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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 »

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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 »

MOUNTAINVIEW’S INSECURITIES

December 12, 2019

A FAMILIAR company that popped up on the Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters was Castlebar property outfit Mountainview Securities Ltd. The once-mighty... 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 »

JEAN LOGUE’S TAX BILL

December 12, 2019

A SMALL hotel company called Spanish Point Investments Ltd was named on the latest tax defaulters list. This is the entity behind the... 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 »

IPA’S NEW DIRECTORY

December 12, 2019

GOLDHAWK looks forward to this time of year when the Institute of Public Administration’s indispensable annual directory, Ireland – A Directory, lands on... 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 »

MYLES CROFTON’S NEW PROJECT

November 28, 2019

HOW interesting to see Myles Crofton back in the headlines thanks to his involvement in a plan to develop 300 homes in Monkstown.... 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 »

LIAM HOWARD’S PAPER PROFITS

November 28, 2019

CONGRATULATIONS to Kilworth, Co Cork businessman Liam Howard, who is retiring after 41 years as the owner and proprietor of the Avondhu, the... 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 »

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 »

ANTHONY CAFFERKEY’S BAD INVESTMENT

November 14, 2019

A TROUBLED Kildare property company called Cafferkey Investments Ltd (CIL), which has called in the liquidator, rang a bell with Goldhawk. It turns... Read more »

NO SO EMUSING

November 14, 2019

ONE of Emuse group’s creditors has lost patience with the ailing technology business. The taxman has just registered a judgment for a measly... Read more »

CON CREEDON’S MEDICAL MATTER

November 14, 2019

THE TAXMAN has just registered a judgment for €43,000 against a medical accreditation company based in Sandymount, D4. This represents more bad news... Read more »

WINDING UP PETER CLOHESSY

November 14, 2019

THE Taxman has put in a late tackle on a pub company once linked to bankrupt former Ireland and Munster rugby player Peter... 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 »

SWAN DIVE

October 31, 2019

CARLOW businessmen John, Niall and Alex Swan have a very important date with insolvency specialist PJ Lynch next week in the Four Goldmines.... Read more »

JAMIE HEASLIP’S TACTICS

October 16, 2019

FORMER Irish rugby captain Jamie Heaslip is everywhere at the moment. When he’s not appearing on RTÉ’s Rugby World Cup panel, the Newbridge... Read more »

DANIELLE MEAGHER’S TARGETS

October 16, 2019

ALTHOUGH SHE is now based in sunny California, Danielle Meagher (formerly ‘Dr Botox’) continues to create waves this side of the Atlantic. Now... Read more »

WILLIAM PRIOR’S CHARITY PROBLEM

October 16, 2019

PROVIDING FINANCIAL advice to individuals struggling with debt and lack of credit lines has become a growth business since the economic collapse of... Read more »

LAR CORRIGAN’S APPEAL

October 16, 2019

WEXFORD businessman Lar Corrigan’s scrap with Deloitte accountant Ken Fennell looks to have finally wound down in the Four Goldmines. The toxic row... Read more »

JOHN WALSH’S FOXROCK ASSETS

October 16, 2019

SPARE a thought for Foxrock developer John Walsh and his wife Bronagh Walsh, who recently suffered a setback in the Four Goldmines after... Read more »

IRELAND FUND DONORS

October 16, 2019

WITH A new face on the board of the Ireland Funds (see p18), it is interesting to see that the charity has been... Read more »

CREDITORS’ BEEF WITH NYHAN BROTHERS

October 3, 2019

DISGRUNTLED creditors of Rostella Properties Ltd received an update on the company’s troubled liquidation last week, but a report, prepared and presented to... Read more »

BAGOTS HUTTON’S LATE FILING

October 3, 2019

GOLDHAWK spotted some recent activity at Urban Entertainment Ltd. This is the company behind the troubled Bagots Hutton restaurant and wine bar on... Read more »

GILMARTIN AGAIN

October 3, 2019

GOLDHAWK got a blast from the past when he saw a receiver had been appointed recently to a small property company called Dalmark... Read more »

VULTURES SWOOP ON SEAMUS GILLEN

October 3, 2019

SEAN Lyons – the man behind controversial plans for a refugee reception centre in Oughterard, Co Galway – isn’t the only direct provision... Read more »