Article Category: Briefcases

MARCINIAK MAKES HER MARK

January 30, 2020

THE DUST is not going to settle for troubled upmarket grocer Fallon & Byrne any time soon. Even though a recent cash injection... Read more »

HIPHIPSTAY’S ROWDY RESIDENTS

January 16, 2020

YOUNG GUN William McGlade (see p17) got a lot more than he bargained for when he began renting out a number of townhouses... Read more »

MARC BEREEN’S BARS

January 16, 2020

WILL SOMEONE please think of the hipsters in Dublin? They will surely be at a loss at the revelation that Papa Fred Ltd,... Read more »

DENMARK’S SHOPPING SPREE

January 16, 2020

MALCOLM DENMARK’S local-newspaper shopping spree shows no sign of ending soon. The British advertising tycoon has more than 20 regional titles here under... Read more »

REINING IN THE BLOODSTOCK

January 16, 2020

MORE ON businessman Peter Kelly, whose Kildare bloodstock operation, Emerald Equine, was hit with a hefty €2.73m judgment in 2018 (see The Phoenix,... Read more »

TIME TO PAY THEIR DUES

January 16, 2020

SOME LEGAL eagles have had setbacks recently. Kinsale solicitor Nuala Teahan and her business partner, Kieran McCarthy, were handed a €250,000 judgment by... Read more »

FALLON & BYRNE’S BACKERS

January 16, 2020

WHAT NOW for the well-heeled food shoppers of D4 and D6? Following the decision by Fallon & Byrne owners Paul Byrne and Fiona... Read more »

NICHOLAS O’CONNOR’S BAD LUCK

December 12, 2019

SPARE a thought for Goldhawk’s old pal Nicholas O’Connor, who just can’t seem to catch a break. Following the taxman slapping him with... Read more »

SEAN MCKEON’S LIQUIDATION

December 12, 2019

GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting High Court judgment recently relating to a company called Sutton Castle Developments Ltd (SCD). This turns out to be... Read more »

RAY NORTON’S CONSUMER WARNING

December 12, 2019

THE BIZARRE saga of Ennis businessman Ray Norton’s online tech retailer Click.ie rattles on. Last week, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)... Read more »

MORE HEAT FOR HAVANA THERAPY

December 12, 2019

A DUBLIN company called Havana Digital Media Ltd (HDML) has just had a small tax judgment (€4,000) registered against it. Although their names... Read more »

ALL THAT GLITTERS

December 12, 2019

NEXT WEEK the dreaded taxman will be in the High Court seeking to wind up the high-profile Hynes Jewellers (Wexford) operation. This is... Read more »

STRIKING OUT FRANCESCA DE CATALDO

November 28, 2019

AFTER a few quiet years, it was interesting to see Killiney businesswoman Francesca De Cataldo pop up, not once but twice in the... Read more »

NO MERCY FOR BRENDAN AND SHEILA HADE

November 28, 2019

NOVEMBER has been a very bad month for Goldhawk’s old pals, Brendan and Sheila Hade, whose prayers have gone unanswered. Rathfarnham-based Brendan Hade... Read more »

WINDING UP EAMONN MCCANN

November 28, 2019

A NEW YORK-based energy company called Hydromine Inc is petitioning the High Court to have Lugano Properties Company Ltd, a small Dublin 4... Read more »

PANDA WASTE’S TIME WASTING

November 28, 2019

INTERESTING to see another judgment registered against one of the companies in Ireland’s largest waste management group. The €44,000 hit comes courtesy of... Read more »

JIM FERRY’S FINANCES

November 28, 2019

COUNTY DONEGAL illegal waste operator Jim Ferry has had plenty on his plate in recent times, so it is unlikely he will lose... Read more »

JOHN MALONE’S HOTEL RATES

October 31, 2019

THE HIGH Court has just issued a ruling that looks set to have significant implications for low-paid workers. The case involved staff in... Read more »

EUGENE MCCOOL’S COURTROOM SAGA

October 31, 2019

THERE WAS more High Court heartache recently for Goldhawk’s old pal Eugene McCool in the seemingly endless U11m scrap between his company, McCool... Read more »

HABIB GHEEWALA’S IRISH ASSETS

October 31, 2019

GOLDHAWK spotted a couple of interesting property companies where Goldman Sachs-backed vulture fund Beltany Property Finance DAC has just appointed receivers. Stars and... Read more »

PHIL GERAGHTY’S BUM NOTE

October 31, 2019

THE MUSIC might be about to stop at one of Limerick nightclub impresario Phil Geraghty’s companies. The taxman has filed a petition with... Read more »

ANGELA OMAN’S APPEAL

October 31, 2019

SPARE A thought for Angela Oman, who has spent a fair few bob on legal costs over the last couple of years to... Read more »

MARK WRIGHT STEPS DOWN

October 31, 2019

THERE HAVE been some predictable developments following on from the lodging of legal proceedings featuring members of the Wright family in Howth (see... Read more »