Champagne loving ‘Hollywood’ Creaven’s €26.5m fall from VAT crime carousel

DYLAN CREAVEN was know as ‘Hollywood’ in Limerick’s rugby and social circles because he always drank champagne.

Perhaps his choice of tipple was no surprise — given the sparkling results his company recorded.

Creaven’s Silicon Technologies Europe Ltd saw a turnover of €416 million for the year 2000/2001 for the Irish operation and $46m (€36m) in respect of an American subsidiary based in Boston Massachusetts.