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Fintan O'Toole

FIFTH COLUMNIST FINTAN

Date: December 12, 2019 - Fit to Print?

THE Irish Times has been in full-on battle mode against proposals for a citizens’ assembly to prepare for a border poll and has published a stream of articles from conservative southern politicians and journalists aghast at the prospect. But the already nervous partitionists at the IT were most disconcerted to see that their political oracle,… Read more »

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Richard Bruton

CLIMATE PR

Date: December 12, 2019 - Fowl Emissions

FOR THE global army of Irish diplomats who have canvassed for years on behalf of Ireland’s vanity project – a seat on the UN Security Council – the year of reckoning will arrive in 2020. With the election set for June, expect a ramping up of efforts to show off our UN values – compassion,… Read more »

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JOHN FITZGERALD’S PHILOSOPHY

Date: December 12, 2019 - Fowl Emissions

Leo and Richard are fond of saying that they’re listening to the angry young climate activists taking to the streets in their thousands, but it’s reassuring to know that, ultimately, they take their advice from the pragmatic older men appointed for that purpose. Leo’s chief scientific advisor, Mark Ferguson, was again preaching complacency during RTÉ’s… Read more »

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BOG CUTTINGS 3724

Date: December 12, 2019 - Bog Cuttings

Losing the head A MOUNTRATH man, who tried to headbutt a traffic warden after repeatedly parking his car in an area of Portlaoise without a proper permit, has been given a four-month jail sentence. At Portlaoise District Court, Lukasz Krol (31) of 50 Rushall, Mountrath, was charged with threatening or abusive behaviour, and assault. Sgt… Read more »

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Dave Price

EDEN ONE VS PERPETUA

Date: December 12, 2019 - High Society

THE LULULEMON-sporting gym bunnies in D4 will be excited at the news that January 15 has been set as the date for the opening of the super-posh Eden One gym (sorry health spa) in Luke and Brian Comer’s Number One Ballsbridge – the development of expensive apartments on the site of the old Berkeley Court… Read more »

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Consuelo O’Connor

CARRY-ON AT THE CARBERY HUNT

Date: December 12, 2019 - High Society

GOLDHAWK was surprised to see claims of “disgraceful” behaviour associated with the long-established Carbery Foxhounds in Bandon, Co Cork (not to be confused with the West Carbery hunt outside Mitchelstown, where one Jeremy Irons is joint-master). Last month’s court room outing featured the Carbery hunt’s secretary, Eamonn Sheehy, who also happens to be a member… Read more »

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Marian O'Gorman

GREG O’GORMAN’S NEW HURDLE

Date: December 12, 2019 - High Society

PRESUMABLY, members of the O’Gorman family will be hoping for a quiet 2020 now that the High Court family spat is well behind them. For Greg O’Gorman, the new year will see him pushing on with an unlikely tie-in with former world indoor sprint hurdle champion and RTÉ favourite Derval O’Rourke. The O’Gorman family spat… Read more »

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David Dunne

DUNNE AND DUSTED?

Date: December 12, 2019 - Sport of Kings

THE CASE featuring the testing positive for an anabolic steroid of the David Dunne-trained Druim Samhraidh following his win at Ballinrobe in August has come to a conclusion. While Dunne was ultimately held responsible as the trainer in charge of the horse, some issues around this case remain murky. Dunne had pleaded ignorance and could… Read more »

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Declan McDonagh

DECLAN MCDONAGH’S OPPORTUNITY

Date: December 12, 2019 - Sport of Kings

DONNACHA O’BRIEN’S departure from the weighing room isn’t exactly great news for Irish trainers, given they now have another O’Brien handler to contend with, but it will surely provide some interesting opportunities for the current crop of flat jockeys. Not only will it free up more opportunities in Ballydoyle for the likes of Seamie Heffernan,… Read more »

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QUINLAN’S NARROW ESCAPE

Date: December 12, 2019 - Sport of Kings

THE WAR on drugs continues, but it remains a serious concern for the sport that such a high proportion of jockeys are engaging in the dangerous activity of riding with Class A drugs still in their systems. Another two young jockeys, Cian Cullinan and David Simmonson, are the latest to receive lengthy bans, while another… Read more »

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Tim Husbands

TIM HUSBANDS’S HOMEWORK

Date: December 12, 2019 - Sport of Kings

ONE PERSON who will be keeping a close eye on the racing at Leopardstown this Christmas is the track’s soon-to-be manager, Tim Husbands. Husbands, whose career has been focused mainly in the tourism and leisure sector and who is a former chief executive of Titanic Belfast, was very much a left-field choice for the role,… Read more »

