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GABRIEL DOOLEY’S TAX BILL

August 22, 2019

THERE IS more woe for Wicklow auctioneer Gabriel Dooley, who has just been whacked by the dreaded taxman for U91,000. The trouble started... Read more »

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BRENDAN MORRISSEY LAID BARE

August 22, 2019

THE operators of a small Midlands music festival have hit a bum note. Bare Festival Ltd, the entity behind the BARE in the... Read more »

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GOFF LALOR’S BANKRUPTCY

August 22, 2019

BANKRUPT Goff Lalor, who previously described himself as “founder and CEO of a number of successful companies”, has found success rather hard to... Read more »

BROTHERLY LOVE

August 22, 2019

SPARE a thought for Louth businessman Niall Wiseman, who looks to be having some trouble on the family front. His own brother, Florida-based... Read more »

FRANK ENNIS’S FEES

August 22, 2019

THE NAME of multi-talented architect and former director and shareholder in the Porterhouse pub group, Frank Ennis, featured large in a High Court... Read more »

Paul Joyce’s Big Setback

August 8, 2019

KILDARE developer Paul Joyce has just had his bell rung by Ulster Bank. The bank recently registered a judgment against the Turnerstown businessman... Read more »

Arnaud Gaultier’s fine whines

August 8, 2019

THERE was more hard cheese for Kildare-based wine importer Arnaud Gaultier in the Four Goldmines recently, where the Frenchman is failing to make... Read more »

TARGETING THE NUMBER CRUNCHERS

August 8, 2019

THERE WAS bad news for some number crunchers recently, with the Chartered Accountants of Ireland (CAI) disciplinary and conduct committees registering some hits,... Read more »

MICHAEL WRIGHT’S NEW BUSINESS PLAN

August 8, 2019

WHILE ONE of the siblings of the Wright ‘fish family’, Mark Wright, finds himself on the receiving end of High Court proceedings from... Read more »

Sally Ann’s Van

August 8, 2019

GOLDHAWK was surprised recently to see the name of his old pal Sally Ann Luykx on the back of a van belonging to... Read more »

Corrado Forte’s latest headache

August 7, 2019

MORE woe for Wexford businessman Corrado Forte, who has just had two tax judgments registered against him for a total of over €92,000.... Read more »

HUGH SCULLY SINGS FOR HIS SUPPER

July 25, 2019

FORMER DJ Hugh Scully is no stranger to soft-focus plugs in the media for his music venture, Dublin Vinyl. So Goldhawk wasn’t too... Read more »

HALES NOT SO HEARTY

July 25, 2019

SPARE a thought for husband-and-wife duo John and Mary Hale, who had another tough day out in the Four Goldmines recently. A vulture... Read more »

IAN LUCEY’S LATEST GLITCH

July 25, 2019

GOLDHAWK’S favourite tech investor, Ian Lucey, is dealing with some major bugs at one of his companies. Already locked in a High Court... Read more »

JOHN MURPHY’S PAIN MANAGEMENT

July 25, 2019

A VISIT to the dentist is a harrowing experience for many, although Dr John Murphy of Vevay Dental in Bray, Co Wicklow, has... Read more »

DECLAN CREGAN’S ‘TAX EFFICIENT EXIT’

July 25, 2019

ON PAGE 5 of this issue, Goldhawk takes a look at the intriguing tie-in at Shannon Airport between Declan Cregan’s company, US Air... Read more »

JOHN SWAN’S DEFENCE

July 25, 2019

MORE ON Carlow wholesaler Swan Fruit Ltd, where liquidator PJ Lynch is trying to have former directors John, Niall and Alex Swan disqualified... Read more »

WINDING UP PULSE LOGISTICS

July 11, 2019

INTERESTING to see that a petition to wind up a Total Produce plc subsidiary called Tpem Ltd, which trades as Pulse Logistics, has... Read more »

