Article Category: Brief Cases

JAY’S FIRE REGULATIONS

April 4, 2019

Goldhawk’s old friend Jay Bourke has been in the news again. His new bar, Penny Lane, didn’t open as planned last week after... Read more »

TAX BILL FOR CIVIL SERVANTS

April 4, 2019

SPARE a thought for Deirdre Costello and Catriona Kelly who were hit with judgments of €110,000 each by the dreaded taxman. The pair... Read more »

SAILING FOR LABARDIE FISHER

April 4, 2019

Goldhawk can reveal that the fishermen at the centre of a high profile defamation case have decided to pull in their nets and... Read more »

BACSTROKE’S BAD NEWS

March 21, 2019

SPARE a thought for the production company and, er, specialists in inflatable leisure Bacstroke Limited, which featured on the tax defaulters’ list, having... Read more »

RACHEL GRAHAM BOUNCES BACK

March 21, 2019

Rachel Graham and hubby Victor Graham’s Italian-themed Dundalk restaurant, Eno, had a liquidator appointed last month. Entrepreneur Rachel previously owned a specialist shoe... Read more »

RUTHIE H’S HARD TIMES

March 21, 2019

FANS of Goldhawk will remember nutrition entrepreneur Ruth Heatherington and her company, Miss Fit Enterprises Ltd, which has now been wound up. Heatherington... Read more »

JOAN LYNCH’S TAXING TIMES

March 21, 2019

ONE of the companies in the Born Clothing franchise, Born Clothing Ltd, has featured on the tax defaulters’ list, having paid the taxman... Read more »

TV PRODUCER FEELS THE PINCH

March 21, 2019

A busy Ranelagh-based television production firm, Good Company Productions Limited, starred in the latest tax defaulters’ list, having paid the Revenue some €219,000... Read more »

FINAL WORD ON ALAN HYNES?

March 21, 2019

A small legal notice published in the media last week by Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) marks the final chapter in the long-running Alan... Read more »

VITGESON’S MILLION EURO BONUS

March 21, 2019

THE receiver of a Nama-controlled property development company, Vitgeson Limited, offloaded a 59-acre site in Blackcastle, Co Meath, for a healthy €9.5m –... Read more »

THE KELLYS’ EXAM RESULTS

March 7, 2019

THERE WERE some interesting claims in the Four Goldmines last month in a case that could cost the taxpayer a few bob. Interestingly,... Read more »

CAFOLLA FAMILY’S HOTEL KERFUFFLE

March 7, 2019

DUBLIN City Council has pulled the brakes on the proposed development of a Dublin city centre property with some interesting names attached to... Read more »

BREEGE O’CONNOR GROUNDED

March 7, 2019

FANS of Goldhawk will recall the adventures of Galway builder and used car salesman Donal O’Connor, who was declared bankrupt in the north... Read more »

RODERICK SMYTH’S MATCHMAKER

March 7, 2019

SPARE a thought for Roderick Smyth, the founder of the award-winning TempBuddy app and a senior suit at recruitment agency Erecuit. His company,... Read more »

OFFSHORE AT THE HAMPTON HOTEL

March 7, 2019

SOME interesting developments at Crofter Properties Ltd, the property vehicle behind the Hampton Hotel on Morehampton Road in D4. Classiebawn Castle owner Hugh... Read more »

LIAM HAZEL’S ‘NIGHTMARE’

February 21, 2019

GOLDHAWK got a blast from the past recently when he saw old pal Alex Gibbons pop up in the Court of Appeal. The... Read more »

JACKIE GREENE’S PROFIT SPLIT

February 21, 2019

A DUBLIN-based building company, Jackie Greene Construction (JGC) Ltd, had a bad time of it in the Supreme Court last month in a... Read more »

THOMAS FLANAGAN’S ITALIAN PALS

February 21, 2019

CONNEMARA aeuronautics business Éirecomposites Teoranta (ET) has finally gotten around to filing its 2017 accounts. And there was some good news at last... Read more »

DES COFFEY’S NEW JUDGMENTS

February 21, 2019

MORE hard cheese for restaurateur Des Coffey, who has just had two small tax judgments registered against him, less than a month after... Read more »

WINDING UP NICHOLAS KRIVENKO

February 21, 2019

STRANGE to see that a winding-up petition has been filed against a dissolved Co Limerick property vehicle, Riverhall Ltd, by a New York-based... Read more »

NOT SO TASTY FOR BRODERICKS

February 21, 2019

NEWLY filed accounts suggest the brothers behind Broderick’s cakes and bars could do with sweetening their mix. Although sales were up slightly at... Read more »

JONATHAN O’CONNOR’S CONDUCT

February 7, 2019

SPARE A thought for Wicklow accountant Jonathan O’Connor, who has recently been whacked by the Disciplinary Tribunal of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI). The... Read more »

RAY NORTON’S NEW SHOP

February 7, 2019

THE bizarre Click.ie saga took another turn recently with the opening of a new shop in Dublin. This is despite the company behind... Read more »

HUGH SCULLY’S SWEET SOUNDS

February 7, 2019

DUBLIN entrepreneur Hugh Scully is hitting all the right notes. Companies Office filings reveal that the former DJ recently managed to tap the... Read more »

TAXMAN BITES HENRY FITZSIMONS

February 7, 2019

THE taxman is trying to bring colourful canine trainer Henry Fitzsimons to heel. Meanwhile, the Dundalk native has just brought another case against... Read more »

JERRY DONOVAN’S BUSINESS PARK

February 7, 2019

THERE was some activity (of the wrong kind) at Nama developer Jerry Donovan’s Irish and European Properties Ltd (IAEP) recently. The property vehicle,... Read more »

PORTERHOUSE’S BRAY HANGOVER

February 7, 2019

THERE was good news for craft beer fans recently when the Porterhouse group released its annual results, with accumulated profits up by over... Read more »

PATRICK MCCABE’S BANK BEEF

February 7, 2019

SPARE a thought for Louth farmer and businessman Patrick McCabe Jnr, who has just had his eye wiped by AIB in the High... Read more »

IAN LUCEY’S SMALL MERCIES

January 24, 2019

THERE was finally some good news for tech investor Ian Lucey recently. His investment vehicle, Lucey Technology Ltd, has managed to satisfy a... Read more »