Article Category: Brief Cases

James O’Rourke’s vulture troubles

August 25, 2017

SPARE a thought for south Dublin publican James O’Rourke whose company, Inveresk Ltd, has just had a receiver appointed to it on foot... Read more »

Scammers alert!

August 25, 2017

Scammers GOLDHAWK hasn’t been alerted to an internet registration scam in a while, but it seems that a certain German-based company is up... Read more »

John Gately’s failed Republic

August 25, 2017

Darina and John Gately John Gately can’t seem to catch a break. His company, Gately Hospitality Consultants (GHC) Ltd, had to call in... Read more »

Gavin McDonagh’s Ranelagh ‘Brioche’

August 25, 2017

Gavin McDonagh IT’S been a tough 2017 for Dublin restaurants of all stripes, with the likes of Nick Munier’s up-market Avenue and Barry... Read more »

‘North County Leader’ stops the presses

August 25, 2017

Sean Fitzmaurice SPARE a thought for Dublin free-sheet the North County Leader, which is set to become the latest local newspaper to shut... Read more »

Charlie Hopkins’s headache

August 10, 2017

Charlie Hopkins AN INTERESTING front page apology was published by the Roscommon Herald last month, the week after an article on a company... Read more »

Give me the Pip

August 10, 2017

AN INTRIGUING company called Galvanic Ltd has just applied to the High Court to appoint an examiner. The outfit makes a device called... Read more »

Contract woes for Eoin Bara

August 10, 2017

Eoin Bara SPARE a thought for gin distiller and serial entrepreneur Eoin Bara (his full surname is Baratizadeh) whose tech consultancy has just... Read more »

Ferdi Roberts’s Gamercon fiasco

August 10, 2017

Ferdi Roberts THERE was bad news for promoter Ferdi Roberts recently when his company Gamercon Ltd collapsed into liquidation in late July. Gamercon... Read more »

Farewell to Brendan Investments

August 10, 2017

Eddie Hobbs IT’S the end of an era as Brendan Investments Pan European Property (BIPEP) was finally put into liquidation last month. The... Read more »

Declan Doyle’s director’s loans

August 10, 2017

AN INTRIGUING little company called Comlee Ltd is facing a winding up petition courtesy of the taxman. Comlee is a small business consultancy... Read more »

Paul Stenson’s bad reviews

July 27, 2017

Paul Stenson THIN-SKINNED restaurant proprietor Paul Stenson is generating plenty of publicity of the wrong sort for his café in Phibsboro, D7, after... Read more »

Leo Sherlock’s libel woes

July 27, 2017

Leo Sherlock GREAT to see Goldhawk’s old pal Leo Sherlock back in the news after his two copyright rows were settled in Ardee... Read more »

Jay Bourke’s Shebeen hangover

July 27, 2017

Jay Bourke DUBLIN restaurateur Jay Bourke had a bad day in the High Court courtesy of Judge Robert Haughton. Bourke was disqualified from... Read more »

Paddy Holohan’s “Staffing issue”

July 27, 2017

Paddy Holohan (Left) CONGRATULATIONS to former Dublin UFC fighter Paddy Holohan, who is opening up his brand new Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gym,... Read more »

Niall Sullivan’s failure to file

July 27, 2017

SPARE a thought for retired accountant Niall Sullivan who was fined €4,000 and ordered to pay €3,500 in costs by the disciplinary tribunal... Read more »

Burnt BBQ

July 27, 2017

Aussie BBQ BAD news for fans of the trendy Aussie BBQ restaurant on South Richmond Street in D2 where the High Court has... Read more »

Couple’s crèche landing

July 13, 2017

SPARE a thought for Castleknock crèche operators Mary Hale and her husband John Hale who were landed with a hefty judgment for €2m... Read more »

Dervla Kenny’s objections

July 13, 2017

A CERTAIN former Taoiseach’s family are at the centre of planning row that’s been on the boil in Mayo. After facing opposition from... Read more »

Philo Marley’s Costa Rican Bond

July 13, 2017

GREAT to see Goldhawk’s old pal, student accommodation developer Philip “Philo” Marley, back in the news again. It was reported last weekend that... Read more »

The not-so sweet life of Roberto Pons

July 13, 2017

NOT for the first time well-regarded Italian chef Roberto Pons recently fell foul of the Revenue. The chef, who trained at the Lausanne... Read more »

Paddy McKeown’s ‘mere assertion’

July 13, 2017

SPARE a thought for two Cork City landlords who had a tough time of it in the High Court recently courtesy of AIB.... Read more »

Maureen Coyne’s good day in court

July 13, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted an intriguing judgment recently involving a Mullingar woman who had a good day in the High Court at the expense of... Read more »

PetMania’s Money

July 13, 2017

PATRICIA Ingle was back in the news last week after securing E3m in the High Court to cover her medical bills. Ingle was... Read more »

More heat for Houlihan Cushnahan

June 29, 2017

MORE on Houlihan Cushnahan, the embattled Dublin accountancy firm facing into strong headwinds on the legal front. Goldhawk spotted another interesting company that... Read more »

Paddy Cosgrave’s corruption crusade

June 29, 2017

GREAT to see Goldhawk’s old pal Paddy Cosgrave is back in town after taking his ball and going to Portugal a few years... Read more »

Law Society’s Cork crackdown

June 29, 2017

TWO Co Cork legal eagles, Kieran Quill and Daniel Murphy, have been struck off the Roll of Solicitors after being found guilty of... Read more »

Familiar names on tax defaulters list

June 29, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted a couple of old acquaintances on the Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters. Hapless barrister-turned-property developer Michael Stimpson made the list... Read more »

Insight’s tax troubles

June 29, 2017

INTERESTING to see Bellane Ltd, the entity behind south Dublin PR outfit Insight Consultants, named on the tax defaulters list earlier this week.... Read more »

Scruffy’s set for the scrap heap?

June 15, 2017

LIAM Collins had a rather nostalgic article in the Sindo last weekend about once-popular Dublin 2 pub Scruffy Murphy’s, which could be demolished... Read more »

Eddie Hobbs’s troubled Treatdrop

June 15, 2017

SPARE a thought for celebrity economist Eddie Hobbs who is so far having a year to forget with his former property company Brendan... Read more »