Article Category: Brief Cases

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 »

Maureen Coyne’s good day in court

July 13, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted an intriguing judgment recently involving a Mullingar woman who had a good day in the High Court at the expense of... Read more »

PetMania’s Money

July 13, 2017

PATRICIA Ingle was back in the news last week after securing E3m in the High Court to cover her medical bills. Ingle was... Read more »

More heat for Houlihan Cushnahan

June 29, 2017

MORE on Houlihan Cushnahan, the embattled Dublin accountancy firm facing into strong headwinds on the legal front. Goldhawk spotted another interesting company that... Read more »

Paddy Cosgrave’s corruption crusade

June 29, 2017

GREAT to see Goldhawk’s old pal Paddy Cosgrave is back in town after taking his ball and going to Portugal a few years... Read more »

Law Society’s Cork crackdown

June 29, 2017

TWO Co Cork legal eagles, Kieran Quill and Daniel Murphy, have been struck off the Roll of Solicitors after being found guilty of... Read more »

Familiar names on tax defaulters list

June 29, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted a couple of old acquaintances on the Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters. Hapless barrister-turned-property developer Michael Stimpson made the list... Read more »

Insight’s tax troubles

June 29, 2017

INTERESTING to see Bellane Ltd, the entity behind south Dublin PR outfit Insight Consultants, named on the tax defaulters list earlier this week.... Read more »

Scruffy’s set for the scrap heap?

June 15, 2017

LIAM Collins had a rather nostalgic article in the Sindo last weekend about once-popular Dublin 2 pub Scruffy Murphy’s, which could be demolished... Read more »

Eddie Hobbs’s troubled Treatdrop

June 15, 2017

SPARE a thought for celebrity economist Eddie Hobbs who is so far having a year to forget with his former property company Brendan... Read more »

George Elliott’s troubled waters

June 15, 2017

BAD news from De Braam Mineral Water Company Ltd, an interesting Co Meath operation that finally got around to filing six years of... Read more »

Andy Sweeney’s bank woes

June 15, 2017

SPARE a thought for Malahide businessman Andy Sweeney who has just had an eye-watering judgment for u3.3m registered against him by AIB in... Read more »

Brendan Rohan’s business pal

June 15, 2017

MORE on bolshy hotelier Brendan Rohan who, much to the chagrin of locals, has vowed to keep the Union Jack flying over his... Read more »

Brian Lee’s Healthy Profits

June 15, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Dublin entrepreneur and part-time mixed martial artist Brian Lee whose salad bar company is looking very healthy indeed.... Read more »

Murray’s Twitter Index

June 2, 2017

READERS will recall an article a few weeks ago about the Murray Tweet Index, an annual ranking of Irish journalists on Twitter by... Read more »

Blooming Success

June 2, 2017

PHOENIX PARK is again set to be choc-a-bloc with garden enthusiasts, foodies and assorted day trippers for the annual Bloom Festival run under... Read more »

Niall McGarry’s apology

June 2, 2017

FANS OF Goldhawk are well aware of the ups and downs at Niall McGarry’s Maximum Media group – the entity behind Her.ie and... Read more »

Gerry Adams’s Actions

June 2, 2017

hoping to build up his pension pot before retiring later in the year. The SF president is suing the BBC for its Spotlight... Read more »

Stormy weather for wind farm investors

June 2, 2017

SPARE a thought for investors in Sunflower Design Ltd who claim they are still getting short shrift from the directors of the company.... Read more »

O’Gara’s company in the sin bin

May 17, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS are very much in order to Irish rugby legend Ronan O’Gara who was recently awarded the freedom of his native Cork City.... Read more »

Eugene McCool’s ‘trifling’ complaint

May 17, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS to solicitor Colin Monaghan who had good day in the Court of Appeal recently. Arthur Cox partner Monaghan has been embroiled in... Read more »

David Ronan back in court

May 17, 2017

GOLDHAWK’s old pal Tipperary businessman David Ronan popped up again recently after an interesting day out in the High Court before Judge Robert... Read more »

Geoffrey Branigan’s Monkstown moves

May 17, 2017

SOUTH Dublin businessman Geoffrey Branigan looks like he’s onto a winner now that he’s put his fully renovated Victorian home on Monkstown Road... Read more »