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DONALL DOOLEY GOES BUST

Date: October 18, 2018 - Briefcases

HARD luck to former high-flying developer Donall Dooley, who has just been adjudicated bankrupt in the High Court. Fans of Goldhawk will not be too surprised with this result – the Galway businessman has been up to his neck in trouble since the crash. Alongside William and Sheila Moran, of Moran’s on the Weir fame,… Read more »

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LEGAL EAGLES GROUNDED

Date: October 18, 2018 - Briefcases

THERE might be some tension at the next Southern Law Association shindig after two Cork City solicitors had judgments registered against them by rival legal eagles. Gail and Michael Enright were hit for €25,000 each by Thomas Coughlan, the principal at Thomas Coughlan & Co Solicitors on Anglesea Street in the city. It’s another setback… Read more »

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TAXMAN SKINS TOM HOGAN

Date: October 18, 2018 - Briefcases

THE dreaded taxman has lasered in on Galway businessman Tom Hogan. The Carrowbrowne man, who is listed as a director at a company called BB Medical Skincare Ltd (BBMS), has just had a judgment for over €480,000 registered against him by the Revenue. BBMS, where Hogan’s wife Jeanette Haynes is also listed as a director,… Read more »

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James Foody

WINDING UP THALMAN HEALTH

Date: October 18, 2018 - Briefcases

THE MUCH-VAUNTED Cork healthcare start-up Thalman Health Ltd is calling in the liquidator. The company, which straddled the Atlantic, operating in Cork and San Francisco, has declared itself insolvent ahead of a creditors’ meeting next week. The Glanmire outfit was founded by Sligo entrepreneur James Foody, “data-driven content strategist” Ian Kerins and product developer Josef… Read more »

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JEFFREY AIRD’S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

Date: October 18, 2018 - Briefcases

POSH interior design company Clive Christian Ireland (CCI) Ltd is heading for liquidation. A creditors meeting is scheduled for next week for the business, which is run by Dublin designer Jeffrey Aird from his shop in D4. This is the official Irish seller of products by British designer Clive Christian, famous for his furniture and… Read more »

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NO LOVE FOR LABOUR

Date: October 18, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

The Irish Congress of Trade Union’s Raise the Roof rally attracted a crowd of around 12,000, by and large uniting various campaigns and groups around the cross-party motion on homelessness. But the presence of the Labour Party was a sticking point for many. UNITE senior officer Brendan ‘the Ogre’ Ogle even released a video, slamming… Read more »

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Wilbur Ross

ED HEAPHY’S SUPREME COURT APPEAL

Date: October 18, 2018 - Briefcases

HARD luck to Cork banking consultant and former businessman Ed Heaphy, who had his appeal against a Bank of Ireland judgment slapped down in the Supreme Court recently. These days, Heaphy is a researcher in the European Parliament for the European United Left-Nordic Green Left group. This is the political formation of which Roscommon MEP… Read more »

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DAVID HERLIHY’S SECOND STRIKE-OFF

Date: October 18, 2018 - Briefcases

MORE on struck-off solicitor David Herlihy’s Law Society scrap. The former Limerick legal eagle was back in the Four Goldmines last week, where he was described by High Court president Peter Kelly as “not a fit and proper person to be on the roll of solicitors”. Fans of Goldhawk will recall that Herlihy was struck… Read more »

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Douglas Gageby

IRISH TIMES STYLE

Date: October 18, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

THE Irish Times marked the centenary of its most esteemed editor ever, Douglas Gageby, with a tribute from Joe Breen – “a man above the rest” – but decided not to publish a letter arguing that standards had fallen since his retirement in 1986. A plaque to Gageby at his Ranelagh birthplace was unveiled last… Read more »

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MICHEÁL GANLEY’S GIG

Date: October 18, 2018 - Student Life

KILL ALL Normies author Angela Nagle was in Trinity College recently to speak at an event with right-wing YouTuber Carl Benjamin. More interesting than their snore-fest debate on identity politics was some of the people involved in the event. Promotional materials had been floating around online naming something called the Trinity Classical Liberal Society (Lib… Read more »

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PAUL POGBA’S BRAND

Date: October 18, 2018 - Hush Hush

WHILE MANCHESTER United fans have been despairing at the underwhelming performance of superstar Paul Pogba, the Irish end of the story continues to play out. Last year, it emerged that the ‘Paul Pogba’ brand was transferred to an Irish company registered in Clonakilty called Blue Brands Ltd, where one of the directors turns out to… Read more »

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BEHIND THE ÁRAS

Date: October 4, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

A HIDDEN hand or hands have been at play in what is shaping up to be the dirtiest presidential campaign ever. Labour Party campaigners and other supporters of Michael D Higgins have been anticipating an ambush for months and recent weeks have seen a concerted effort to ‘get’ Higgins. And one of their targets is… Read more »

