Article Category: Briefcases

Not really such a difficult choice!

May 17, 2017

ONE of the more intriguing company names that Goldhawk has come across is Sophie’s Choice Ltd, which collapsed into liquidation earlier this year.... Read more »

Cardinal runs the rule over Genesis

May 3, 2017

SPARE a thought for former McInerney Homes chief Barry O’Connor whose Genesis Homes property vehicle has just had a receiver appointed to it... Read more »

Hugh Scully’s Pressing Matters

May 3, 2017

THE Sunday Business Post was kind enough to feature a plug recently for Dublin entrepreneur Hugh Scully who is planning to set up... Read more »

Sky falls on Molloy’s Pub

May 3, 2017

SPARE a thought for thirsty Independent News and Media journalists who could have a hard time watching matches in their local boozer from... Read more »

Paul Ferriter’s tax troubles

May 3, 2017

IT’S been a good year professionally for Dublin sculptor Paul Ferriter whose statue of champion jockey AP McCoy was unveiled at February’s Cheltenham... Read more »

Taxman knocks for Nick Munier

May 3, 2017

SPARE a thought for former Masterchef Ireland judge and maître d’hôtel extraordinaire Nick Munier who unexpectedly shut the doors of his Dublin restaurant... Read more »

Heating up at Gaelectric

May 3, 2017

THE temperature has been turned up at renewable energy group Gaelelectric, which has reduced its board from nine to four members, possibly in... Read more »

Jimmy Finlay’s bad punt

April 19, 2017

IT’S THE end of an era as the company behind well-known independent bookmakers Bambury has moved to wind itself up in the High... Read more »

Daragh Heagney’s Howth return

April 19, 2017

PENINSULA Brewery Ltd, with an address on O’Connell Street in Limerick City, has just had a judgment registered against it by Fingal County... Read more »

Anthony Fitzpatrick’s courtroom saga

April 19, 2017

WELL done to Limerick accountant Anthony J Fitzpatrick who recently had a relatively good day in the Court of Appeal. Regular readers of... Read more »

Accountants’ not so public hearings

April 19, 2017

ALTHOUGH hearings before the Disciplinary Tribunal of Chartered Accountants Ireland – the institute’s mechanism for dealing with wayward members – are advertised as... Read more »

Leo Sherlock’s late filing

April 5, 2017

TWO separate civil actions for breach of copyright against Goldhawk’s old pal Leo Sherlock are about to kick off in Ardee District Court.... Read more »

Nicholas O’Connor’s woes continue

April 5, 2017

SPARE a thought for accountant Nicholas O’Connor who has just had his practising certificate withdrawn by Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) following a review... Read more »

Cathal Pendred’s retirement plan

April 5, 2017

FORMER Irish mixed martial artist Cathal Pendred is currently making the move into acting but a set of accounts filed recently by his... Read more »

David Coulson’s Tax Judgment

April 5, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting name in the latest issue of Stubbs Gazette. Dalkey businessman David Coulson had a €146,000 judgment registered against him... Read more »

Áine Collins’s bookkeeping troubles

March 23, 2017

A PROPERTY company in Cork called Ocean View Lodge Ltd has fallen foul of its creditors who held a meeting to appoint a... Read more »

No love-in at Lovin Dublin

March 23, 2017

INTERESTING times at Lovin Dublin where would-be start-up guru Niall “Harbo” Harbison announced last weekend he was taking a step back from “operational... Read more »

Former film financier Forde falls foul

March 23, 2017

SURPRISING to see Goldhawk’s old pal Ignatius Forde in trouble for the small amount of €2,054 owed to Carlow County Council. The judgment... Read more »

Jerry Carey’s pals in China

March 9, 2017

MORE on Jerry Carey, the Cork businessman who has been a godsend for the political career of Fine Gael junior minister Dara Murphy.... Read more »

Niall McGarry’s high standards

March 9, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to hard-necked “new media” mogul Niall McGarry whose company, Maximum Media Network Ltd – the outfit behind the Joe.ie... Read more »

End of the line for Noel McFeely

March 9, 2017

SPARE a thought for Derry builder Noel McFeely who has been declared bankrupt in the north. McFeely follows in the footsteps of his... Read more »

‘Cloud bleed’ hits Captains?

March 9, 2017

STRANGE that a recent major internet security breach went unreported in the Irish media recently. The phenomenon known as “cloud bleed” affected over... Read more »

Familiar names feature on defaulters list

March 9, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted some familiar names on the Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters. Disgraced former District Judge Heather Perrin was hit with a... Read more »

More tax trouble for Michael O’Leary

March 9, 2017

SPARE a thought for Michael O’Leary (not that one) who has just had yet another judgment registered against him by the dreaded taxman,... Read more »

Harry Lorton’s timely exit

February 23, 2017

THE scheme of arrangement for Cork advertising company H&A Marketing was agreed last month and it makes bleak reading for its many creditors,... Read more »

Michael Martin’s closure order

February 23, 2017

SPARE a thought for Dublin restaurant Pacino’s, which recently featured on the Food Safety Authority’s naughty list after being served a closure order... Read more »

Bad Karma at Maharishi University

February 23, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted an intriguing little company called Maharishi International University Ltd (MIU), which seems to have been the victim of some bad karma.... Read more »

John Condon’s bad record

February 23, 2017

DUBLIN solicitor John F Condon still can’t catch a break. The hapless legal eagle had a bad day in the Court of Appeal... Read more »