Article Category: Briefcases

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 »

Investigating Dan McCarthy

May 18, 2016

A COUNTY Cork vet who recently found himself in trouble with the Department of Agriculture has plenty on his plate. Dan McCarthy pleaded... Read more »

Veneto is Finito

May 18, 2016

ITALIAN banking operation Veneto Ireland Financial Services Ltd is to be wound up and placed in voluntary liquidation. The company – where local... Read more »

CARB gets Frank with accountants

May 18, 2016

THE CHARTERED Accountants Regulatory Board (CARB) has had a busy couple of weeks. One unlucky accounting firm in Galway has had its investment... Read more »

Dublin publicans’ tangled web

May 18, 2016

A COMPANY that owns popular Dublin sports bar, The Living Room, is facing a winding up petition in the High Court after losing... Read more »

Liquidator’s bad day in court

May 18, 2016

AN INTERESTING judgment was handed down in the High Court a couple of weeks ago when a liquidator failed in his attempt to... Read more »

Taxassist needs assistance

May 18, 2016

LOOK up the definition of irony and you might find a reference to Anne Cunningham Ltd in the dictionary. The Clane, Co Kildare-based... Read more »

Globo forced to the wall

May 18, 2016

INTERESTING to see Globoforce Group’s notice in The Irish Times last week, announcing that the company is seeking to reduce its capital. Maybe... Read more »

Pamela’s Letter

May 5, 2016

WHAT an angry letter The Irish Times published last week from a Pamela Kearns, Templeogue, who railed furiously against the notion of a... Read more »

Brian Walsh’s Next Move

May 5, 2016

FORMER Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh resigned his seat for Galway West in January on the grounds of ill-health and is presumably taking... Read more »

David Pratt’s Bad News

May 5, 2016

THERE WAS a setback last month for David Pratt, the squire of Hampton House, when one of his main operations was placed into... Read more »

Stewart Doyle’s Pen Pal

May 5, 2016

WHILE ex-Nama executive Enda Farrell is awaiting sentencing for leaking confidential information from the bad bank to companies, one name that keeps popping... Read more »

Scruffy’s Feeling A Bit Rough

May 5, 2016

SHUTTERED Dublin boozer Scruffy Murphy’s was the subject of a morning raid by the Dublin Sheriff’s Office two weeks ago. The after-work favourite... Read more »

Nick O’Connor’s Knack for Trouble

May 5, 2016

IT will be three strikes and you’re out for a Wexford accountant, who in 2015 pleaded guilty to four counts of theft against... Read more »

Francesca’s De Cataldo’s Accounting Troubles

May 5, 2016

GOLDHAWK’S favourite Italian import Francesca De Cataldo might be in another spot of bother. New accounts filed by the glamorous interior designer’s Sundogs... Read more »

Sean Melly’s Campaign

April 21, 2016

WITH JUST days to the Seanad poll closing, outspoken venture capitalist Sean Melly, running for a Trinity College seat, was keeping his profile... Read more »

Domini Kemp’s Recipe Book

April 21, 2016

CELEBRITY CHEF Domini Kemp, of RTÉ’s Recipe For Success, and her business partner in the Hatch & Sons restaurant on St Stephen’s Green... Read more »

Eleanor McEvoy’s Good Timing

April 21, 2016

ONE OF the new faces on RTÉ’s Dragons’ Den is Limerick woman and serial entrepreneur Eleanor McEvoy, currently cleaning up in the electricity... Read more »

Derek O’Neill’s Wellness Bonanza

April 21, 2016

HAVING decamped this week to the Provost’s House at Trinity College in order to try to secure a breakthrough in the negotiations, the... Read more »

Ciaran Larkin’s Shoeboxes

April 21, 2016

WITH NAMA having appointed a receiver to a company called Player Square Ltd (PSL), which was set up to redevelop the old Players... Read more »

Patrick Enright’s Punishment

April 7, 2016

THE DECISION by the President of the High Court, Peter Kelly, to strike Patrick Enright, formerly of Patrick Enright & Co Solicitors, Castleisland,... Read more »

Olivia Gaynor-Long’s Books

April 7, 2016

THE BANKRUPT Stokes brothers – Christian and Simon – are back in the news due to an upcoming High Court appearance to provide... Read more »

Breifne, Martin And Barty O’Brien

April 7, 2016

THERE WAS an interesting High Court order obtained by a liquidator last month in relation to the winding up of a company called... Read more »

Con Murphy’s Crash Landing

March 24, 2016

SPARE A THOUGHT for travel agent Con Murphy (also known as John Murphy), who crash landed this month when he was convicted of... Read more »