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Simon Coveney

UN SEAT: COVENEY CHECKMATES CANADA

Date: October 4, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

TÁNAISTE and foreign minister Simon Coveney’s stirring speech to the United Nations General Assembly last weekend championed the Palestinians in a manner that belies the government record of refusing to break with EU foreign policy on the Middle East. This change of tack has little to do with rediscovering traditional Irish foreign policy on the… Read more »

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Liadh Ní Riada MEP

PROFILE: LIADH NÍ RIADA MEP

Date: October 4, 2018 - Pillars of Society

THERE ARE those in Sinn Féin who believe that the party’s presidential bid via Liadh Ní Riada, daughter of iconic Irish composer Seán Ó Riada, is an inspired move that could see her outflank the two main parties that have cried off hurt. But there… Read more »

Louise O'Neill

YOUNG BLOOD: LOUISE O’NEILL

Date: October 4, 2018 - The Young Bloods

It’s been a bumper year for young adult fiction writer Louise O’Neill (33). The Cork native has published two books since the spring and the stage version of her well-received novel, Asking For It, is slated for a two-week run in The Abbey Theatre in November. Just how has the novelist managed to wrap the… Read more »

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Paschal Donoghue

PASCHAL VS MARY LOU VS PARTY RIVALS

Date: October 4, 2018 - Last Refuge

FINANCE MINISTER Paschal Donohoe has made a bold move in his Dublin Central constituency. He has taken on a running mate, even though he narrowly staved off a threat to his seat at the last general election. Donohoe’s move is aggressive, politically correct, courageous etc, but while it slaps it up to the other parties,… Read more »

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Gerry Byrne

‘INDO’S’ K CLUB COCK-UP

Date: October 4, 2018 - Wigs on the Green

THE LITIGATION between former K Club catering manager Peter Curran and the K Club, its head of security and one Mick Smurfit is due back in court this week when we should learn if Mick will be making an appearance. Meanwhile, the Indo has been landed with a defamation action as a result of a… Read more »

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Avril Stanley

AVRIL STANLEY’S SWEET SOUNDS

Date: October 4, 2018 - High Society

IT LOOKS like combining music with new age hippy mysticism and mindfulness is a rather profitable business. Earlier this summer (before those post-Electric Picnic images), festival promoter Avril Stanley had a pop at festival-goers who treat the campsites like rubbish tips, advising, “You don’t have to abandon all rules of common decency when it comes… Read more »

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Crohan O'Shea

CROHAN O’SHEA’S €10M PILE

Date: October 4, 2018 - High Society

WHILE THE property market has shown faint signs of slowing down, there was no hint of this last week when property developer Crohan O’Shea – Kerry Person of the Year 2011 and associate of one Seán Fitzpatrick – put his impressive home overlooking Killiney Bay on the market for, wait for it, €10m. A report… Read more »

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Ben Gilroy

BEN GILROY’S ‘ABHORRENT’ BEHAVIOUR

Date: October 4, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

IT WAS reported this week that Goldhawk’s old pal, Direct Democracy founder Ben Gilroy, is the subject of a High Court order from Judge Robert Haughton preventing him from taking certain legal actions and from providing advice to others who find themselves before the courts…. Read more »

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Date: October 4, 2018 -

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Tim Brennan

TIM BRENNAN VS RTÉ

Date: October 4, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

THE FALL-OUT from a finding by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) that Co Kilkenny vet Tim Brennan is not guilty of passing on inside information continues. RTÉ has just received a writ from the vet, alleging that he has been defamed. Brennan was the subject of intense media scrutiny after the BHA issued a press… Read more »

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WEE DANIEL’S BIG BUCKS

Date: October 4, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

WEE DANIEL O’Donnell has been keeping busy, serenading the Pope and popping up in TV adverts. It is not surprising that the Donegal crooner is worth a few bob, as the latest figures for DOD confirm, although there have been a lot of comings and goings. The O’Donnell set-up has changed in recent times, with… Read more »

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Colm Murphy

‘DISCIPLINARY MATTERS’

Date: October 4, 2018 - Wigs on the Green

HOLLOW LAUGHTER from solicitor Colm Murphy in Kenmare could surely be heard all the way to the Law Society’s HQ in Blackhall Place in Dublin when the latest edition of the Law Society Gazette was published. A statement from the Law Society’s Complaints and Client Relations Committee (CCRC) said the Court of Appeal had expressed… Read more »

