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Paul Joyce’s Big Setback

August 8, 2019
KILDARE developer Paul Joyce has just had his bell rung by Ulster Bank. The bank recently registered a judgment against the Turnerstown businessman for... Read more »

Arnaud Gaultier’s fine whines

August 8, 2019
THERE was more hard cheese for Kildare-based wine importer Arnaud Gaultier in the Four Goldmines recently, where the Frenchman is failing to make any... Read more »

TARGETING THE NUMBER CRUNCHERS

August 8, 2019
THERE WAS bad news for some number crunchers recently, with the Chartered Accountants of Ireland (CAI) disciplinary and conduct committees registering some hits, one... Read more »

MICHAEL WRIGHT’S NEW BUSINESS PLAN

August 8, 2019
WHILE ONE of the siblings of the Wright ‘fish family’, Mark Wright, finds himself on the receiving end of High Court proceedings from his... Read more »

Sally Ann’s Van

August 8, 2019
GOLDHAWK was surprised recently to see the name of his old pal Sally Ann Luykx on the back of a van belonging to a... Read more »

Corrado Forte’s latest headache

August 7, 2019
MORE woe for Wexford businessman Corrado Forte, who has just had two tax judgments registered against him for a total of over €92,000. Forte... Read more »

HUGH SCULLY SINGS FOR HIS SUPPER

July 25, 2019
FORMER DJ Hugh Scully is no stranger to soft-focus plugs in the media for his music venture, Dublin Vinyl. So Goldhawk wasn’t too surprised... Read more »

HALES NOT SO HEARTY

July 25, 2019
SPARE a thought for husband-and-wife duo John and Mary Hale, who had another tough day out in the Four Goldmines recently. A vulture fund... Read more »

IAN LUCEY’S LATEST GLITCH

July 25, 2019
GOLDHAWK’S favourite tech investor, Ian Lucey, is dealing with some major bugs at one of his companies. Already locked in a High Court battle... Read more »

JOHN MURPHY’S PAIN MANAGEMENT

July 25, 2019
A VISIT to the dentist is a harrowing experience for many, although Dr John Murphy of Vevay Dental in Bray, Co Wicklow, has a... Read more »

DECLAN CREGAN’S ‘TAX EFFICIENT EXIT’

July 25, 2019
ON PAGE 5 of this issue, Goldhawk takes a look at the intriguing tie-in at Shannon Airport between Declan Cregan’s company, US Air Flight... Read more »

JOHN SWAN’S DEFENCE

July 25, 2019
MORE ON Carlow wholesaler Swan Fruit Ltd, where liquidator PJ Lynch is trying to have former directors John, Niall and Alex Swan disqualified in... Read more »

WINDING UP PULSE LOGISTICS

July 11, 2019
INTERESTING to see that a petition to wind up a Total Produce plc subsidiary called Tpem Ltd, which trades as Pulse Logistics, has been... Read more »

KIERAN WALSHE’S RESTAURANT BILL

July 11, 2019
GOLDHAWK came across an old friend when he examined the winding up of a restaurant company by the dreaded Revenue earlier this week. Kieran... Read more »

JOHN SWAN’S ROTTEN FRUIT

July 11, 2019
A RECENT report in the Sunday Business Post might have rung a few bells with fans of The Phoenix. The article noted that PJ... Read more »

EUGENE MCCOOL’S LATEST SETBACK

July 11, 2019
GOLDHAWK’s old pal Eugene McCool had another torrid outing in the Four Goldmines recently, where a vulture fund secured judgment against him for over... Read more »

ODCE WHACKS DIRECTORS

July 11, 2019
A COUPLE of interesting names popped up on the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement’s (ODCE’s) latest annual report. Last December, the ODCE... Read more »

JOHN FARRELL’S BUSINESS PARTNER

June 27, 2019
TROUBLE is brewing over the liquidation of one of Dublin restaurateur John Farrell’s operations. Peeved creditors of Super Miss Sue Ltd are unhappy with... Read more »

