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