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Rebellion at the Celtic Club over a decision to sell the pub that was its home has escalated into a legal fight involving allegations of financial mismanagement, alcoholism and not being Irish enough.
Two former Celtic Club committee members are locked in a fresh defamation battle, after past president Brian Shanahan recently took legal action against former secretary Felicity Allen over claims made on social media.
A bitter legal fight has broken out among former Celtic Club committee members.
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The Celtic Club has been plagued by infighting after the sale in 2016 of the Victorian-era building on Queen Street it had called home for 58 years to a Malaysian developer for $25.6 million.
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