PETER DEVLIN’S ROOMS

June 27, 2019
INTERESTING to see that No 44 Belgrave Square in Monkstown, south County Dublin, is on the market with a hefty €2.65m price tag. This... Read more »

MARTIN SHORTT’S ‘CREDIBILITY PROBLEM’

June 27, 2019
SPARE a thought for Meath auctioneer Martin Shortt, who was recently given short shrift by Judge Seamus Noonan in the High Court. As a... Read more »

DEIRDRE FOLEY’S SUMMER SCHEDULE

June 27, 2019
AS A result of an adjournment last week, property speculator extraordinaire Deirdre Foley will have to wait another couple of weeks to hear the... Read more »

PADDY STACK WHACKED

June 27, 2019
MORE woe for Royal County builder Paddy Stack and his wife Mary Stack, who have just been slapped with matching judgments for €46,000 by... Read more »

JASPER COYLE’S TAX BILL

June 27, 2019
DUBLIN tax accountant Jasper Coyle could do with taking some of his own advice. Goldhawk spotted that the Revenue had recently whacked the Sandymount... Read more »

PEGASUS PEOPLE

June 27, 2019
AN INTERESTING aspect of the winding up of a company called Taballero Ltd – following on from the securing of a €2.35m judgment by... Read more »

GIOVANNI VISCARDI’S BOOZE BILL

June 12, 2019
MORE woe for Giovanni Viscardi and Brian Deery, the owners of Bagots Hutton wine bar on Ormond Quay, D7, which closed temporarily last year.... Read more »

EUGENE MCDERMOTT’S ‘ABUSE OF PROCESS’

June 12, 2019
FORMER stud farmer Eugene McDermott has been battling a vulture fund in the Four Goldmines, but the going was heavy for the Kildare man... Read more »

AARON ETINGEN’S COLLEGE BLUES

June 12, 2019
GOLDHAWK recently spotted some activity at IBAT Ltd, the trading entity behind the Dublin-based private college of the same name, and it looks like... Read more »

GOD AND MAMMON AND ACCOUNTS

June 12, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS to the board of the Catholic Grandparents Association Ltd (CGA) who have moved to prevent it being struck off the Companies Register for... Read more »

DAVID MCWILLIAMS’S BOOKS

June 12, 2019
FANS OF self-styled “economist, author and broadcaster” David McWilliams (see p5) will presumably be making their way to south County Dublin this weekend for... Read more »

NICHOLAS O’CONNOR’S TAX BILL

June 12, 2019
FORMER Wexford accountant Nicholas O’Connor has had yet another tax judgment registered against him, this time for just over U6,000. The ex-number cruncher will... Read more »

HAVANA HEAT

June 12, 2019
SWORDS LASER treatment clinic Havana Therapy Ltd is having some trouble with the local authority. Fingal County Council slapped the company, controlled by father... Read more »

VIRGINIA KEOGH’S PETITION

June 12, 2019
INTERESTING to see a High Court petition being lodged earlier this month by the main shareholder in profitable Limerick property company Willowhurst Developments Ltd.... Read more »

OLGA SHAJAKU’S LATEST VICTORY

May 29, 2019
MORE GOOD news for Goldhawk’s favourite Russian lawyer, Olga Shajaku, who got a good result from the Supreme Court last week, which means her... Read more »

CLOCK TICKING FOR CHOCKABLOCK

May 29, 2019
THE COMPANY that was behind the impressive Carton House estate in Co Kildare – Chockablock Ltd – is to be the subject of a... Read more »

THOMAS COOK’S HAPLESS INVESTORS

May 29, 2019
GOLDHAWK was interested to spot that among the casualties in the Thomas Cook Group share meltdown is the pension fund of the Northern Ireland... Read more »

RICHARD SPENCE’S SALON SETBACK

May 29, 2019
THINGS HAVE turned ugly for Beautifi, the beauty technology outfit established by Richard Spence a few years ago to ‘revolutionise’ the salon booking experience.... Read more »