Two adults and four children, including a young baby, were in the house when Sean Mooney (26) pointed a sawn off shot gun at the front door, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was told. The adults saw Mooney on the home’s CCTV cameras. He was dressed in black with his face covered. Garda Stephen Tierney told…
JAMES PACKER’S CHALLENGING FIVE YEARS * September 2013: splits from Erica, the wife of his three young children. * May 2014: captured by paparazzi brawling with close friend and then-Nine Entertainment chief executive David Gyngell * December 2015: pays older sister Gretel a reported $1.25 billion to settle the terms of their father Kerry’s will.…
Gambling is more than a popular pastime in Ireland. It is a multi-billion dollar industry employing more than 6,000 people across thousands of bookmakers, casinos, and gaming arcades. In fact, the gambling industry is one of the largest in the country, with punters betting more than 5 billion a year. The surging popularity of gambling…
Listed real estate business McGrath (ASX: MEA) says it has “further information” and is seeking “urgent clarification” from founder John McGrath over media reports he has $16.2 million in gambling debts. McGrath shares were placed in a trading halt on Thursday as outgoing CEO Cameron Judson said further updates would be contingent on John…
By Sonya McLean A former Leeds United and Republic of Ireland youth team footballer has been jailed for two and half years after he was caught transporting almost 200,000 worth of cannabis. Robert Bayly (30) was described by his barrister as a child prodigy who fell into gambling when he moved to Leeds United as…
The Jeonnam Yeosu Coast Guard on Monday arrested seven Vietnamese men on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering another Vietnamese citizen over an unpaid gambling debt. Maritime police officers said the 31-year-old victim was beaten to death after being kidnapped and taken to Balpo Beach, South Jeolla Province, at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 24. (Yonhap) The…
McGrath Ltd (ASX:MEA) expects to generate underlying EBITDA for the June 2018 financial year in the range of $5.0 million to $5.5 million. The share price is largely unchanged, down 0.5 cents to $0.425, albeit on low volume ($30,000 shares traded at around midday). During January 2018, McGrath told the market its…
Embattled property group McGrath Limited (ASX: MEA) has issued another profit warning, saying its full year guidance will be cut by half because of lower sales volumes. The company says it expects underlying full-year earnings of between $5 million and $5.5 million, which is down significantly from its January forecast of between $10.6 million and…
Embattled real estate company McGrath Limited has delivered another blow to shareholders after the business cut its full-year guidance by 50 percent. McGrath Limited said one-off cash costs have brought the companys full-year guidance to between $5 and $5.5 million down from the $10.6 million to $11.6 million forecast in January. READ MORE: ‘Rogue economist’ defends…
Embattled property group McGrath Limited has cut its full year earnings guidance by half, saying the impact of reduced sales volumes has affected the company more significantly than previously contemplated. The company expects to generate underlying full-year earnings of between $5 million and $5.5 million, down from between $10.6 million and $11.6 million announced in…