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CONTROVERSIAL C\C\ELEBRITY chef Conrad Gallagher, who has been back in Dublin for the past month, has been declared bankrupt by the Western Cape High Court in South Africa, following an application by two companies seeking payment of debts.

Mr Gallagher owes almost €200,000 to two main creditors, the Absa bank and Mac Brothers Catering Equipment.