Article Category: Brief Cases

Dom Carney’s court dates

April 19, 2018

SPARE a thought for brother and sister duo Dom and Niamh Carney who had a tough day in the Supreme Court recently. The... Read more »

Alan Hynes’s lucky break

April 5, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS to Goldhawk’s old pal, long-suffering former accountant Alan Hynes, who recorded a rare win in the Four Goldmines last month. The Wexford-based... Read more »

End of the line for Nicholas O’Connor

April 5, 2018

CHARTERED Accountants Ireland (CAI) has finally run out of patience with Goldhawk’s old pal Nicholas O’Connor. The troubled Wexford number cruncher has been... Read more »

Ben Gilroy’s ‘interference’

April 5, 2018

GOLDHAWK spotted a High Court judgment recently relating to an interesting case involving Monaghan businessman Seamus McQuaid and Direct Democracy founder Ben Gilroy.... Read more »

Shane Corry’s bad publicity

April 5, 2018

INTERESTING to see that Creative Nation MCN Ltd, the digital talent agency and multi-channel network (MCN) behind the popular YouTube channel Facts is... Read more »

Red ink at RedFM

April 5, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Cork radio station RedFM, which was celebrating a few major wins after the JNLR figures were released recently.... Read more »

Olga Shajaku’s business rival

April 5, 2018

Goldhawk reports that an action involving the state and legal eagle Olga Shajaku’s Word Perfect Translation Services company is about to kick off... Read more »

Carla Bailey’s Bankruptcy

April 5, 2018

SPARE a thought for vice chairperson of the Social Democrats Carly Bailey who has just been declared bankrupt in the High Court. Bailey,... Read more »

Tony Gannon’s Cerberus setback

March 22, 2018

INTERESTING to see Goldhawk’s old pal low-key Lucan businessman Tony Gannon popping up again recently in the Four Goldmines. The developer – who... Read more »

More turbulence for windfarm investors

March 22, 2018

THERE’S trouble brewing for the directors of windfarm operators Sunflower Design, now that one group of disgruntled backers has lost patience with the... Read more »

Athlone solicitor Cormac Lohan’s secret recording

March 22, 2018

MORE woe for solicitor Cormac Lohan who has had a stressful first quarter of 2018. Not only has the Athlone legal eagle been... Read more »

Cork carpenters’ bad luck

March 22, 2018

AN UNLUCKY Cork carpentry outfit was slapped with a hefty judgment by the dreaded taxman recently. Carrigaline Carpentry Services Ltd, controlled by brothers... Read more »

Liam Mulvaney’s latest setback

March 22, 2018

DUBLIN developer Liam Mulvaney’s annus horribilis continues. After being sent to the slammer for 10 days last month for contempt of court, Ulster... Read more »

Chay Bowes misses the target

March 22, 2018

HARD to luck to Dublin businessman Chay Bowes whose outdoor gear outlet and gun shop suddenly closed its doors earlier this year. Creditors... Read more »

Patrick Elliott’s mixed results

March 22, 2018

CAVAN builders James Elliott Construction Ltd (JEC), one of the companies at the centre of a long-running scrap over pyrite-contaminated concrete, has just... Read more »

Darryl Kavanagh’s creditors

March 22, 2018

SPARE a thought for creditors of the Seafood Shack in Cardiff. A statement of affairs for the company behind the restaurant – where... Read more »

Nivek Dunne’s Celbridge scheme

March 8, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS to Nivek Dunne who is dipping her toes into the property game. A company linked to Dunne, Aterna Developments Ltd, is set... Read more »

John Ryan’s latest setback

March 8, 2018

GOLDHAWK’S old pal, Monkstown businessman John Ryan popped up again recently after having another judgment registered against him. Former Anglo Irish banker Ryan... Read more »

Stanley brothers’ Swanward struggles

March 8, 2018

INTERESTING to see in Iris Oifigiúil that a property vehicle controlled by the Stanley family had a receiver appointed to it courtesy of... Read more »

Bad news for Quesada creditors

March 8, 2018

THE scheme of arrangement has just been filed with the Companies Office for Quesada Developments Ltd, where unsecured creditors are set to be... Read more »

Pat Barrington under the gun

March 8, 2018

SPARE a thought for gun-toting Co Clare businessman Pat Barrington and his wife Carmel Barrington, who had a setback in the Four Goldmines... Read more »

RTE’S TWITTER PROBLEM

March 8, 2018

NEARLY four months after the RTÉ One Twitter account sent out bizarre tweets in response to someone who accused comedian Al Porter of... Read more »

Dr Pearse Phelan’s Midas touch

February 22, 2018

A COMPANY called Midas Health and Sports Ltd has just called in the liquidator after the operation went downhill. The principal here is... Read more »

Chris Shiel’s Star Wars gig

February 22, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS to Galway high-flier Chris Shiel whose aviation company, 21st Century Aviation Ltd, had a bumper 2017. Shiel is best known for an... Read more »

Greg Kavanagh’s Ballycrag bother

February 22, 2018

INTERESTING to see the taxman getting tough with Arklow developer Greg Kavanagh’s property empire. In a second Kavanagh-related scrap in as many months,... Read more »

Cormac Lohan’s holiday home

February 22, 2018

ROSCOMMON solicitor Cormac Lohan had a tax judgment for over €124,000 registered against him at the end of January. Lohan, who practises as... Read more »

Nick Munier’s taxing year

February 22, 2018

FORMER celebrity restaurant impresario Nick Munier had a judgment for close to €80,000 registered against him at the beginning of February. It’s been... Read more »

Drinks on House

February 22, 2018

A COMPANY called Sykes Hotel Group (SHG) Ltd has just been hit with a judgment for €30,000 over unpaid rates – a familiar... Read more »

Peter Reaney’s ‘religious beliefs’

February 22, 2018

ANOTHER setback for colourful Mayo businessman and blogger Peter Reaney. Originally a plasterer by trade, Reaney dipped into property development in 2006 when... Read more »

Sharon Clancy’s Bloodstone blues

February 8, 2018

SPARE a thought for Sharon Clancy, wife of low profile Cavan property developer Martin Clancy, who has just had a hefty €2m judgment... Read more »

Tyrone McKillen’s LA estate

February 8, 2018

A TOP-END Los Angeles housing development with links to Irishman Tyrone McKillen has been catapulted into the US spotlight thanks to an investigation... Read more »

Niall Hade’s unholy row

February 8, 2018

GOLDHAWK’s old pals the Hade family popped up again recently with Brian Hade having just been slapped with a judgment by the dreaded... Read more »

Finian Brannigan’s tax cert

February 8, 2018

SPARE a thought for Drogheda solicitor Finian Brannigan who has just been declared bankrupt in the High Court. Readers with good memories will... Read more »

Ray Egan’s troubled trades

February 8, 2018

A DUBLIN company called Digital Motor (DM) Ltd has had a provisional liquidator appointed to it on foot of a High Court petition... Read more »