Article Category: Brief Cases

Breifne, Martin And Barty O’Brien

April 7, 2016

THERE WAS an interesting High Court order obtained by a liquidator last month in relation to the winding up of a company called... Read more »

Con Murphy’s Crash Landing

March 24, 2016

SPARE A THOUGHT for travel agent Con Murphy (also known as John Murphy), who crash landed this month when he was convicted of... Read more »

Baking Problem

March 24, 2016

FRENCH CHEF Olivier Quenet is best known as the owner of the popular French restaurant, La Maison, at Castle Street, D2, although in... Read more »

Greg Kavanagh’s Business Associate

March 24, 2016

PROPERTY whizzkid Greg Kavanagh got plenty of positive media coverage last week, with reports that his New Generation Homes vehicle is set to... Read more »

John Sherlock’s Tax Trouble

March 24, 2016

A DUBLIN solicitor who made a tax settlement in 2014 for a hefty €405,000 has landed in yet more trouble with the Taxman.... Read more »

Mark Kershaw Crashes Out

March 24, 2016

MOTOR RACING enthusiast and socialite Mark Kershaw was a prominent feature in the gossip pages during the Celtic Tiger boom years, thanks to... Read more »

Motorway Insecurity

March 24, 2016

TWO DIRECTORS of a security firm are facing the possibility of being disqualified from acting as directors, with the company’s liquidator alleging around... Read more »

Giraffe’s Neck in the Sand

March 9, 2016

GIRAFFE Childcare – the company behind crèche chain, Giraffe, which featured in the RTE exposé on crèches in 2013 – has taken its... Read more »

David Coleman’s Appeal

March 9, 2016

SOME bad news for solicitor and property developer David Coleman, a founding partner in the well-known law firm, Lavelle Coleman, which was split... Read more »

Oisin Hanrahan’s Settlement

March 9, 2016

HIGHFLYING US-based businessman Oisin Hanrahan has one less legal squabble to worry about now that a pesky court case taken against him and... Read more »

Stephen Cheung’s Conviction

March 9, 2016

LOOKS like the game is up for former liquidator Stephen Cheung, who was accused of stealing around €450,000 from various companies he was... Read more »

Karl Mulvee Gets Squeezed

March 9, 2016

DUBLIN businessman Karl Mulvee has been adept at generating positive press for his juicing business, Pure Green, although this wasn’t enough to make... Read more »

Tax Judgment For Labour Lawyer

March 9, 2016

SPARE A THOUGHT for Joe Revington, a senior counsel and a former advisor to Dick Spring, who has recently fallen foul of the... Read more »

Edmond O’Reilly Vs The Minnesota O’Shaughnessys

February 25, 2016

THINGS have gone horribly wrong for highflying Tipperary businessman Edmond O’Reilly, who made millions when he sold his recycling business Clearpoint to Mr... Read more »

Sean Rainey’s Tax Troubles

February 25, 2016

NOT long after a partnership he is involved in appeared on the Revenue’s list of tax defaulters, Cork developer Sean Rainey has had... Read more »

Pia Bang Stokes’s Kitchen Nightmares

February 25, 2016

BUSINESSWOMAN Pia Bang Stokes is currently facing the threat of bankruptcy, along with her husband, Jeff Stokes, while elsewhere a company she owns... Read more »

John Flynn’s Lawyer

February 25, 2016

DEVELOPER John Flynn is currently involved in a well-publicised shareholders’ dispute concerning the Blackrock Clinic, while in the US, the businessman has recently... Read more »

Knives Out For Conrad Gallagher

February 25, 2016

NOTORIOUS chef Conrad Gallagher is based in South Africa these days, having left a trail of debt in Ireland and the US, where... Read more »

Battle Of The Liquidators

February 25, 2016

THERE’S more trouble afoot for well-known liquidator Barry Forrest, of Forrest & Co, whose adventures will be familiar to fans of Goldhawk (see... Read more »

Ray Bolger Cornered

February 25, 2016

AIB has just installed receivers to an Irish registered property development company, Cornerstone Property Ltd (CPL), which was active in the UK and... Read more »

‘Technical Glitch’ Costs Taxpayer

February 25, 2016

A TECHNICAL screw-up involving video-link evidence in a case before Galway Circuit Court last December has resulted in the taxpayer being left out... Read more »

Alan Hanly’s Legal Woes

February 11, 2016

FANS of Goldhawk will already be familiar with the legal woes faced by Alan Hanly, one of the principals at Kilronan Castle Hotel... Read more »

Killally’s Victim Loses Appeal

February 11, 2016

AN UNFORTUNATE victim of bankrupt developer Ger Killally has failed in a legal attempt at recouping some of his losses, having made the... Read more »

Galway Builders €9m judgement

February 11, 2016

SPARE A THOUGHT for Galway builder Tommy Finnerty, who found himself on the receiving end of a whopping €9.2m judgment, courtesy of Danske... Read more »

Matthew J Connolly’s Industrial Strife

February 11, 2016

DUBLIN businessman Matthew J Connolly is the principal of Connolly Shoes, a business that has been the focus of various complaints in recent... Read more »

Gwynne Thomas Vs Musgrave

February 11, 2016

CARLOW businessman Gwynne Thomas – father to RTÉ star Kathryn Thomas – is a man under pressure these days and, late last year,... Read more »

Fresh Legal Woes For John O’Donnell

January 28, 2016

INDEPENDENT councillor from Donegal John O’Donnell is up to his neck in legal problems and featured in last month’s programme from RTÉ’s Investigations... Read more »

Jay Bourke’s Good News

January 28, 2016

FINALLY some good news for Goldhawk’s old friend, Jay Bourke, the Dublin businessman who has been involved in all manner of legal disputes... Read more »

Nama Sues Solicitor’s Wife

January 28, 2016

THINGS aren’t getting any easier for the Appelbe family of Bandon, Co Cork, which is headed by the under-fire solicitor and property developer,... Read more »

Ed O’Flaherty’s Bad Publicity

January 28, 2016

DUBLIN businessman and dentist Ed O’Flaherty of Seapoint Clinic Ltd (SCL) knows a thing or two about drumming up publicity for his clinic,... Read more »

Donal Spring’s Fees

January 28, 2016

SOLICITOR and former international rugby player Donal Spring – brother of former Labour party leader, Dick Spring – is set to tackle the... Read more »

Blackrock Planning Row

January 28, 2016

NEPTUNE HOUSE, a listed building in Blackrock, Co Dublin, is steeped in history and now looks set to be renovated and converted into... Read more »