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DISCIPLINING JAMES DORNEY

September 19, 2019

CORK legal eagle James Dorney has been grounded by the Law Society’s Solicitor’s Disciplinary Tribunal. The solicitor has been suspended from practice arising... Read more »

FERGAL MURTAGH’S HOUSE HEADACHES

September 5, 2019

SPARE A thought for Fergal Murtagh – son of Kingspan co-founder Brendan Murtagh – who has just had a €220,000 judgment registered against... Read more »

IAN KEOGH’S SHRINKING EMPIRE

September 5, 2019

NEXT WEEK a creditors’ meeting will be held in the Plaza Hotel, Tallaght, to appoint a liquidator to Total Bars Entertainment Ltd. This... Read more »

MYLES CROFTON’S LATEST SETBACKS

September 5, 2019

BOOM-ERA developer Myles Crofton might be in the process of kick-starting his comeback, but the legacy of the crash still looms large. Documents... Read more »

DECLAN CASSIDY’S HERITAGE WOES

September 5, 2019

GOLDHAWK recently came across a company called Heritage Luxury Holdings Ltd, which has just called in the liquidator. Incorporated just last year, Heritage... Read more »

CHECKING THE PULSE

September 5, 2019

A STRUGGLING company called Pulse Fusion F6 Ltd has been hit for a €12,000 rates judgment by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. This is... Read more »

STRIKING OFF FRANCESCA DE CATALDO

September 5, 2019

GOLDHAWK’S favourite Italian import, Francesca De Cataldo, could end up saying ‘arrivederci’ to her interior design company, Sundogs Rock Productions Ltd. The firm... Read more »

NOT IN THE PINK

September 5, 2019

THE EXOTIC-sounding Pink Sands Property Investments Ltd has just been listed for striking off the Companies Register. This could be of interest to... Read more »

ANDREW SHEEHY’S ROMANIAN TRAVAILS

August 22, 2019

GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting High Court judgment recently relating to businessman Andrew Sheehy, who is being pursued for €4m by a vulture fund... Read more »

GABRIEL DOOLEY’S TAX BILL

August 22, 2019

THERE IS more woe for Wicklow auctioneer Gabriel Dooley, who has just been whacked by the dreaded taxman for U91,000. The trouble started... Read more »

Brendan Morrissey (right) with Robert Plant

BRENDAN MORRISSEY LAID BARE

August 22, 2019

THE operators of a small Midlands music festival have hit a bum note. Bare Festival Ltd, the entity behind the BARE in the... Read more »

GOFF LALOR’S BANKRUPTCY

August 22, 2019

BANKRUPT Goff Lalor, who previously described himself as “founder and CEO of a number of successful companies”, has found success rather hard to... Read more »

BROTHERLY LOVE

August 22, 2019

SPARE a thought for Louth businessman Niall Wiseman, who looks to be having some trouble on the family front. His own brother, Florida-based... Read more »

FRANK ENNIS’S FEES

August 22, 2019

THE NAME of multi-talented architect and former director and shareholder in the Porterhouse pub group, Frank Ennis, featured large in a High Court... Read more »

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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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.... 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... Read more »