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Josepha Madigan

THEATRICAL LICENCE AT THE ABBEY

Date: December 12, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

VERY LATE in the day, the Abbey Theatre has got around to advertising the three long-unfilled vacancies on its board. Unusually, however, the call for expressions of interest has been placed on the Public Appointments Service (PAS) website, stateboards.ie, unlike previous adverts seeking expressions of interest for those seats that are filled by the board… Read more »

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BUCZKOWSKA JOINS ARTS COUNCIL

Date: December 12, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

GOOD TO report that the Arts Council is back up to full strength following the resignation for personal reasons at the end of October of Vodafone’s head of talent, Claudine McMahon, just three weeks after her appointment. The Department of Culture told Goldhawk that, as it had received a number of replies to its original… Read more »

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Tom Sherry

KATE O’RIORDAN’S RTÉ DRAMA

Date: December 12, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

AT A time when Dee Forbes and RTÉ have again been crying wolf about the death of public-service broadcasting, Montrose has given a plum commission to the BBC’s international sales and production outfit, BBC Studios, for London-based Kate O’Riordan’s Smother – a six-part whodunnit family drama to be filmed in Lahinch, Co Clare. But, if… Read more »

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Tom O'Mahony

UNLOVED ORIGIN ENTERPRISES SHARES UNDER-RATED

Date: December 12, 2019 - Moneybags

TOM O’MAHONY has taken two significant steps in his ongoing development of Origin Enterprises. Most recently, there was the €48m sale of the group’s 31-acre site in the South Docklands in Cork. Before that was Origin’s entry into the new market opening up in South America, courtesy of a 65% stake purchase in the big… Read more »

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Nicholas O'Connor

NICHOLAS O’CONNOR’S BAD LUCK

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

SPARE a thought for Goldhawk’s old pal Nicholas O’Connor, who just can’t seem to catch a break. Following the taxman slapping him with a judgment for a paltry €6,000 in the summer, the hapless former Wexford accountant has again been whacked by the Revenue, this time for a hefty €417,000 (see The Phoenix, 14/6/19). O’Connor… Read more »

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SEAN MCKEON’S LIQUIDATION

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

GOLDHAWK spotted an interesting High Court judgment recently relating to a company called Sutton Castle Developments Ltd (SCD). This turns out to be a subsidiary of the MKN property group, owned and operated by developer Sean McKeon (probably best known for snapping up the controversial Johnson Mooney/Telecom Éireann site in Ballsbridge back in 1993) and… Read more »

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Ray Norton

RAY NORTON’S CONSUMER WARNING

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

THE BIZARRE saga of Ennis businessman Ray Norton’s online tech retailer Click.ie rattles on. Last week, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) issued a public warning after becoming “concerned about the information being provided to consumers” on the Click.ie website. In a statement, the CCPC said that it was “investigating” the activities of the… Read more »

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MOUNTAINVIEW’S INSECURITIES

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

A FAMILIAR company that popped up on the Revenue’s latest list of tax defaulters was Castlebar property outfit Mountainview Securities Ltd. The once-mighty construction and property vehicle, now in receivership, settled with the taxman for €40,000 after underdeclaring its VAT liability, but it has already managed to pay back €18,000. Founded by the late Tony… Read more »

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MORE HEAT FOR HAVANA THERAPY

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

A DUBLIN company called Havana Digital Media Ltd (HDML) has just had a small tax judgment (€4,000) registered against it. Although their names don’t appear on company documents, the entity is linked to father and son duo Gary and Keith Hogan. It will be recalled that the Hogans were behind a laser treatment company called… Read more »

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JEAN LOGUE’S TAX BILL

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

A SMALL hotel company called Spanish Point Investments Ltd was named on the latest tax defaulters list. This is the entity behind the Bellbridge House Hotel in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare, which settled with the Revenue for €75,000 after being caught for underdeclaring PAYE and PRSI. The 100% shareholder here is Jean Logue, matriarch of… Read more »

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ALL THAT GLITTERS

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

NEXT WEEK the dreaded taxman will be in the High Court seeking to wind up the high-profile Hynes Jewellers (Wexford) operation. This is actually the second time creditors have come knocking, after a petition was lodged in 2014 by legal eagles Val Stone and Catherine Stack in relation to monies they claimed to be owed… Read more »

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IPA’S NEW DIRECTORY

Date: December 12, 2019 - Briefcases

GOLDHAWK looks forward to this time of year when the Institute of Public Administration’s indispensable annual directory, Ireland – A Directory, lands on his desk, jammed full of useful information about a whopping 9,000 public and private sector bodies. The 2020 edition contains the useful information, statistics and contact details for local councillors, civil service… Read more »

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MOYA DOHERTY’S STRIKE OFF NOTICE

Date: December 3, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

GOLDHAWK WAS surprised to see some of the companies owned by Moya Doherty and John McColgan listed for striking off by the Companies Office for failing to file accounts. Clearly, the high-profile celebrity couple have been very busy lately, so Companies Office deadlines may have slipped by. Doherty, for example, finds herself in the uncomfortable… Read more »

