Andrea on Corrs to become a mum for the second time

Andrea Corr pictured shopping in Dublin on Monday

Dundalk-born singer Andrea Corr is pregnant for the second time.

Just a year on from the birth of her first child, Jean, the 39-year-old is set for a second addition to the family.

The Corrs frontwoman has announced that she and husband Brett Desmond are “very happy” with their news.

It is believed that the youngest of The Corrs is due at the end of the year.

Andrea was the last of the family to become a parent when she gave birthday to Jean – named after her mum – in April 2012.

Older brother Jim, 49, has a son Brandon; sister Caroline, 40, has three children Jake, Georgina and Rihann, while Sharon, 43, is mother to Cathal and Flori.

The family’s dad, Gerry, still resides in Dundalk.

Source: Another one on the way: Andrea Corr shows growing baby bump as it’s revealed she’s expecting her second child (Daily Mail)

Sharon Corr to quit The Voice

Sharon Corr on The Voice

Sharon Corr has announced that she is leaving her role as judge on RTÉ show The Voice.

The Dundalk musician has been a part of the show for the first two seasons but told fans today that she will not be returning later this year due to her own music commitments.

All good things come to an end,”she wrote on her personal website.

“I have absolutely loved being a coach on The Voice of Ireland. What an amazing show!

“The first two seasons were quite the roller coaster ride – we took it from concept stage to the number one television program in the country and I could not be more proud.

“I am very excited to be releasing my new album The Same Sun, there are a lot of promotional activities scheduled and I am embarking on a world tour very soon, so unfortunately, I cannot be with you all this season – I wish everyone involved good luck and I look forward to seeing you all again in the future.

“P.S. I will most sincerely miss kicking Kian Egan’s ass! And nodding off to Bressie’s soliloquies – Ha!,” she joked.

The 43-year-old, who shot to fame with family act The Corrs, is currently touring and will play dates in Germany, Brazil and Indonesia in the next two months.

Poor old Jim

Yesterday wasn’t a day that we reckon Jim Corr will look back on with much fondness.

Just moments after leaving the Commercial Court, where it was revealed he had reached a settlement over debts owed to ACC Bank, the above exchange occurred.

We reckon one member of The Corrs will be pushing for a reunion tour more than anyone in the coming months!

Source: Richard Chambers (Twitter)

Previously: Jim Corr reaches settlement with ACC Bank

Jim Corr reaches settlement with ACC Bank

The Commercial Court has been told that a settlement has been reached between Dundalk musician Jim Corr and ACC Bank in relation to a judgment against the musician of €1.4m.

The bank secured the judgment in February 2011, after debts arose following the collapse of an investment business partnership involving Mr Corr.

He had claimed it was unfair that the bank was pursuing him for all the debt, when he had been involved in a partnership with two other men.

In cross-examination in May, lawyers for ACC accused Mr Corr of selling a property in order to put it out of reach of the bank.

The musician was due to face further questioning this morning, but the Commercial Court was told agreement had been reached between the parties.

Lawyers for the bank said the parties had had a “useful engagement” since the last hearing in May, and that details of an “agreement in principle” would be brought before the court this afternoon.

Corr set to be questioned over missing €4m

Jim Corr

Dundalk musician Jim Corr will be asked to explain what has happened to €4 million in cash he once had on deposit in Irish and US banks when he returns to the Commercial Court next week.

Lawyers for ACC Bank told the Commercial Court recently that there was “no explanation” for where the money had gone.

Mr Corr returns to the Commercial Court next Wednesday to resume answering questions by ACC Bank about his finances.

The case is part of efforts by the bank to recover €1.4 million in property loans borrowed by Mr Corr and others.

At the Commercial Court yesterday afternoon, ACC Bank sought orders for Mr Corr to hand over records relating to the proceeds of sales from a number of his properties.

These orders were made on consent as he had already agreed to provide the information, the court was told.

However, Mr Justice Peter Kelly said it was regrettable that the application had to be made as Mr Corr had been aware for some time the bank wanted the information.

He had also given undertakings to provide it “weeks and weeks ago,” the judge said.

