Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

There’s no end in sight to Leslie Buckley’s troubles arising from data violation at INM

Publisher accuses Leslie Buckley of placing his ‘personal interests ahead of the interests of the company of which he was chairman to its substantial detriment’

Fri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00

EY settled case over Anglo Irish Bank audit for more than €10m

Big Four accountant was sued over audits that failed to uncover Seán FitzPatrick’s bed and breakfasting of up to €122m in personal loans

Mon Jul 10 2023 - 05:00

Court to rule on John Delaney’s appeal over agency’s access to FAI documents

Delaney argued before High Court that Corporate Enforcement Agency not entitled to use documents relating to him seized from FAI on grounds they were covered by legal professional privilege

Thu May 25 2023 - 17:04

EY agrees multimillion-euro settlement of Anglo Irish case

The 2012 case sought €50m in damages over losses allegedly resulting from auditor’s failings

Wed Jan 25 2023 - 15:03

Woman faces charges after Corporate Enforcement Authority probe

Emer Murphy, Loughrea, is accused of theft and fraudulently removing property from Emeracly Limited

Mon Jan 16 2023 - 22:20

Former INM executives seek greater disclosure in case alleging data breach

Gavin O’Reilly and Karl Brophy want Mediahuis Ireland Group Ltd to disclose documents beyond January 2017

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 17:11

Data commissioner told to look again at handling of complaint

Case concerns owner of cake decoration business Decobake

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 21:51

Man charged with company law offences after ODCE investigation

Case involves alleged ‘unauthorised and unlawful’ use of auditor registration number

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 17:02

€4.1m Davy fine ‘potentially problematic’ for criminal investigation, enforcer warned

Fine for breaching market rules may complicate initiating investigation, ODCE said

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 05:00

Liquidators of Wirecard’s Irish arm focus fraud investigation on four key areas

Liquidators have completed two reports on Dublin firm’s collapse

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 06:37

John Delaney failing to comply with court order over ODCE information, judge says

Ex-FAI chief disputes this and says he has complied with order as much as he can

Fri Nov 26 2021 - 19:41

INM seeks stay on proceedings taken by two former executives

Gavin O’Reilly and Karl Brophy oppose application

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 17:29

AG’s involvement in INM case is ‘stunning, obvious’ conflict of interest, Dáil hears

Róisín Shortall queries Paul Gallagher’s private legal work after Irish Times report

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 14:48

ICHH to seek appointment of High Court inspector to review charity

Homeless charity has one remaining director following ‘several’ resignations, says letter

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 19:34

ODCE may make further submissions on documents sought in FAI investigation

Former CEO John Delaney says material is covered by Legal Professional Privilege

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 22:19

State’s corporate watchdog prepares to strike out on its own

A new company law sheriff will be in town when the Corporate Enforcement Authority is set up in January

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 05:45

‘Irish FBI for white collar crime’ to be established in coming weeks

Corporate Enforcement Authority to replace Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 17:20

FAI increased loans by €20m in 2020

Reclassed bank loan brings current net liabilities down to €13 million

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 20:02

Pastor charged with theft worth €70,000 from church

Man (55) faces 30 charges of theft after investigation at Kildare church

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 18:31

ODCE waiting a year on detectives for white-collar crime cases, report says

Corporate watchdog gets two gardaí but had requested six

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 20:05

ODCE could have greater role in investigating white-collar crime

Joint committee recommends letting forensic accountants sit in on Garda interviews

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 16:43

New Garda powers under review to tackle white-collar crime

Next-generation search warrants could gain access to suspects' device data

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 00:05

Davy chief hires former AIB colleague to help rebuild trust

Former AIB customer care chief to take key role in handling Davy customer grievances

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 05:01

Failure to reform State pension age could cost up to €50bn

Seen and Heard: Quinlan bankruptcy case set for June; Hammerson stuck for Ilac tenants

Sun Mar 28 2021 - 13:03

Sunbeam House ‘unlawfully’ restrained intellectually disabled woman

Concerns over care standards, finances and governance at disability charity

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 00:15

Davy’s obstructionism and eventual day of reckoning

Public will be sickened at any sight of Davy 16 profiting from firm’s sale

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 05:21

Bank of Ireland approaches crisis-stricken Davy

No evidence of suspected criminal activity in broker inquiry, according to Central Bank

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 05:22

Davy group of 16 face possibility of personal sanction from Central Bank

Stockbroker faces scramble to hold on to clients as top executives resign

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 04:00

High Court appoints barrister to help review Delaney emails

The court ruled on Monday that just one more person should be allocated to the task

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 13:26

Timeline: Denis O’Brien’s lengthy and costly career in Irish media

It started and ended with radio, but it was news publishing that cost the most

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 12:01

Nine more suing INM and Leslie Buckley over alleged data hacking

High Court papers show second group of employees taking case against former chairman

Sat Jul 04 2020 - 16:46

How to navigate the choppy waters of Covid-19 and Brexit

Directors of companies facing difficult times ahead should make sure they are protected

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 03:00

ODCE offers comfort to firms facing insolvency amid Covid-19

Stance on responsible behaviour of directors will take into account coronavirus havoc

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 05:26

Court defers application for document access in INM case

Seven of those claiming data compromised are seeking permission to use the material

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 15:18