Article Category: Brief Cases

Des Foley’s tax trouble

September 21, 2017

SPARE a thought for Leitrim publican and developer Des Foley who has found himself on the latest list of tax defaulters. Foley reached... Read more »

J’accuse!

September 21, 2017

KILDARE-based wine importer Arnaud Gaultier had another bad day in the High Court in front of Judge Seamus Noonan. Gaultier has been in... Read more »

Nick Furlong buys Providence

September 21, 2017

IT WAS interesting to watch the feeding frenzy that took place on the Irish Stock Exchange after Providence Resources announced that it had... Read more »

Stressful times for David Ingram

September 7, 2017

MORE on Galvanic Ltd, the intriguing Dublin company that successfully petitioned the High Court to appoint an examiner last month. Fans of Goldhawk... Read more »

Trevor Daly is Lovin the new gig

September 7, 2017

EXCITING times at Niall Harbison’s Lovin media group, which is set to expand operations by opening up franchises in some far-flung places. Maybe... Read more »

Francesca McDonagh’s headache

September 7, 2017

INTERESTING to see chief executive of Bank of Ireland Private Banking (BoIPB) Ltd Mark Cunningham announce his departure last week, just a month... Read more »

Spunout’s funding worries

September 7, 2017

THERE are rumblings of discontent coming from Spunout.ie after a former editorial staff member took to social media last week to complain about... Read more »

Juice Store’s unhealthy numbers

September 7, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted a troubling set of accounts recently filed by a company called The Organic Cold-Pressed Juice Company Ltd. This was the outfit... Read more »

Ian Hyland ‘reaches out’

September 7, 2017

GOLDHAWK’s old pal Paddy Cosgrave popped up last week to announce part of the line-up for his next Lisbon Web Summit. Meanwhile Ian... Read more »

Doug Minihane’s one-way ticket

September 7, 2017

SPARE a thought for the owners of Cork company Ticketscan Security Services (TSS) Ltd, which has just been put into liquidation. The principals... Read more »

James O’Rourke’s vulture troubles

August 25, 2017

SPARE a thought for south Dublin publican James O’Rourke whose company, Inveresk Ltd, has just had a receiver appointed to it on foot... Read more »

Scammers alert!

August 25, 2017

Scammers GOLDHAWK hasn’t been alerted to an internet registration scam in a while, but it seems that a certain German-based company is up... Read more »

John Gately’s failed Republic

August 25, 2017

Darina and John Gately John Gately can’t seem to catch a break. His company, Gately Hospitality Consultants (GHC) Ltd, had to call in... Read more »

Gavin McDonagh’s Ranelagh ‘Brioche’

August 25, 2017

Gavin McDonagh IT’S been a tough 2017 for Dublin restaurants of all stripes, with the likes of Nick Munier’s up-market Avenue and Barry... Read more »

‘North County Leader’ stops the presses

August 25, 2017

Sean Fitzmaurice SPARE a thought for Dublin free-sheet the North County Leader, which is set to become the latest local newspaper to shut... Read more »

Farewell to Brendan Investments

August 10, 2017

Eddie Hobbs IT’S the end of an era as Brendan Investments Pan European Property (BIPEP) was finally put into liquidation last month. The... Read more »

Declan Doyle’s director’s loans

August 10, 2017

AN INTRIGUING little company called Comlee Ltd is facing a winding up petition courtesy of the taxman. Comlee is a small business consultancy... Read more »

Charlie Hopkins’s headache

August 10, 2017

Charlie Hopkins AN INTERESTING front page apology was published by the Roscommon Herald last month, the week after an article on a company... Read more »

Give me the Pip

August 10, 2017

AN INTRIGUING company called Galvanic Ltd has just applied to the High Court to appoint an examiner. The outfit makes a device called... Read more »

Contract woes for Eoin Bara

August 10, 2017

Eoin Bara SPARE a thought for gin distiller and serial entrepreneur Eoin Bara (his full surname is Baratizadeh) whose tech consultancy has just... Read more »

Ferdi Roberts’s Gamercon fiasco

August 10, 2017

Ferdi Roberts THERE was bad news for promoter Ferdi Roberts recently when his company Gamercon Ltd collapsed into liquidation in late July. Gamercon... Read more »

Paul Stenson’s bad reviews

July 27, 2017

Paul Stenson THIN-SKINNED restaurant proprietor Paul Stenson is generating plenty of publicity of the wrong sort for his café in Phibsboro, D7, after... Read more »

Leo Sherlock’s libel woes

July 27, 2017

Leo Sherlock GREAT to see Goldhawk’s old pal Leo Sherlock back in the news after his two copyright rows were settled in Ardee... Read more »

Jay Bourke’s Shebeen hangover

July 27, 2017

Jay Bourke DUBLIN restaurateur Jay Bourke had a bad day in the High Court courtesy of Judge Robert Haughton. Bourke was disqualified from... Read more »

Paddy Holohan’s “Staffing issue”

July 27, 2017

Paddy Holohan (Left) CONGRATULATIONS to former Dublin UFC fighter Paddy Holohan, who is opening up his brand new Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gym,... Read more »

Niall Sullivan’s failure to file

July 27, 2017

SPARE a thought for retired accountant Niall Sullivan who was fined €4,000 and ordered to pay €3,500 in costs by the disciplinary tribunal... Read more »

Burnt BBQ

July 27, 2017

Aussie BBQ BAD news for fans of the trendy Aussie BBQ restaurant on South Richmond Street in D2 where the High Court has... Read more »

Philo Marley’s Costa Rican Bond

July 13, 2017

GREAT to see Goldhawk’s old pal, student accommodation developer Philip “Philo” Marley, back in the news again. It was reported last weekend that... Read more »

The not-so sweet life of Roberto Pons

July 13, 2017

NOT for the first time well-regarded Italian chef Roberto Pons recently fell foul of the Revenue. The chef, who trained at the Lausanne... Read more »

Couple’s crèche landing

July 13, 2017

SPARE a thought for Castleknock crèche operators Mary Hale and her husband John Hale who were landed with a hefty judgment for €2m... Read more »

Dervla Kenny’s objections

July 13, 2017

A CERTAIN former Taoiseach’s family are at the centre of planning row that’s been on the boil in Mayo. After facing opposition from... Read more »

Paddy McKeown’s ‘mere assertion’

July 13, 2017

SPARE a thought for two Cork City landlords who had a tough time of it in the High Court recently courtesy of AIB.... Read more »