UVF inquest witness ruling is adjourned
A DECISION over whether to grant a loyalist go-between special status at a Troubles inquest was adjourned yesterday.
Presiding coroner Siobhan Keegan has given the UVF witness a month to provide statements about their evidence before she makes a ruling.
Soldiers have long been held responsible for killing 10 people in Ballymurphy, West Belfast, in 1971 but former loyalists came forward this year to claim they were involved.
Ms Keegan told Belfast High Court: “Rather than dismiss the application, I will adjourn it for review at the next preliminary inquiry in August.” SINGER Christy Moore hit all the right notes last year with his music firm making more than €1million.
And there is no sign of the 73-year-old slowing down.
This weekend, Moore will be playing two sold-out gigs at Ratoath in Co Meath followed by concerts at the Mermaid Centre in Bray, Co Wicklow, Leisureland in Galway and the Pavillon Theatre in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin.
Accounts released yesterday show the Co Kildare legend’s firm recorded profits of €152,271 in the 12 months to the end of March this year.
This came after a loss of €341,730 at Yellow Furze Music Ltd in the prior year due to Moore ploughing €600,000 into the directors’ pension pot as he plans for his eventual retirement.
The company’s principal function is the sale of his music performances and recordings with the files showing accumulated profits rose from €901,144 to €1.053million.
During the same period, the firm’s cash pile increased by more than €250,000 going from €542,932 to €794,854.
Pay to directors decreased marginally from €171,806 to €170,553.
Revenues were boosted by sales of On The Road, a new double CD released in November and featuring live recordings of 24 of Moore’s popular tracks.
Another highlight of the year was his appearance in a Late Late Show tribute in the same month on which he played a number of songs from his vast repertoire to the delight of viewers.
In a recent message to fans on his website, Moore said: “All in all, 2017 was quite a busy year.”
Noting his creative energy is still in full flow, he added: “I have various recording plans in mind – about five different albums wrestling in my head but one is already in preparation and may see the light
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most of day in the autumn.” The performer, who is best known for his Ride On and I’m An Ordinary Man anthems, has been entertaining audiences for the past 50 years.
He is also well known as a founding member of Moving Hearts and Planxty and the accounts show Yellow Furze Music Ltd has rights that generate royalty income.
The figures show intangible assets valued at €346,155.
They also reveal the wealth of the firm has increased with accumulated profits growing from €524,172 to €1million over recent years.
More than five decades after going on the road, the folk singer continues to be a sell-out across Ireland and the UK.
I’ve various recording plans, about five albums wrestling in my head CHRISTY MOORE