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MARC BEREEN’S BARS

January 16, 2020
WILL SOMEONE please think of the hipsters in Dublin? They will surely be at a loss at the revelation that Papa Fred Ltd, the... Read more »

DENMARK’S SHOPPING SPREE

January 16, 2020
MALCOLM DENMARK’S local-newspaper shopping spree shows no sign of ending soon. The British advertising tycoon has more than 20 regional titles here under his... Read more »

HIPHIPSTAY’S ROWDY RESIDENTS

January 16, 2020
YOUNG GUN William McGlade (see p17) got a lot more than he bargained for when he began renting out a number of townhouses at... Read more »

RICHARD QUIRKE’S RETURNS

January 16, 2020
IT IS surprising to see that profitable Dublin Pool and Juke Box Company Ltd (DPJB), the holding company of casino impresarios Richard Quirke and... Read more »

FALLON & BYRNE’S BACKERS

January 16, 2020
WHAT NOW for the well-heeled food shoppers of D4 and D6? Following the decision by Fallon & Byrne owners Paul Byrne and Fiona McHugh... Read more »

REINING IN THE BLOODSTOCK

January 16, 2020
MORE ON businessman Peter Kelly, whose Kildare bloodstock operation, Emerald Equine, was hit with a hefty €2.73m judgment in 2018 (see The Phoenix, 13/07/18).... Read more »

TIME TO PAY THEIR DUES

January 16, 2020
SOME LEGAL eagles have had setbacks recently. Kinsale solicitor Nuala Teahan and her business partner, Kieran McCarthy, were handed a €250,000 judgment by Allied... Read more »

NICHOLAS O’CONNOR’S BAD LUCK

December 12, 2019
SPARE a thought for Goldhawk’s old pal Nicholas O’Connor, who just can’t seem to catch a break. Following the taxman slapping him with a... Read more »

SEAN MCKEON’S LIQUIDATION

December 12, 2019
GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting High Court judgment recently relating to a company called Sutton Castle Developments Ltd (SCD). This turns out to be a... Read more »

RAY NORTON’S CONSUMER WARNING

December 12, 2019
THE BIZARRE saga of Ennis businessman Ray Norton’s online tech retailer Click.ie rattles on. Last week, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) issued... Read more »

MOUNTAINVIEW’S INSECURITIES

December 12, 2019
A FAMILIAR company that popped up on the Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters was Castlebar property outfit Mountainview Securities Ltd. The once-mighty construction... Read more »

MORE HEAT FOR HAVANA THERAPY

December 12, 2019
A DUBLIN company called Havana Digital Media Ltd (HDML) has just had a small tax judgment (€4,000) registered against it. Although their names don’t... Read more »

JEAN LOGUE’S TAX BILL

December 12, 2019
A SMALL hotel company called Spanish Point Investments Ltd was named on the latest tax defaulters list. This is the entity behind the Bellbridge... Read more »

ALL THAT GLITTERS

December 12, 2019
NEXT WEEK the dreaded taxman will be in the High Court seeking to wind up the high-profile Hynes Jewellers (Wexford) operation. This is actually... Read more »

IPA’S NEW DIRECTORY

December 12, 2019
GOLDHAWK looks forward to this time of year when the Institute of Public Administration’s indispensable annual directory, Ireland – A Directory, lands on his... Read more »

STRIKING OUT FRANCESCA DE CATALDO

November 28, 2019
AFTER a few quiet years, it was interesting to see Killiney businesswoman Francesca De Cataldo pop up, not once but twice in the last... Read more »

MYLES CROFTON’S NEW PROJECT

November 28, 2019
HOW interesting to see Myles Crofton back in the headlines thanks to his involvement in a plan to develop 300 homes in Monkstown. Crofton,... Read more »

NO MERCY FOR BRENDAN AND SHEILA HADE

November 28, 2019
NOVEMBER has been a very bad month for Goldhawk’s old pals, Brendan and Sheila Hade, whose prayers have gone unanswered. Rathfarnham-based Brendan Hade is... Read more »

