Article Category: Brief Cases

DIARMUID HEGARTY’S BOOK SMARTS

June 13, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS are due to Griffith College president Diarmuid Hegarty, elected to the council of Dublin Chamber of Commerce earlier this year. Judging by... Read more »

PLYNK, PLYNK, FAIL…

June 13, 2018

GOLDHAWK wasn’t too surprised to learn that Irish money-messaging ‘unicorn’ Plynk has run out of dosh and is calling in the liquidator. The... Read more »

DANNY FITZPATRICK’S FACEBOOK POSTS

June 13, 2018

SPARE a thought for outspoken Louth businessman Danny Fitzpatrick, whose scrap with Bank of Ireland has led to the closure of his restaurant.... Read more »

BRIAN HERLIHY’S ‘PAIN AND SUFFERING’

June 13, 2018

A CORK City company at the centre of a high profile personal injuries claim has just filed its 2017 accounts and it’s a... Read more »

TAXMAN WHACKS RUAIRI O’CEALLAIGH

June 13, 2018

MORE hard cheese for embattled legal eagle Ruairi O’Ceallaigh, who has just had a €123,000 judgment registered against him by the taxman. Meath-based... Read more »

TROUBLE BREWING FOR DARAGH HEAGNEY

May 31, 2018

IT LOOKS like Daragh Heagney’s comeback has hit a snag. After burning his fingers badly in the crash, Goldhawk reported last year that... Read more »

WINDING UP THE SCIENTOLOGISTS

May 31, 2018

INTERESTING to see that Church of Scientology Mission of Dublin (CSMD) has moved to wind itself up. This is the company behind the... Read more »

IAN HYLAND’S ZOMBIE COMPANY

May 31, 2018

IT’S MORE of the same at Ian Hyland’s troubled Moranna Ltd, the company that once published Business & Finance magazine. Moranna – where... Read more »

MARY HELEN HENSLEY’S JUDGMENT

May 31, 2018

SPARE a thought for Westmeath-based chiropractor and “metaphysical healer” Mary Helen Hensley, who has just been slapped with a tax judgment for close... Read more »

FERDINAND VON PRONDZYNSKI’S INQUIRY

May 31, 2018

GOLDHAWK’s favourite German-Irish academic Ferdinand von Prondzynski has found himself at the centre of a conflict of interest investigation in Scotland. The former... Read more »

TAXING MATTERS WITH REVENUE

May 31, 2018

A COMPANY controlled by Dublin accountant Michael Sandys has fallen foul of the Revenue. The number cruncher owns and operates a Taxassist Accountants... Read more »

CHECKING OUT AT THE PLAZA

May 17, 2018

TOUGH times at Phelan Hotels Ltd (PHL) where the liquidator is set to check in. The company behind the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght... Read more »

ANTHONY FITZPATRICK’S ‘NEEDLESS’ INTERVENTION

May 17, 2018

IT LOOKS like one of Anthony Fitzpatrick’s liquidation sagas has come to an end. In April, Goldhawk’s old pal Fitzpatrick had a bad... Read more »

ROSS MAGUIRE’S NEW BEGINNING

May 17, 2018

THE ORIGINAL company behind barrister Ross Maguire’s debt campaign advice service is listed for striking off the Companies Register. Maguire became chief executive... Read more »

TAXMAN WHACKS CLARE BUSINESSMEN

May 17, 2018

A COUPLE of Co Clare businessmen have landed on the wrong side of the taxman. Doolin developer and hotelier John Declan Flanagan was... Read more »

PADDY MCKILLEN’S MOUNT MERRION BATTLES

May 17, 2018

THE UBIQUITOUS Paddy McKillen Jr just can’t catch a break in Mount Merrion. No sooner had Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council granted permission for his... Read more »

JIM WALLACE’S FASHION JUDGMENT

May 17, 2018

SPARE a thought for Wexford master tailor Jim Wallace, who has just been slapped with a €470,000 judgment courtesy of KBC Bank. Wallace,... Read more »

ALI RYAN’S €1M REBUFF

May 17, 2018

GOLDHAWK was surprised to read that Goss.ie ‘girlboss’ Ali Ryan has turned down a seven-figure deal for her entertainment and showbiz news brand.... Read more »

Pat WHEELOCKS REDACTED DOCUMENT

May 3, 2018

AN ENLIGHTENING High Court judgment was published recently relating to Michael O’Leary (not that one) and his former business partner Pat Wheelock, who... Read more »

EUGENE McCOOL’S “SCURRILOUS” ALLEGATIONS

May 3, 2018

GOLDHAWK’s old pal Eugene McCool received a serious dressing down in the High Court last month, courtesy of Judge Seamus Noonan. The beak... Read more »

TAXMAN GROUNDS LEGAL EAGLES

May 3, 2018

SOLICITOR Cormac Lohan’s annus horribilis continues. The High Court has just ordered the winding up of his legal consultancy, Lohan Consulting Ltd, on... Read more »

ANTHONY MARTIN’S GAMING GAMBLE

May 3, 2018

AN INTERESTING little company called Lyvegame Ltd is facing a winding-up petition in the High Court on foot of an unpaid tax bill.... Read more »

PETER GILBOURNE’S PERSONAL LOAN

May 3, 2018

SPARE a thought for veteran businessman Peter Gilbourne, who has just had a judgment for €100,000 registered against him by architect John Smyth.... Read more »

SUBASKARAN’S IRISH ANGLE

May 3, 2018

INTERESTING to see reports that telecoms giant and UK Conservative Party donor Lycamobile is being investigated for alleged money laundering and tax evasion... Read more »

Liam Sugrue’s bad timing

April 19, 2018

SPARE a thought for Kerry builder Liam Sugrue whose construction outfit has gone to the wall. Three of Sugrue’s companies collapsed earlier this... Read more »

Niall Wiseman’s faulty Towers

April 19, 2018

A LOUTH development company called Towerpoint Properties Ltd faces a winding up petition in the High Court next week courtesy of the dreaded... Read more »

Cantec’s troubled history

April 19, 2018

MORE on Click.ie, the Dublin tech retailer that collapsed in early April leaving customers empty handed. The company behind Click.ie is Cantec Office... Read more »

Derek Madden’s late filing

April 19, 2018

GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting little bioenergy company called Prime Energy Power Ltd, where the liquidator has just been called in after it ran... Read more »

Greg Kavanagh and Pat Crean’s agreement

April 19, 2018

THE honeymoon is well and truly over for Greg Kavanagh and Pat Crean, the duo behind New Generation Homes. After cashing out of... Read more »

Taxing matters

April 19, 2018

A COUPLE of familiar names popped up recently with tax judgments registered against them. Earlier this month, the Revenue slapped Wicklow businessman Stan... Read more »

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 »