Article Category: Briefcases

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Baking Problem

March 24, 2016

FRENCH CHEF Olivier Quenet is best known as the owner of the popular French restaurant, La Maison, at Castle Street, D2, although in... Read more »

Motorway Insecurity

March 24, 2016

TWO DIRECTORS of a security firm are facing the possibility of being disqualified from acting as directors, with the company’s liquidator alleging around... Read more »

Greg Kavanagh’s Business Associate

March 24, 2016

PROPERTY whizzkid Greg Kavanagh got plenty of positive media coverage last week, with reports that his New Generation Homes vehicle is set to... Read more »

John Sherlock’s Tax Trouble

March 24, 2016

A DUBLIN solicitor who made a tax settlement in 2014 for a hefty €405,000 has landed in yet more trouble with the Taxman.... Read more »

Mark Kershaw Crashes Out

March 24, 2016

MOTOR RACING enthusiast and socialite Mark Kershaw was a prominent feature in the gossip pages during the Celtic Tiger boom years, thanks to... Read more »

Giraffe’s Neck in the Sand

March 9, 2016

GIRAFFE Childcare – the company behind crèche chain, Giraffe, which featured in the RTE exposé on crèches in 2013 – has taken its... Read more »

David Coleman’s Appeal

March 9, 2016

SOME bad news for solicitor and property developer David Coleman, a founding partner in the well-known law firm, Lavelle Coleman, which was split... Read more »

Oisin Hanrahan’s Settlement

March 9, 2016

HIGHFLYING US-based businessman Oisin Hanrahan has one less legal squabble to worry about now that a pesky court case taken against him and... Read more »

Stephen Cheung’s Conviction

March 9, 2016

LOOKS like the game is up for former liquidator Stephen Cheung, who was accused of stealing around €450,000 from various companies he was... Read more »

Karl Mulvee Gets Squeezed

March 9, 2016

DUBLIN businessman Karl Mulvee has been adept at generating positive press for his juicing business, Pure Green, although this wasn’t enough to make... Read more »

Tax Judgment For Labour Lawyer

March 9, 2016

SPARE A THOUGHT for Joe Revington, a senior counsel and a former advisor to Dick Spring, who has recently fallen foul of the... Read more »

Edmond O’Reilly Vs The Minnesota O’Shaughnessys

February 25, 2016

THINGS have gone horribly wrong for highflying Tipperary businessman Edmond O’Reilly, who made millions when he sold his recycling business Clearpoint to Mr... Read more »

Sean Rainey’s Tax Troubles

February 25, 2016

NOT long after a partnership he is involved in appeared on the Revenue’s list of tax defaulters, Cork developer Sean Rainey has had... Read more »