KIERAN WALSHE’S RESTAURANT BILL

July 11, 2019

GOLDHAWK came across an old friend when he examined the winding up of a restaurant company by the dreaded Revenue earlier this week.... Read more »

JOHN SWAN’S ROTTEN FRUIT

July 11, 2019

A RECENT report in the Sunday Business Post might have rung a few bells with fans of The Phoenix. The article noted that... Read more »

EUGENE MCCOOL’S LATEST SETBACK

July 11, 2019

GOLDHAWK’s old pal Eugene McCool had another torrid outing in the Four Goldmines recently, where a vulture fund secured judgment against him for... Read more »

ODCE WHACKS DIRECTORS

July 11, 2019

A COUPLE of interesting names popped up on the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement’s (ODCE’s) latest annual report. Last December, the... Read more »

JOHN FARRELL’S BUSINESS PARTNER

June 27, 2019

TROUBLE is brewing over the liquidation of one of Dublin restaurateur John Farrell’s operations. Peeved creditors of Super Miss Sue Ltd are unhappy... Read more »

MARTIN SHORTT’S ‘CREDIBILITY PROBLEM’

June 27, 2019

SPARE a thought for Meath auctioneer Martin Shortt, who was recently given short shrift by Judge Seamus Noonan in the High Court. As... Read more »

DEIRDRE FOLEY’S SUMMER SCHEDULE

June 27, 2019

AS A result of an adjournment last week, property speculator extraordinaire Deirdre Foley will have to wait another couple of weeks to hear... Read more »

PADDY STACK WHACKED

June 27, 2019

MORE woe for Royal County builder Paddy Stack and his wife Mary Stack, who have just been slapped with matching judgments for €46,000... Read more »

PETER DEVLIN’S ROOMS

June 27, 2019

INTERESTING to see that No 44 Belgrave Square in Monkstown, south County Dublin, is on the market with a hefty €2.65m price tag.... Read more »

JASPER COYLE’S TAX BILL

June 27, 2019

DUBLIN tax accountant Jasper Coyle could do with taking some of his own advice. Goldhawk spotted that the Revenue had recently whacked the... Read more »

PEGASUS PEOPLE

June 27, 2019

AN INTERESTING aspect of the winding up of a company called Taballero Ltd – following on from the securing of a €2.35m judgment... Read more »

GIOVANNI VISCARDI’S BOOZE BILL

June 12, 2019

MORE woe for Giovanni Viscardi and Brian Deery, the owners of Bagots Hutton wine bar on Ormond Quay, D7, which closed temporarily last... Read more »

EUGENE MCDERMOTT’S ‘ABUSE OF PROCESS’

June 12, 2019

FORMER stud farmer Eugene McDermott has been battling a vulture fund in the Four Goldmines, but the going was heavy for the Kildare... Read more »

AARON ETINGEN’S COLLEGE BLUES

June 12, 2019

GOLDHAWK recently spotted some activity at IBAT Ltd, the trading entity behind the Dublin-based private college of the same name, and it looks... Read more »

GOD AND MAMMON AND ACCOUNTS

June 12, 2019

CONGRATULATIONS to the board of the Catholic Grandparents Association Ltd (CGA) who have moved to prevent it being struck off the Companies Register... Read more »

DAVID MCWILLIAMS’S BOOKS

June 12, 2019

FANS OF self-styled “economist, author and broadcaster” David McWilliams (see p5) will presumably be making their way to south County Dublin this weekend... Read more »

HAVANA HEAT

June 12, 2019

SWORDS LASER treatment clinic Havana Therapy Ltd is having some trouble with the local authority. Fingal County Council slapped the company, controlled by... Read more »

NICHOLAS O’CONNOR’S TAX BILL

June 12, 2019

FORMER Wexford accountant Nicholas O’Connor has had yet another tax judgment registered against him, this time for just over U6,000. The ex-number cruncher... Read more »

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