Article Category: Briefcases

Anthony Fitzpatrick’s courtroom saga

April 19, 2017

WELL done to Limerick accountant Anthony J Fitzpatrick who recently had a relatively good day in the Court of Appeal. Regular readers of... Read more »

Accountants’ not so public hearings

April 19, 2017

ALTHOUGH hearings before the Disciplinary Tribunal of Chartered Accountants Ireland – the institute’s mechanism for dealing with wayward members – are advertised as... Read more »

David Coulson’s Tax Judgment

April 5, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting name in the latest issue of Stubbs Gazette. Dalkey businessman David Coulson had a €146,000 judgment registered against him... Read more »

Leo Sherlock’s late filing

April 5, 2017

TWO separate civil actions for breach of copyright against Goldhawk’s old pal Leo Sherlock are about to kick off in Ardee District Court.... Read more »

Nicholas O’Connor’s woes continue

April 5, 2017

SPARE a thought for accountant Nicholas O’Connor who has just had his practising certificate withdrawn by Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) following a review... Read more »

Cathal Pendred’s retirement plan

April 5, 2017

FORMER Irish mixed martial artist Cathal Pendred is currently making the move into acting but a set of accounts filed recently by his... Read more »

No love-in at Lovin Dublin

March 23, 2017

INTERESTING times at Lovin Dublin where would-be start-up guru Niall “Harbo” Harbison announced last weekend he was taking a step back from “operational... Read more »

Former film financier Forde falls foul

March 23, 2017

SURPRISING to see Goldhawk’s old pal Ignatius Forde in trouble for the small amount of €2,054 owed to Carlow County Council. The judgment... Read more »

Áine Collins’s bookkeeping troubles

March 23, 2017

A PROPERTY company in Cork called Ocean View Lodge Ltd has fallen foul of its creditors who held a meeting to appoint a... Read more »

Jerry Carey’s pals in China

March 9, 2017

MORE on Jerry Carey, the Cork businessman who has been a godsend for the political career of Fine Gael junior minister Dara Murphy.... Read more »

Niall McGarry’s high standards

March 9, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to hard-necked “new media” mogul Niall McGarry whose company, Maximum Media Network Ltd – the outfit behind the Joe.ie... Read more »

End of the line for Noel McFeely

March 9, 2017

SPARE a thought for Derry builder Noel McFeely who has been declared bankrupt in the north. McFeely follows in the footsteps of his... Read more »

‘Cloud bleed’ hits Captains?

March 9, 2017

STRANGE that a recent major internet security breach went unreported in the Irish media recently. The phenomenon known as “cloud bleed” affected over... Read more »

Familiar names feature on defaulters list

March 9, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted some familiar names on the Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters. Disgraced former District Judge Heather Perrin was hit with a... Read more »

More tax trouble for Michael O’Leary

March 9, 2017

SPARE a thought for Michael O’Leary (not that one) who has just had yet another judgment registered against him by the dreaded taxman,... Read more »

Harry Lorton’s timely exit

February 23, 2017

THE scheme of arrangement for Cork advertising company H&A Marketing was agreed last month and it makes bleak reading for its many creditors,... Read more »

Michael Martin’s closure order

February 23, 2017

SPARE a thought for Dublin restaurant Pacino’s, which recently featured on the Food Safety Authority’s naughty list after being served a closure order... Read more »

Bad Karma at Maharishi University

February 23, 2017

GOLDHAWK spotted an intriguing little company called Maharishi International University Ltd (MIU), which seems to have been the victim of some bad karma.... Read more »

John Condon’s bad record

February 23, 2017

DUBLIN solicitor John F Condon still can’t catch a break. The hapless legal eagle had a bad day in the Court of Appeal... Read more »

Pure results for Kathryn Thomas

February 23, 2017

GOOD to see that accounts recently filed for Aquarius Productions Ltd, the company owned by RTÉ presenter Kathryn Thomas and her brother David... Read more »

Small mercies for Tadhg Gunnell

February 9, 2017

FORMER Bloxham director Tadhg Gunnell had a rare spot of luck at the end of January when he managed to successfully appeal part... Read more »

Dublin City Council’s pyrite saga rolls on

February 9, 2017

GOLDHAWK’s old pals at Irish Asphalt (IA) Ltd had a bruising start to 2017 after Cavan builders James Elliott Construction (JEC) Ltd registered... Read more »

Derek O’Leary’s good day in court

February 9, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS to Goldhawk’s old pal Foxrock developer Derek O’Leary who had a pretty decent day in the Court of Appeal recently. One of... Read more »

Industrial distress in Trinity College

February 9, 2017

A ROW between management and workers has been on the boil in Trinity College where Unite and Siptu have been involved in talks... Read more »

Carlow beer barons brew up success

February 9, 2017

CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the beer barons at Carlow Craft Brewery Ltd, the company behind the increasingly popular O’Hara’s range of craft... Read more »

Legal eagle Madden’s tale of woe

January 25, 2017

GOLDHAWK’s old pal, former solicitor Paul Madden, is set for a stint in the slammer after he got three and a half years... Read more »

More headaches for John Condon

January 25, 2017

SPARE a thought for unlucky solicitor John Condon who had High Court proceedings lodged against him last week by the dreaded taxman. Condon,... Read more »