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Paul Henderson

MAIL’S (FE)MALE ‘ETHOS’

Date: November 28, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

EVOKE.IE, website of the Mail titles newspaper group (DMG Media Ireland), hosts a timely and most cautionary article this week about the perils of foolish, drink-fuelled behaviour at office Christmas parties. It warns that uninhibited activity can lead to “issues with sexual harassment” and the like, leading to serious repercussions such as “forced resignations”. Also… Read more »

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JUDGE GEARTY’S VIEW

Date: November 28, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

THE RECENT appointment of Mary Rose Gearty SC to the High Court bench means that two female barristers involved in the prosecution of Anglo-Irish Bank-related cases – Gearty and Úna Ní Raifeartaigh (now on the Court of Appeal) – have been made judges. But Gearty made her mark in a different judicial arena recently with… Read more »

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Noel Grealish

PROFILE: NOEL GREALISH

Date: November 28, 2019 - Pillars of Society

INDEPENDENT TD Noel Grealish was the first politician of substance to emit nakedly racist and even sectarian remarks before stealing away from public glare; job done with the recruitment of that roughly 20% of the electorate whose rage and frustration leads them to such ‘politics’. His Galway West constituency has an arty, bohemian, left-wing image… Read more »

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Conor Gallagher

YOUNG BLOODS: CONOR GALLAGHER

Date: November 28, 2019 - The Young Bloods

It’s been a bumper year for Irish Times crime correspondent Conor Gallagher (34), who has won fans and scooped awards for his widely praised coverage of the Ana Kriégel murder trial. But how did he manage to set himself apart from his fellow hacks during a trial in which the media’s conduct became a matter… Read more »

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Michael O'Leary

RYANAIR’S BOTTOM LINE BOOSTED BY BOEING’S BAD NEWS

Date: November 28, 2019 - Moneybags

NOT TOO many observers realise that the ongoing Boeing 737 Max debacle has had a beneficial side-effect for Ryanair shareholders, as it has put a stop to Mick O’Leary’s growth gallop. Given the ramifications from the tragic air accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia in late 2018 and early 2019, the delivery of the 737 Max… Read more »

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Simone Rocha

SIMONE ROCHA’S PERFECT WEEKEND

Date: November 28, 2019 - High Society

LONDON-BASED Irish fashion designer Simone Rocha popped up in the Financial Times’s super glossy ‘How to Spend it’ supplement last weekend to reveal just how down to earth she is. But behind the Burdock chips and visits to second-hand bookstores, Simone’s business is a multi-million-euro operation. The article focused on Simone’s “perfect weekend in Dublin”… Read more »

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Triona Mullane

MULLANE’S MEDAL

Date: November 28, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

THERE WAS good news for mobile advertising tech businesswoman Triona Mullane this week when she landed the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in the emerging category. But she may be better known to some as having been a €62,000 pa board member of Independent News & Media (INM), whose ties to one Denis O’Brien… Read more »

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Elizabeth Brennan

LIZ BRENNAN’S MOVIE MONEY

Date: November 28, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

THE DEADLINE has now passed for submissions to the Workplace Relations Commission, which is carrying out an ‘audit’ of the film and TV sector, focused on “industrial relations generally”. One of the bodies that will have made its views known is Elizabeth Brennan’s lobby group, Screen Guilds of Ireland (SGI). This outfit has been very… Read more »

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Kevin Doyle

KEVIN DOYLE’S NEXT GOAL

Date: November 28, 2019 - Sport of Kings

SINCE RETIRING from a successful soccer career, ex-Ireland international star Kevin Doyle has been keeping himself busy developing the family’s Slaney River Stud in Wexford and adding to the farm’s band of broodmares. He has made some interesting acquisitions. One of the high-profile female additions to the farm last year was the ex-Graham Wylie and… Read more »

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Jim Sheridan

JIM SHERIDAN’S GOOD NEWS

Date: November 28, 2019 - Behind the Scenes

IT IS three years since Goldhawk reported on the then prospects for Jim Sheridan’s adaptation of Sebastian Barry’s The Secret Scripture (see The Phoenix, 23/9/16). Funded by Screen Ireland (SI) and the S481 tax break – twice – the film had been panned at initial screenings and was written down by its US backer. Secret… Read more »

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Date: November 28, 2019 -

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DUBLIN TOWN’S TASK

Date: November 28, 2019 - Affairs of the Nation

THE ROW over the designation of part of Dublin 2 as the Grafton Quarter continues to reverberate and Dublin City Council remains under pressure to review the decision, which was taken by the low-profile Dublin Town organisation, funded mainly by rates levies on local business. From the public’s point of view, not a lot is… Read more »

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