Article Category: Brief Cases

Worrying Numbers for Michael Peirce

July 15, 2016

SPARE a thought for Oransay Developments Ltd (ODL), which had a receiver appointed to it last month on foot of a mortgage charge... Read more »

O’Leary’s powerful friends

July 2, 2016

MORE on Monkstown modernist Michael O’Leary (not that one), whose new house in south Dublin has locals in a tizzy (see The Phoenix... Read more »

The Wrafters’ raft of woes

July 2, 2016

THERE’S more trouble in store for Goldhawk’s old pals, the Wrafter clan. One of their property businesses, Carnsen Ltd, had receivers appointed last... Read more »

Profits sink for the Admirals

July 2, 2016

LOUTH publican James Carter has had a 2016 to forget with three of his pubs appointing liquidators in May. Carter is the principal... Read more »

Carlow fashionista’s rates bill

July 2, 2016

A FASHION boutique in Co Wexford, operated by a very interesting fashion designer and entrepreneur named Tanyia Deane, has been hit with a... Read more »

Kerry developers have day in court

July 2, 2016

SPARE a thought for Co Kerry property developers William ‘Billy’ Moloney and Eamon McCarthy, who have had a whopping E11m judgment registered against... Read more »

Revenue gets tough with developers

July 2, 2016

GOLDHAWK’S old friends, developers James Cummins and Michael Walsh, popped up on Revenue’s most recent list of tax defaulters. After an audit of... Read more »

Dermot Desmond’s graduates

June 17, 2016

IT HAS been a busy few weeks for Dermot Desmond’s Uversity, the ‘cultural odyssey’ idea he floated at the Global Economic Forum in... Read more »

Revenue clamps down on corporation tax

June 17, 2016

THREE unlucky companies were named in Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters for failure to file corporation tax returns. S Carroll Contracts Ltd,... Read more »

Galway clampers get the axe

June 17, 2016

DRIVERS in Galway City shouldn’t get too excited about the news that Galway Clamping Company Ltd is set for liquidation, with a meeting... Read more »

Louth bookie’s bowl of woes

June 17, 2016

ONE business name that popped up on Revenue’s latest list of defaulters was a Drogheda company called Nevada Jack’s Ltd. The popular casino... Read more »

Trotter Independent Trading winds up

June 17, 2016

GOLDHAWK spotted one intriguing notice recently related to a business called Trotter Independent Trading Company. The small Dublin investment company is being voluntarily... Read more »

Des Murphy’s Annus Horribilis

June 17, 2016

CORK builder and developer Des Murphy has had a hectic 2016, with two of his companies placed in receivership already this year. A... Read more »

Nestor boys’ bank troubles

June 17, 2016

ONE story that caught Goldhawk’s eye recently was the unfair sacking of a Supervalu employee in Galway after he ate a slice of... Read more »

Bad day in court for bolshie barrister

June 1, 2016

COLOURFUL barrister Alan Toal features in an interesting judgment by the Court of Appeal.

ECT isn’t firing on all cylinders

June 1, 2016

RECENT accounts filed by Galway manufacturers Éircomposites Teoranta (ECT) suggest that the business might be in a spot of bother. The company, which... Read more »

Mortgage Woes for Louis Fitz

June 1, 2016

TWO companies were placed in receivership in April on foot of mortgages with EBS Building Society dating back to 2006. The mortgages held... Read more »

Construction firm set to foot tax bill

June 1, 2016

GOLDHAWK spotted a judgment registered last month against Footoak Project Managers (FPM) Ltd, which will make a few stomachs queasy at the Dublin... Read more »

Galway construction empire crumbles

June 1, 2016

THE outlook isn’t very good for Galway construction giants the Fitzgerald Group, which held creditors’ meetings to appoint liquidators to several of its... Read more »

Woodville goes out of style

June 1, 2016

SPARE a thought for Woodville Fashions Ltd, which was placed in liquidation last month after a torrid few years. The fashion importers saw... Read more »

Profits dry up for De Braam

June 1, 2016

DE BRAAM Trading Company (DTC) Ltd is listed for striking off again, just a year after it successfully filed for restoration to the... Read more »

Investigating Dan McCarthy

May 18, 2016

A COUNTY Cork vet who recently found himself in trouble with the Department of Agriculture has plenty on his plate. Dan McCarthy pleaded... Read more »

Veneto is Finito

May 18, 2016

ITALIAN banking operation Veneto Ireland Financial Services Ltd is to be wound up and placed in voluntary liquidation. The company – where local... Read more »

CARB gets Frank with accountants

May 18, 2016

THE CHARTERED Accountants Regulatory Board (CARB) has had a busy couple of weeks. One unlucky accounting firm in Galway has had its investment... Read more »

Dublin publicans’ tangled web

May 18, 2016

A COMPANY that owns popular Dublin sports bar, The Living Room, is facing a winding up petition in the High Court after losing... Read more »

Liquidator’s bad day in court

May 18, 2016

AN INTERESTING judgment was handed down in the High Court a couple of weeks ago when a liquidator failed in his attempt to... Read more »

Taxassist needs assistance

May 18, 2016

LOOK up the definition of irony and you might find a reference to Anne Cunningham Ltd in the dictionary. The Clane, Co Kildare-based... Read more »

Globo forced to the wall

May 18, 2016

INTERESTING to see Globoforce Group’s notice in The Irish Times last week, announcing that the company is seeking to reduce its capital. Maybe... Read more »

Pamela’s Letter

May 5, 2016

WHAT an angry letter The Irish Times published last week from a Pamela Kearns, Templeogue, who railed furiously against the notion of a... Read more »

Brian Walsh’s Next Move

May 5, 2016

FORMER Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh resigned his seat for Galway West in January on the grounds of ill-health and is presumably taking... Read more »

David Pratt’s Bad News

May 5, 2016

THERE WAS a setback last month for David Pratt, the squire of Hampton House, when one of his main operations was placed into... Read more »