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GARVEY’S GRUMBLES

October 7, 2021

LAST MONTH, Glenveagh Homes boss Stephen Garvey thundered to the Irish Times: “If construction is such a profitable industry, why aren’t more people... Read more »

DEIRDRE FOLEY MOVES ON

September 23, 2021

SO FAREWELL then Natrium Ltd, a company that was at the centre of the highly fractious purchase, closure and eventual sale to Paddy... Read more »

CHASING THE YANKEE DOLLAR

September 23, 2021

CONGRATULATIONS to e-learning gurus Garrett Byrne and Kevin Cronin, who have just wound up their Hawkington Ltd holding company, a year after selling... Read more »

KEEPING UP WITH SIMON KELLY

September 23, 2021

MORE ON Goldhawk’s old friend Simon ‘son of Paddy’ Kelly, whose risk mitigation operation Emex Software, hit a road bump last month. It... Read more »

DAVID NASH’S EXPENSIVE HEALTHCARE

September 23, 2021

SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR David Nash (cousin of the soft drinks family that shares the name) has decided to wind up one of his healthcare... Read more »

JOHN SWAN’S ROTTEN FRUIT BASKET

September 9, 2021

FANS OF Goldhawk will be familiar with the long-running liquidation of Carlow-based Swan Fruit Ltd, where the principal is John Swan (see The... Read more »

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GREG KAVANAGH’S WINE BILL

September 9, 2021

THE ONE and only Greg Kavanagh, Irish property developer extraordinaire, continues to encounter problems with parties who are demanding money from him. In... Read more »

SHANE FILAN’S FOLLY

September 9, 2021

A NEW filing in the Companies Office concerns the notice of cessation by a receiver of a company called Shafin Developments Ltd. This... Read more »

RALPH CHRISTIANS’S NEW PLOT

September 9, 2021

A COMPANY called Taylormade Films Ltd has just listed itself for voluntary striking off, which presumably means that a spat over the not... Read more »

COLM WU’S WOES

August 26, 2021

IT HAS been a bad month for the acquisitive Guoquing Wu (known here as Colm Wu) whose refinancing efforts for the debts of... Read more »

MICHAEL HACKMAN’S MOVIE PLOT

August 26, 2021

THE CHANGES have been ringing following the announced sale by Ion Equity moneybags Joe Devine of his Ardmore and Troy Studios business to... Read more »

KAROL MCELHINNEY’S GOOD NEWS

August 26, 2021

AT LAST, there has been good news for Donegal moneybags Karol McElhinney, after Donegal County Council granted permission for a luxurious house near... Read more »

A TAXING MATTER

August 26, 2021

DOCUMENTS FILED by Myles Kirby, the liquidator of Hynes Jewellers (Wexford) Ltd, shed a little more light on the scale of liabilities in... Read more »

M-BIRR’S FADING EMBERS

August 12, 2021

GOLDHAWK WAS surprised to see a creditors’ meeting called for a company called M-Birr Ltd. It operates in the mobile money sector, focusing... Read more »

DJI’S €25,000 DESIGN FLAW

August 12, 2021

THE HIGH-profile design company David James Interiors Ltd (DJI) has been hit with a judgment for a paltry €25,000 by Reefer Tech Refrigeration.... Read more »

OFF THE MENU

August 12, 2021

FILINGS BY John Healy, liquidator of Super Miss Sue Ltd (SMS) – which was behind the restaurant of the same name and also... Read more »

HERBIE BOYLE’S JUDGMENT

August 12, 2021

NUMBER CRUNCHER Herbie Boyle found himself on the end of a €100,000 judgment last month from Shankill-based Dermot Fahy, who was for many... Read more »

GEORGINA APPELBE’S APPEAL

August 12, 2021

THERE WAS good and bad news for one Georgina Appelbe in the Court of Appeal on July 26 when she was allowed to... Read more »

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ORLA DEANE’S APARTMENT

July 29, 2021

BAD NEWS last week from Dublin City Council for Orla Deane’s proposed apartment scheme in Ranelagh D6. The planners were not taken by... Read more »

STUART MCGOLDRICK’S SKI ACCIDENT

July 29, 2021

THERE WAS bad news for customers of the Dublin Ski Centre in Sandyford this month when the facility announced it was keeping it... Read more »

MARCUS WHITE’S LEGAL HEADACHE

July 29, 2021

THE FOUR Goldmines are beckoning for the irrepressible Marcus White, organiser of the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival and high-profile operator of a number of... Read more »

JOHN WRAFTER’S WOES

July 29, 2021

A HIGH Court action has just been launched by the receiver of south Dublin firm WR Land Ltd. This turns out to be... Read more »

YVONNE DOLAN’S UNHEALTHY VENTURES

July 15, 2021

A CREDITORS’ meeting has been called for Yvonne Dolan’s Blendi Snacks Ltd, the highly rated health food company set up a couple of... Read more »

CONOR FENNELLY’S DARK CLOUDS

July 15, 2021

The Decision to wind up “cloud-native, real-time, non-legacy core banking” platform Leveris comes as something of a shock given the bullish noises coming... Read more »

FRANK DINEEN’S GAMBLES

July 15, 2021

A CASINO operation’s gambles with the dreaded taxman have resulted in a judgment against Gold Rush Card Club Ltd (GRCC), the latest in... Read more »

AN TAISCE TURNS UP THE HEAT

July 15, 2021

THE LEGAL eagles for An Taisce have written to Monaghan County Council to seek an update on any moves being taken “to ensure... Read more »

LIAM LYNCH’S TURNAROUND

July 15, 2021

THE LATEST accounts for Irish Studio Media Publishing (ISM), the outfit established by New York-based moneybags Liam Lynch, show how significant the magazine... Read more »

TIARNAN O’MAHONEY’S UPS AND DOWNS

July 1, 2021

A COMPANY called Rebenna Ltd has just ceased trading and the principal here is one Felicity Keane, wife of former Anglo Irish Bank... Read more »

BARRY NAPIER’S €1M JUDGMENT

July 1, 2021

SURPRISING TO see the highly respected telecoms entrepreneur Barry Napier finding himself on the end of a judgment from AIB for a cool... Read more »

FAT CAT FAILINGS

July 1, 2021

WHILE THE name may sound impressive, Fat Cat Property Holdings Ltd (FCP) doesn’t look like it is about to join the ranks of... Read more »

MAIREAD MULHERN’S ‘FANTASIC ADVENTURE’

July 1, 2021

THE LIQUIDATION of Teilifís Mhaigh Eo Teo (TME), the company that was behind the ill-fated Irish TV channel, has finally been completed. Not... Read more »

GEOFF HOGAN’S HIGH COURT PETITION

July 1, 2021

FANS OF Goldhawk will not have been overly surprised by the decision of Period Door Properties Ltd (PDP) to petition the High Court... Read more »

PHARMACISTS FOOT THE BILL

June 17, 2021

WHILE THE news that local pharmacists are finally allowed to start administering Covid-19 vaccines represents a welcome development for the Irish Pharmacy Union... Read more »

JOHN BRENNAN’S LIFT-OFF

June 17, 2021

HIGH COURT judge Michael Hanna heard harrowing descriptions last week of the experience of some guests of the Killarney Plaza hotel, who were... Read more »

GERRY PURCELL’S PROCEEDINGS

June 17, 2021

A CREDITORS’ meeting has been called to wind up a property company called Megard Ltd, which is owned by Galway developer Gerry Purcell... Read more »

GER LYONS’S WINNERS

June 17, 2021

RACEHORSE TRAINER Jim Bolger has always been a bit of a thorn in the side of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB). He... Read more »

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