Bothárâs former chief executive David Moloney is seeking free legal aid for his defence of High Court proceedings brought against him by the charity.
Bothár earlier this year launched proceedings against Mr Moloney, whom it claims misappropriated hundreds of thousands of the charityâs monies for his own use.
The court has granted Bothár orders order preventing the former chief executive reducing his assets below a value of â¬1.1m.
When the matter came before Mr Justice Senan Allen on Wednesday, Mr Moloney participared via video link and told the judge that the lawyers who previously represented him had come off record.