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Vogue Williams

THE HUMBLING OF PAUL STENSON

Date: October 4, 2018 - Affairs of the Nation

VOGUE Williams is back on Irish screens with a new season of her documentary series and one episode in particular caught Goldhawk’s eye. In My Sponsored Life, the model-turned-documentarian investigated the strange lifestyles and lucrative business models of social media influencers. By far the most interesting segment centred on Goldhawk’s old pal Paul Stenson, the… Read more »

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Jack Sen

WILD ATLANTIC FASCISTS

Date: October 4, 2018 - Hush Hush

A GARDA ASU (armed support unit) assisting detectives from Milford and involving four garda jeeps recently raided a home near Annagry, close to Donegal Airport, arresting a prominent UK far-right extremist after searching for arms and discovering ammunition there. The suspect was eventually released from Letterkenny Garda station without charge, but a file is being… Read more »

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LESLIE BUCKLEY’S GOOD TIMES

Date: October 4, 2018 - Hush Hush

Leslie Buckley has had a lot on his plate courtesy of that investigation into Independent News and Media by the ODCE. However, the good news is that he continues to make money from assorted other activities. Buckley popped up at the Liam Miller tribute match last week and at the corporate shindig afterwards, where he… Read more »

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Boris Johnson

THE HOT AIR BRIGADE

Date: October 4, 2018 - The Hot Air Brigade

What we need to do is build a bridge between our islands. Why don’t we? Why don’t we? Boris Johnson pushes for a ‘Brexit bridge’ between Scotland and the north, Sunday Times Michael’s mind is symbolic of that more sensitive aspect of ourselves. His presidency is such a gift to us. He reminds us about… Read more »

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Theresa May

BRITISH ARMY’S LEGACY

Date: October 4, 2018 - Bird's Eye View

Last week Michael Quinn was awarded £193,000 for what the judge described as the “pain and suffering” he endured as a result of being shot on Bloody Sunday in 1972. A paratrooper aimed a lethal headshot at Quinn as he ran to aid a man fatally wounded. The bullet shattered Quinn’s cheekbone and went through… Read more »

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Michael D Higgins

HIGGINS NO-SHOWS

Date: October 4, 2018 - Last Refuge

MICHAEL D HIGGINS has shown yet again that he is anything but a naïve aesthete, as his deft political footwork and PR manipulation illustrated last week. RTÉ’s news and current affairs MD, Jon Williams, took charge of negotiations with the Áras in an effort to persuade Higgins to debate with the pygmies that would presume… Read more »

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VERSATILE VINCENT

Date: October 4, 2018 - Last Refuge

GREEN but multi-coloured Vincent P Martin is surely the most versatile political personality in Ireland. The senior counsel, former legal/property activist with New Beginnings and a member of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), Martin was also a Fianna Fáil member. He then went independent and is now a Green Party political activist and is… Read more »

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Sean Sherlock

SHERLOCK GETS BACK ON THE WAGON

Date: October 4, 2018 - Last Refuge

LABOUR TD Seán Sherlock, caused some concern among party TDs and senators recently as he appeared to have succumbed to the demon drink again – politically, not personally – as he had supported one or more amendments to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill wending its long and torturous journey through the Oireachtas. Sherlock joined with… Read more »

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EXAMINER’S LEGACY DEBT

Date: October 4, 2018 - Fit to Print?

A LEGACY debt the Irish Times had to pick up following its recent takeover of the Irish Examiner arose from a rather serious mistake the paper made in naming Ciaran Damery as being wanted in connection with the IRA killing of Sgt Jerry McCabe in 1996. The error in confusing Ciaran Damery with his brother… Read more »

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Radio Kerry

RADIO SILENCE

Date: October 4, 2018 - Fit to Print?

KERRY’S EYE sleuth Aidan O’Connor recently provided his newspaper with a local media scoop concerning a €1m High Court judgment against a pillar of the community in Kerry. For one reason or another, Radio Kerry declined to follow up or even lift O’Connor’s exclusive. AIB recently secured its €1 million judgment against former Lee Strand… Read more »

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Paul O'Neill

JOURNALISM MATTERS (SOMETIMES)

Date: October 4, 2018 - Fit to Print?

THE MOST laudable campaign, Journalism Matters Week, launched by NewsBrands Ireland recently, was enthusiastically promoted by the Irish Times in particular. The Old Lady of Tara Street draped the banner of press freedom and democracy around itself like some bare-breasted French revolutionary hussy ‘leading the people’. However the old lady’s slip was showing a different… Read more »

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Ed Walsh

COVENEY BINS CLIMATE DENIAL

Date: October 4, 2018 - Fowl Emissions

Ireland’s chronic inaction on tackling climate change is inflicting acute reputational damage internationally. And while Taoiseach Leo Varadkar still thinks ‘climate action’ has something to do with paper cups, foreign minister Simon Coveney seems focused on the bigger picture. Last week he spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York and said it was… Read more »

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