Kellys back in High Court as experts probe assets of Console charity

The Co Kildare home of shamed ex Console chief Paul Kelly - worth an estimated €650,000 - is expected to be the top personal asset to be disclosed in the High Court today.

Mr Kelly had until 1pm yesterday afternoon to provide statements of assets and any asset transfers made since 2012.

The plush home in Alexandra Manor, Clane features electric gates and once boasted his Mercedes car and his wife Patricia's €57,000 Audi in the driveway.

Assets will also feature the Console headquarters, a five-bed house in Whitethorn Grove, Celbridge. A third house, with a €500,000 mortgage - used for counselling in the Navan Road in Dublin - will also be listed.

It comes as the future of Console is set to be decided later this week when the charity's board meets.

The board is expected to apply for the liquidation of the organisation on the grounds it is insolvent.

It will mean the transfer of bereavement counselling services and its helpline to other charities - including Pieta House, the Samaritans and Aware.

A total of 12 staff are could lose their jobs temporarily.

There are 11 companies linked to Mr Kelly, and a trust called the Console Foundation has also been discovered which had its own cheques and bank accounts, the Irish Independent reports.