Article Category: The Hot Water Brigade

CARB gets Frank with accountants

May 18, 2016
THE CHARTERED Accountants Regulatory Board (CARB) has had a busy couple of weeks. One unlucky accounting firm in Galway has had its investment authorisation... Read more »

Dublin publicans’ tangled web

May 18, 2016
A COMPANY that owns popular Dublin sports bar, The Living Room, is facing a winding up petition in the High Court after losing a... Read more »

Liquidator’s bad day in court

May 18, 2016
AN INTERESTING judgment was handed down in the High Court a couple of weeks ago when a liquidator failed in his attempt to restrict... Read more »

Taxassist needs assistance

May 18, 2016
LOOK up the definition of irony and you might find a reference to Anne Cunningham Ltd in the dictionary. The Clane, Co Kildare-based company,... Read more »

Globo forced to the wall

May 18, 2016
INTERESTING to see Globoforce Group’s notice in The Irish Times last week, announcing that the company is seeking to reduce its capital. Maybe they... Read more »

Pamela’s Letter

May 5, 2016
WHAT an angry letter The Irish Times published last week from a Pamela Kearns, Templeogue, who railed furiously against the notion of a left... Read more »

Brian Walsh’s Next Move

May 5, 2016
FORMER Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh resigned his seat for Galway West in January on the grounds of ill-health and is presumably taking things... Read more »

Nick O’Connor’s Knack for Trouble

May 5, 2016
IT will be three strikes and you’re out for a Wexford accountant, who in 2015 pleaded guilty to four counts of theft against a... Read more »

Francesca’s De Cataldo’s Accounting Troubles

May 5, 2016
GOLDHAWK’S favourite Italian import Francesca De Cataldo might be in another spot of bother. New accounts filed by the glamorous interior designer’s Sundogs Rock... Read more »

David Pratt’s Bad News

May 5, 2016
THERE WAS a setback last month for David Pratt, the squire of Hampton House, when one of his main operations was placed into receivership... Read more »

Stewart Doyle’s Pen Pal

May 5, 2016
WHILE ex-Nama executive Enda Farrell is awaiting sentencing for leaking confidential information from the bad bank to companies, one name that keeps popping in... Read more »

Scruffy’s Feeling A Bit Rough

May 5, 2016
SHUTTERED Dublin boozer Scruffy Murphy’s was the subject of a morning raid by the Dublin Sheriff’s Office two weeks ago. The after-work favourite is... Read more »

Derek O’Neill’s Wellness Bonanza

April 21, 2016
HAVING decamped this week to the Provost’s House at Trinity College in order to try to secure a breakthrough in the negotiations, the boys... Read more »

Ciaran Larkin’s Shoeboxes

April 21, 2016
WITH NAMA having appointed a receiver to a company called Player Square Ltd (PSL), which was set up to redevelop the old Players cigarette... Read more »

Sean Melly’s Campaign

April 21, 2016
WITH JUST days to the Seanad poll closing, outspoken venture capitalist Sean Melly, running for a Trinity College seat, was keeping his profile as... Read more »

Domini Kemp’s Recipe Book

April 21, 2016
CELEBRITY CHEF Domini Kemp, of RTÉ’s Recipe For Success, and her business partner in the Hatch & Sons restaurant on St Stephen’s Green –... Read more »

Eleanor McEvoy’s Good Timing

April 21, 2016
ONE OF the new faces on RTÉ’s Dragons’ Den is Limerick woman and serial entrepreneur Eleanor McEvoy, currently cleaning up in the electricity market... Read more »

Patrick Enright’s Punishment

April 7, 2016
THE DECISION by the President of the High Court, Peter Kelly, to strike Patrick Enright, formerly of Patrick Enright & Co Solicitors, Castleisland, Co... Read more »

Olivia Gaynor-Long’s Books

April 7, 2016
THE BANKRUPT Stokes brothers – Christian and Simon – are back in the news due to an upcoming High Court appearance to provide details... Read more »

Breifne, Martin And Barty O’Brien

April 7, 2016
THERE WAS an interesting High Court order obtained by a liquidator last month in relation to the winding up of a company called Barty... Read more »

Con Murphy’s Crash Landing

March 24, 2016
SPARE A THOUGHT for travel agent Con Murphy (also known as John Murphy), who crash landed this month when he was convicted of stealing... Read more »

Baking Problem

March 24, 2016
FRENCH CHEF Olivier Quenet is best known as the owner of the popular French restaurant, La Maison, at Castle Street, D2, although in the... Read more »

Greg Kavanagh’s Business Associate

March 24, 2016
PROPERTY whizzkid Greg Kavanagh got plenty of positive media coverage last week, with reports that his New Generation Homes vehicle is set to pull... Read more »

John Sherlock’s Tax Trouble

March 24, 2016
A DUBLIN solicitor who made a tax settlement in 2014 for a hefty €405,000 has landed in yet more trouble with the Taxman. Last... Read more »

Mark Kershaw Crashes Out

March 24, 2016
MOTOR RACING enthusiast and socialite Mark Kershaw was a prominent feature in the gossip pages during the Celtic Tiger boom years, thanks to his... Read more »

Motorway Insecurity

March 24, 2016
TWO DIRECTORS of a security firm are facing the possibility of being disqualified from acting as directors, with the company’s liquidator alleging around €800,000... Read more »

Giraffe’s Neck in the Sand

March 9, 2016
GIRAFFE Childcare – the company behind crèche chain, Giraffe, which featured in the RTE exposé on crèches in 2013 – has taken its eye... Read more »

David Coleman’s Appeal

March 9, 2016
SOME bad news for solicitor and property developer David Coleman, a founding partner in the well-known law firm, Lavelle Coleman, which was split up... Read more »

Oisin Hanrahan’s Settlement

March 9, 2016
HIGHFLYING US-based businessman Oisin Hanrahan has one less legal squabble to worry about now that a pesky court case taken against him and the... Read more »

Stephen Cheung’s Conviction

March 9, 2016
LOOKS like the game is up for former liquidator Stephen Cheung, who was accused of stealing around €450,000 from various companies he was the... Read more »

Karl Mulvee Gets Squeezed

March 9, 2016
DUBLIN businessman Karl Mulvee has been adept at generating positive press for his juicing business, Pure Green, although this wasn’t enough to make the... Read more »