A small bit of history was made yesterday as Baker Tilly's Sarah-Jane O'Keeffe was appointed Ireland's first female examiner. The Circuit Court in Dundalk appointed Sarah-Jane O'Keeffe to the Eastern Seaboard restaurant and bakery in Drogheda, Co Louth, where 43 jobs are at risk. This is the first time a female examiner has been appointed [...]
The Examinership mechanism for rescuing companies has “saved” 159 jobs in the second quarter, according to the latest figures released from Hughes Blake. Read the full article in The Irish Times.
Small firms advised to apply for court protection. Read the full story in the Irish Times
Design agency directors Dan Byrne and Daniel Noel Coughlan get court protection from its creditors while a financial rescue plan is sought. Read the full article in the Irish times http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/huguenot-xmi-granted-request-for-examinership-1.2544536
In the today's Irish Examiner, Neil Hughes Examiner and Managing Partner at Hughes Blake discusses how despite the increase in consumer sentiment, retailers across the country are continuing to turn to examinership to address legacy issues such as unsustainable leases and high debt. Read the full article by clicking on the image below
18 jobs were saved in Ferns today when Lodgewood Engineering emerged from Examinership. In the High Court in Dublin a scheme was approved which allows the company to continue trading as one of the leading engineering companies in the South East. The company also operates a tool and garden machinery centre off the N11 just [...]