The financial problems for a Dublin city centre club and restaurant stemmed from its directors acquiring a company that had extensive debts, of which they were unaware, a judge stated yesterday.

A bid by an examiner to mount a rescue scheme for Carlow company Whitelite Automation Ltd and 29 of its employees has failed, the High Court heard yesterday.

Improved access to the examinership process has seen a near-50% rise in the number of jobs saved in SMEs this year, according to new data.

New figures reveal that more than 1,200 jobs were saved in small and medium businesses following examinership this year.

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Kieran McCarthy from Hughes Blake Chartered Accountants. Kieran has written a book entitled Family Business: A Survival Guide and talks with Kehlan about the book and why he decided to write it.

More than 1,700 jobs have been saved through the use of the examinership process for troubled companies in the first nine months of the year — the majority in small-and medium-sized businesses.

More than 1,200 jobs were saved as a result of firms entering examinership in the first half of the year.

A host of firms are in line for lucrative work from Nama to help the agency evaluate and monitor its debtors.

The examinership process has saved more than 400 jobs in the first three months of the year, according to a report.

Nearly 2,700 jobs will have been saved this year by companies opting for examinership as a way of trading out of their difficulties, new estimates suggest.

Examinerships have saved nearly 200 jobs in the first three months of the year, according to a review of the sector which examined the outcome of the process.

A new joint venture, Leonard Curtis Hughes Blake, has been set up to service the growing demand for cross-border restructuring, recovery and solvency cases.

Small firms in financial trouble are being urged to consider examinership as a potential rescue option; with new data showing that process to have saved nearly 800 jobs already this year.

Glanbia has poured €420,000 into award-winning food producer McEvoy Family Foods Ltd, which went bust last month, the High Court heard yesterday.

Fallon & Byrne, the restaurateur and gourmet food supplies business that entered into examinership last year, was today granted a new drinks license by the Circuit Civil Court for its Exchequer Street, Dublin, restaurant.

Doctors at the Killarney Primary Care Centre yesterday said normal business has not been affected by a High Court decision to appoint an examiner to the Prime Healthcare Group that had been involved in setting up the centre.

THE High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to award-winning iconic food business Fallon & Byrne.

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to award-winning iconic food business Fallon & Byrne.

Award-winning iconic food business Fallon & Byrne, which runs a restaurant and gourmet food hall in Dublin’s Exchequer Street, is insolvent and unable to pay a €1.4m tax bill, the High Court heard today.

THE prospect of AIB calling in personal guarantees from former minister and Newstalk broadcaster Ivan Yates over the collapse of Celtic Bookmakers have been heightened.

JOB losses at troubled bookie chain Celtic Bookmakers have reached 62, following last night’s announcement that another 16 shops have closed.

More than half of the shops in the Celtic Bookmakers chain have been saved from closure, it was revealed tonight.

WORKERS at the €6 million in debt, failed Celtic Bookmakers organisation were given a reprieve this week when they learned there has been interest shown in the company’s betting offices.

THE High Court will be asked later this month to approve a survival plan for the Zumo Juice and Smoothie bars chain.

The High Court will be asked later this month to approve a survival plan for the Zumo Juice and Smoothie bars chain.

THE High Court yesterday confirmed the appointment of an examiner to the Four Star Pizza takeaway and delivery chain after it heard an independent accountant had found it has a reasonable prospect of survival if certain steps are taken.

AN interim examiner has been appointed to takeaway chain Four Star Pizza after a judge heard the company is insolvent and unable to pay its debts.

IRELAND’S attractiveness to investors has been given a huge shot in the arm – 72% of independent international consultants believe Ireland is and will remain a top location for foreign investors.

The High Court has today appointed an interim examiner to the firm that owns and operates Zumo juice and smoothie bars.

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to award-winning Dublin restaurant Jo'Burger.

A FORMER Progressive Democrats election candidate turned property developer is heading one of four groups trying to buy Cork City football club.