WINDING UP EAMONN MCCANN

November 28, 2019
A NEW YORK-based energy company called Hydromine Inc is petitioning the High Court to have Lugano Properties Company Ltd, a small Dublin 4 property... Read more »

PANDA WASTE’S TIME WASTING

November 28, 2019
INTERESTING to see another judgment registered against one of the companies in Ireland’s largest waste management group. The €44,000 hit comes courtesy of a... Read more »

LIAM HOWARD’S PAPER PROFITS

November 28, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS to Kilworth, Co Cork businessman Liam Howard, who is retiring after 41 years as the owner and proprietor of the Avondhu, the Fermoy-based... Read more »

JIM FERRY’S FINANCES

November 28, 2019
COUNTY DONEGAL illegal waste operator Jim Ferry has had plenty on his plate in recent times, so it is unlikely he will lose too... Read more »

ANTHONY CAFFERKEY’S BAD INVESTMENT

November 14, 2019
A TROUBLED Kildare property company called Cafferkey Investments Ltd (CIL), which has called in the liquidator, rang a bell with Goldhawk. It turns out... Read more »

NO SO EMUSING

November 14, 2019
ONE of Emuse group’s creditors has lost patience with the ailing technology business. The taxman has just registered a judgment for a measly €3,400... Read more »

CON CREEDON’S MEDICAL MATTER

November 14, 2019
THE TAXMAN has just registered a judgment for €43,000 against a medical accreditation company based in Sandymount, D4. This represents more bad news for... Read more »

WINDING UP PETER CLOHESSY

November 14, 2019
THE Taxman has put in a late tackle on a pub company once linked to bankrupt former Ireland and Munster rugby player Peter Clohessy.... Read more »

JOHN MALONE’S HOTEL RATES

October 31, 2019
THE HIGH Court has just issued a ruling that looks set to have significant implications for low-paid workers. The case involved staff in a... Read more »

EUGENE MCCOOL’S COURTROOM SAGA

October 31, 2019
THERE WAS more High Court heartache recently for Goldhawk’s old pal Eugene McCool in the seemingly endless U11m scrap between his company, McCool Controls... Read more »

HABIB GHEEWALA’S IRISH ASSETS

October 31, 2019
GOLDHAWK spotted a couple of interesting property companies where Goldman Sachs-backed vulture fund Beltany Property Finance DAC has just appointed receivers. Stars and Stripes... Read more »

PHIL GERAGHTY’S BUM NOTE

October 31, 2019
THE MUSIC might be about to stop at one of Limerick nightclub impresario Phil Geraghty’s companies. The taxman has filed a petition with the... Read more »

ANGELA OMAN’S APPEAL

October 31, 2019
SPARE A thought for Angela Oman, who has spent a fair few bob on legal costs over the last couple of years to no... Read more »

MARK WRIGHT STEPS DOWN

October 31, 2019
THERE HAVE been some predictable developments following on from the lodging of legal proceedings featuring members of the Wright family in Howth (see The... Read more »

SWAN DIVE

October 31, 2019
CARLOW businessmen John, Niall and Alex Swan have a very important date with insolvency specialist PJ Lynch next week in the Four Goldmines. Fans... Read more »

JAMIE HEASLIP’S TACTICS

October 16, 2019
FORMER Irish rugby captain Jamie Heaslip is everywhere at the moment. When he’s not appearing on RTÉ’s Rugby World Cup panel, the Newbridge native... Read more »

DANIELLE MEAGHER’S TARGETS

October 16, 2019
ALTHOUGH SHE is now based in sunny California, Danielle Meagher (formerly ‘Dr Botox’) continues to create waves this side of the Atlantic. Now known... Read more »

WILLIAM PRIOR’S CHARITY PROBLEM

October 16, 2019
PROVIDING FINANCIAL advice to individuals struggling with debt and lack of credit lines has become a growth business since the economic collapse of 2008.... Read more »