A former chairman and MD of aluminium manufacturer, Aughinish Alumina in Limerick, claims negligent advice from his tax adviser led to him facing a bill for €3.3 million in back taxes, interest and penalties

Aughinish Alumina Limited, which employs more than 400 staff in Co Limerick, extracts alumina from bauxite, a red earth ore imported from west Africa and Brazil.

he appeals board has granted planning permission to the Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina Ltd for the BRDA despite the opposition of local farmers and environmental groups,