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Sat 11 Nov 2002Byrne gives control of property companies to wifeProperty developer Mr John Byrne (82) has handed control of his Irish companies to his wife, Ciara (60). The bulk of the shares in the Byrne companies have been held by a Cayman Islands trust since the early 1970s but the 10 controlling A shares have been held by Mr Byrne, his wife and their solicitor.The latest annual return for Carlisle Trust, the Irish holding company that is in turn owned by the Cayman Trust, shows that all 10 A shares were transferred to Ms Byrne in March.