Article Category: Briefcases

Bob Lanigan’s legal saga

August 10, 2016

AN INTERESTING judgment was handed down last month relating to Goldhawk’s old friend, former general manager of Coolmore Stud Bob Lanigan. In 2008,... Read more »

Michael O’Leary’s tax woes

July 28, 2016

SPARE A thought for Michael O’Leary (not that one) who just had a judgment for €54,000 registered against him by the Revenue in... Read more »

Revenue gets tough with solicitors

July 28, 2016

THE REVENUE has registered judgments against no less than five solicitors since the start of June. The legal eagles will now have to... Read more »

Bad times get worse for O’Connor brothers

July 28, 2016

THERE WAS bad news in July for Kerry developers and builders WK O’Connor & Sons Ltd (WKOC) which had a receiver appointed to... Read more »

Another bad day in court for Peter McCann

July 28, 2016

GOLDHAWK’S old pal Peter McCann had a rough day in court last week when the High Court upheld a ruling that he intended... Read more »

Some good news for Peter Lavelle

July 28, 2016

CONGRATULATIONS to property investor and financial markets trader Peter Lavelle, who had a great day in the High Court last week in front... Read more »

De Valera’s Irish Pressures

July 15, 2016

IRISH Press PLC finally filed its 2014 accounts last month after a long wait, which saw it listed for striking off the Companies... Read more »

John McCormack’s huge losses

July 15, 2016

IT’S been a summer to forget for former Sligo Businessman of the Year John McCormack, with Bank of Ireland (BoI) appointing a receiver... Read more »

Worrying Numbers for Michael Peirce

July 15, 2016

SPARE a thought for Oransay Developments Ltd (ODL), which had a receiver appointed to it last month on foot of a mortgage charge... Read more »

The Wrafters’ raft of woes

July 2, 2016

THERE’S more trouble in store for Goldhawk’s old pals, the Wrafter clan. One of their property businesses, Carnsen Ltd, had receivers appointed last... Read more »

Profits sink for the Admirals

July 2, 2016

LOUTH publican James Carter has had a 2016 to forget with three of his pubs appointing liquidators in May. Carter is the principal... Read more »

Carlow fashionista’s rates bill

July 2, 2016

A FASHION boutique in Co Wexford, operated by a very interesting fashion designer and entrepreneur named Tanyia Deane, has been hit with a... Read more »

Kerry developers have day in court

July 2, 2016

SPARE a thought for Co Kerry property developers William ‘Billy’ Moloney and Eamon McCarthy, who have had a whopping E11m judgment registered against... Read more »

Revenue gets tough with developers

July 2, 2016

GOLDHAWK’S old friends, developers James Cummins and Michael Walsh, popped up on Revenue’s most recent list of tax defaulters. After an audit of... Read more »

O’Leary’s powerful friends

July 2, 2016

MORE on Monkstown modernist Michael O’Leary (not that one), whose new house in south Dublin has locals in a tizzy (see The Phoenix... Read more »

Dermot Desmond’s graduates

June 17, 2016

IT HAS been a busy few weeks for Dermot Desmond’s Uversity, the ‘cultural odyssey’ idea he floated at the Global Economic Forum in... Read more »

Revenue clamps down on corporation tax

June 17, 2016

THREE unlucky companies were named in Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters for failure to file corporation tax returns. S Carroll Contracts Ltd,... Read more »

Galway clampers get the axe

June 17, 2016

DRIVERS in Galway City shouldn’t get too excited about the news that Galway Clamping Company Ltd is set for liquidation, with a meeting... Read more »

Louth bookie’s bowl of woes

June 17, 2016

ONE business name that popped up on Revenue’s latest list of defaulters was a Drogheda company called Nevada Jack’s Ltd. The popular casino... Read more »

Trotter Independent Trading winds up

June 17, 2016

GOLDHAWK spotted one intriguing notice recently related to a business called Trotter Independent Trading Company. The small Dublin investment company is being voluntarily... Read more »

Des Murphy’s Annus Horribilis

June 17, 2016

CORK builder and developer Des Murphy has had a hectic 2016, with two of his companies placed in receivership already this year. A... Read more »

Nestor boys’ bank troubles

June 17, 2016

ONE story that caught Goldhawk’s eye recently was the unfair sacking of a Supervalu employee in Galway after he ate a slice of... Read more »

Bad day in court for bolshie barrister

June 1, 2016

COLOURFUL barrister Alan Toal features in an interesting judgment by the Court of Appeal.

ECT isn’t firing on all cylinders

June 1, 2016

RECENT accounts filed by Galway manufacturers Éircomposites Teoranta (ECT) suggest that the business might be in a spot of bother. The company, which... Read more »

Mortgage Woes for Louis Fitz

June 1, 2016

TWO companies were placed in receivership in April on foot of mortgages with EBS Building Society dating back to 2006. The mortgages held... Read more »

Construction firm set to foot tax bill

June 1, 2016

GOLDHAWK spotted a judgment registered last month against Footoak Project Managers (FPM) Ltd, which will make a few stomachs queasy at the Dublin... Read more »

Galway construction empire crumbles

June 1, 2016

THE outlook isn’t very good for Galway construction giants the Fitzgerald Group, which held creditors’ meetings to appoint liquidators to several of its... Read more »

Woodville goes out of style

June 1, 2016

SPARE a thought for Woodville Fashions Ltd, which was placed in liquidation last month after a torrid few years. The fashion importers saw... Read more »

Profits dry up for De Braam

June 1, 2016

DE BRAAM Trading Company (DTC) Ltd is listed for striking off again, just a year after it successfully filed for restoration to the... Read more »