Mr Justice Kelly did not order Mr Corr to produce documentary evidence of what had happened to €4 million in cash, but said he could expect to be questioned about it when he comes before the court next week.

“There have been financial advisers in place and it is perfectly clear the bank wanted the information since last February.

“He will be asked questions about it and ought to be in a position to respond, given he has had advisers in place. It would be very much in his interest if he does have documentation, to produce that too,” the judge said.

He did not rule out the prospect of the bank seeking another order in future for documentary records of what happened to the money

Counsel for Mr Corr had argued the discovery orders sought by the bank in relation to the €4 million “went way beyond” what was originally agreed and it was not possible to comply with requests for such information before next week.

Counsel for the bank Bernard Dunleavy said Mr Corr had complained of the breadth of the records wanted by the bank, but he said “at the heart of it is €4 million worth of cash with no explanation” as to where it had gone.

Previously: Corr accused of putting assets beyond the reach of ACC

Happy birthday Andrea

Today is Andrea Corr’s birthday. The youngest member of The Corrs is celebrating turning 39.

Does that make you feel old?

On Corr-related news, the Brazilian fan of the band who travelled here from his homeland to meet Sharon Corr recently has been interviewed about the experience on RTÉ Radio. You can listen to his experience on the John Murray Show here.

Previously: Corr, that’s a long way to come to meet our Sharon!

Corr accused of putting assets beyond the reach of ACC

Musician Jim Corr has been accused in the Commercial Court of putting an asset beyond the reach of ACC Bank, to which he owes €1.44m.

Mr Corr was yesterday cross-examined about the circumstances of the sale of a property in Dublin shortly after the bank had secured a legal judgment against him.

Mr Corr did not deny the accusation, but said he was trying to protect his finances for his son.

On two occasions, Mr Justice Peter Kelly asked Mr Corr if he wished to reconsider his answer, and he repeated that he was “trying to protect what he could”.

The court heard about what was described as “an extraordinary sequence of events” whereby an apartment which had been on sale since 2008 was sold to a Maltese-based company within weeks of ACC securing a court judgment of €1.44m against Mr Corr in February 2011.

The court also heard about another property in Northern Ireland where Jim Corr had been allowed to live rent-free after selling it to a German man he met at a dinner party hosted by one of his sister’s friends in Majorca in 2010.

Bernard Dunleavy BL, acting for ACC Bank, outlined what he described as the extraordinary connections between the buyers of two of Mr Corr’s properties.

The court heard that the Maltese-based company which bought the Dublin apartment in March 2011 was fronted by an Irishman who was an associate of the German man that Mr Corr had met at that Majorcan dinner party.

Earlier, Mr Corr told the Court about the stress he was under dealing with the debts he was left with following the collapse of his investment business partnership.

Mr Corr told the court he was a musician, and was “not good with numbers”.

He said he depended on other people for financial advice, and had been left with a “monster of an entity” to deal with.

He said he had been only a 25% shareholder in the development business and had expected his two business partners to divide up the losses.

He had a partnership arrangement with Liam and Philip Marks to develop land in Kilkenny but said he had not had any contact with them for a few years.

He said it was not fair that ACC was pursuing him for the entirety of the debt.

Source: RTÉ

Previously: Corr in court

Corr, that’s a long way to come to meet our Sharon!

The article in this week’s Argus

The Argus has an interesting story this week after reporting that a 27-year-old had travelled the whole way from Brazil to meet his idol, Sharon Corr.

Ivo Marcio Silva Ferreira came to Ireland in March and met the Dundalk-born singer/songwriter and fiddle player on the set of The Voice of Ireland.

Ivo is part of a band called Arthica, who are heavily influenced by The Corrs and he plays piano, tin whistle and bodhran in the band.

Ivo wore a green Sharon Corr t-shirt when meeting his idol and the Voice of Ireland judge knew his name after he told her that he would wear it to meet her via Twitter a while earlier.

Ivo also visited Dundalk on his trip to Ireland to see where it all started for the band.

Check out Ivo’s band Arthica in the video below…

Source: The Argus