Article Category: Briefcases

Pat WHEELOCKS REDACTED DOCUMENT

May 3, 2018

AN ENLIGHTENING High Court judgment was published recently relating to Michael O’Leary (not that one) and his former business partner Pat Wheelock, who... Read more »

EUGENE McCOOL’S “SCURRILOUS” ALLEGATIONS

May 3, 2018

GOLDHAWK’s old pal Eugene McCool received a serious dressing down in the High Court last month, courtesy of Judge Seamus Noonan. The beak... Read more »

TAXMAN GROUNDS LEGAL EAGLES

May 3, 2018

SOLICITOR Cormac Lohan’s annus horribilis continues. The High Court has just ordered the winding up of his legal consultancy, Lohan Consulting Ltd, on... Read more »

ANTHONY MARTIN’S GAMING GAMBLE

May 3, 2018

AN INTERESTING little company called Lyvegame Ltd is facing a winding-up petition in the High Court on foot of an unpaid tax bill.... Read more »

SUBASKARAN’S IRISH ANGLE

May 3, 2018

INTERESTING to see reports that telecoms giant and UK Conservative Party donor Lycamobile is being investigated for alleged money laundering and tax evasion... Read more »

PETER GILBOURNE’S PERSONAL LOAN

May 3, 2018

SPARE a thought for veteran businessman Peter Gilbourne, who has just had a judgment for €100,000 registered against him by architect John Smyth.... Read more »

Liam Sugrue’s bad timing

April 19, 2018

SPARE a thought for Kerry builder Liam Sugrue whose construction outfit has gone to the wall. Three of Sugrue’s companies collapsed earlier this... Read more »

Niall Wiseman’s faulty Towers

April 19, 2018

A LOUTH development company called Towerpoint Properties Ltd faces a winding up petition in the High Court next week courtesy of the dreaded... Read more »

Cantec’s troubled history

April 19, 2018

MORE on Click.ie, the Dublin tech retailer that collapsed in early April leaving customers empty handed. The company behind Click.ie is Cantec Office... Read more »

Derek Madden’s late filing

April 19, 2018

GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting little bioenergy company called Prime Energy Power Ltd, where the liquidator has just been called in after it ran... Read more »

Greg Kavanagh and Pat Crean’s agreement

April 19, 2018

THE honeymoon is well and truly over for Greg Kavanagh and Pat Crean, the duo behind New Generation Homes. After cashing out of... Read more »

Taxing matters

April 19, 2018

A COUPLE of familiar names popped up recently with tax judgments registered against them. Earlier this month, the Revenue slapped Wicklow businessman Stan... Read more »

Dom Carney’s court dates

April 19, 2018

SPARE a thought for brother and sister duo Dom and Niamh Carney who had a tough day in the Supreme Court recently. The... Read more »

Alan Hynes’s lucky break

April 5, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS to Goldhawk’s old pal, long-suffering former accountant Alan Hynes, who recorded a rare win in the Four Goldmines last month. The Wexford-based... Read more »

End of the line for Nicholas O’Connor

April 5, 2018

CHARTERED Accountants Ireland (CAI) has finally run out of patience with Goldhawk’s old pal Nicholas O’Connor. The troubled Wexford number cruncher has been... Read more »

Ben Gilroy’s ‘interference’

April 5, 2018

GOLDHAWK spotted a High Court judgment recently relating to an interesting case involving Monaghan businessman Seamus McQuaid and Direct Democracy founder Ben Gilroy.... Read more »

Carla Bailey’s Bankruptcy

April 5, 2018

SPARE a thought for vice chairperson of the Social Democrats Carly Bailey who has just been declared bankrupt in the High Court. Bailey,... Read more »

Shane Corry’s bad publicity

April 5, 2018

INTERESTING to see that Creative Nation MCN Ltd, the digital talent agency and multi-channel network (MCN) behind the popular YouTube channel Facts is... Read more »

Red ink at RedFM

April 5, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Cork radio station RedFM, which was celebrating a few major wins after the JNLR figures were released recently.... Read more »

Olga Shajaku’s business rival

April 5, 2018

Goldhawk reports that an action involving the state and legal eagle Olga Shajaku’s Word Perfect Translation Services company is about to kick off... Read more »

Tony Gannon’s Cerberus setback

March 22, 2018

INTERESTING to see Goldhawk’s old pal low-key Lucan businessman Tony Gannon popping up again recently in the Four Goldmines. The developer – who... Read more »

More turbulence for windfarm investors

March 22, 2018

THERE’S trouble brewing for the directors of windfarm operators Sunflower Design, now that one group of disgruntled backers has lost patience with the... Read more »

Athlone solicitor Cormac Lohan’s secret recording

March 22, 2018

MORE woe for solicitor Cormac Lohan who has had a stressful first quarter of 2018. Not only has the Athlone legal eagle been... Read more »

Cork carpenters’ bad luck

March 22, 2018

AN UNLUCKY Cork carpentry outfit was slapped with a hefty judgment by the dreaded taxman recently. Carrigaline Carpentry Services Ltd, controlled by brothers... Read more »

Liam Mulvaney’s latest setback

March 22, 2018

DUBLIN developer Liam Mulvaney’s annus horribilis continues. After being sent to the slammer for 10 days last month for contempt of court, Ulster... Read more »

Chay Bowes misses the target

March 22, 2018

HARD to luck to Dublin businessman Chay Bowes whose outdoor gear outlet and gun shop suddenly closed its doors earlier this year. Creditors... Read more »

Patrick Elliott’s mixed results

March 22, 2018

CAVAN builders James Elliott Construction Ltd (JEC), one of the companies at the centre of a long-running scrap over pyrite-contaminated concrete, has just... Read more »

Darryl Kavanagh’s creditors

March 22, 2018

SPARE a thought for creditors of the Seafood Shack in Cardiff. A statement of affairs for the company behind the restaurant – where... Read more »

Nivek Dunne’s Celbridge scheme

March 8, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS to Nivek Dunne who is dipping her toes into the property game. A company linked to Dunne, Aterna Developments Ltd, is set... Read more »

Stanley brothers’ Swanward struggles

March 8, 2018

INTERESTING to see in Iris Oifigiúil that a property vehicle controlled by the Stanley family had a receiver appointed to it courtesy of... Read more »

Bad news for Quesada creditors

March 8, 2018

THE scheme of arrangement has just been filed with the Companies Office for Quesada Developments Ltd, where unsecured creditors are set to be... Read more »

John Ryan’s latest setback

March 8, 2018

GOLDHAWK’S old pal, Monkstown businessman John Ryan popped up again recently after having another judgment registered against him. Former Anglo Irish banker Ryan... Read more »

Pat Barrington under the gun

March 8, 2018

SPARE a thought for gun-toting Co Clare businessman Pat Barrington and his wife Carmel Barrington, who had a setback in the Four Goldmines... Read more »