Foster and Allen owe €3million each to Revenue

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

From RTE.ie;

The High Court has ruled that musicians Foster and Allen must pay around €3m each to the Revenue Commissioners.
Michael Foster had challenged a judgment granted against him in 2008 for almost €3m in tax and penalties arising out of a €1m tax demand.
Tony Allen challenged the Revenue Commissioners action for summary judgment against him over a demand for income tax and penalties totalling almost €3.5m.
The claim for income tax goes back to the 1980s.
Mr Justice John Hedigan rejected their challenge.
He described Mr Foster's action as a "hopeless application" and said he had delayed too long in bringing it.
He found that Mr Allen had not established that he had a real defence that was likely to succeed to the application for judgment.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1122/fosterandallen.html

It's been suggested that they pay up, or face doing a whole "Bunch of Thyme" :pac:

mikom

They won't be doing much of this........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVD7ZcA4p-M

hondasam

How much did the earn to owe this much?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4tDjllT4vc

fryup

i cringed back in the 80s watchin them on TOTP

would ya look at the micks in the leprauchan suits:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C46AcWDZtho

Sergeant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSwM1ALC4Pw

Ghandee

Who?

I know one is beer, but what's the other one?

Where To

Ghandee wrote: »

Who?

I know one is beer, but what's the other one?

They're 'Old Flames' :pac:

TheZohanS

Ghandee wrote: »

Who?

I know one is beer, but what's the other one?

They're the two guys off the Podge & Rodge show...thought it was spelt Fester though...

knird evol

For €3million it is a precious thing
And €3million brings all things to my mind
€3million with all its flavours, along with all its joys
€3million, brings all things to my mind

corktina

they should pay another 3 million each in compo for damage to music lovers.

How the feck did they ever earn that much? I suppose it was all christmas pressies for the Mammy was it?

Latchy

'' All my life ...All my life ... I'll We'll be be paying off this debt , all of our lives ''

^ My mother has a cd

Duckworth_Luas

hondasam wrote: »

How much did the earn to owe this much?

Total record and DVD sales of nearly 20 million worldwide.

Dotrel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qv1DhdPAS8

CardBordWindow

How do ye people know Song Titles??

Nodin

fryup wrote: »

i cringed back in the 80s watchin them on TOTP

would ya look at the micks in the leprauchan suits:rolleyes:

They claimed that was our "national dress".

Latchy

CardBordWindow wrote: »

How do ye people know Song Titles??

When you hear the tv/radio announcer say '' An now folks ...the brand new song by

insert artists of your choice

''

Dotrel

fryup wrote: »

i cringed back in the 80s watchin them on TOTP

would ya look at the micks in the leprauchan suits:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C46AcWDZtho

The one on the right looks like the priest from Glenroe, the one on the left looks like an IRA terrorist. I wonder what the English made of this appearance?

Owen

Laugh all you want lads, they're (as a pair) one of the biggest recording acts on the planet. I personally hate them, but they hate each other too by all accounts, so it's alright :pac:

PCPhoto

CardBordWindow wrote: »

How do ye people know Song Titles??

A wonderful invention called the internet and a search engine called "Google"

parker kent

PCPhoto wrote: »

A wonderful invention called the internet and a search engine called "Google"

Plus a huge amount of people will have grown up with parents that liked them. My Dad tortured us on car trips playing their tapes.

A walkman, a walkman....my kingdom for a walkman!

themadchef

Songs about roiding... smart fookers all the same, knew how to sell records.


Not many bunches of thyme around these days. Feckin salons were the ruination of a good minge.

eire.man

it's easy know how they got their money now!

Sergeant

themadchef wrote: »

Not many bunches of thyme around these days. Feckin salons were the ruination of a good minge.

They'd never even heard of a Brazilian in Mullingar until the Celtic Tiger.

Haelium

The government should do the same with Bono to wipe the self satisfied smirk off his face.

The Scientician

A Bunch Of Thyme is a creepy song but their version is the best one.

Ellis Dee

TheZohan wrote: »

They're the two guys off the Podge & Rodge show...thought it was spelt Fester though...

Yes, they're called "Fester and Ailin'" on that show. :P

I just wish I had earned enough in my whole lifetime to be able to owe even €1 million in taxes.:)

Lemmewinks

Ghandee wrote: »

Who?

I know one is beer, but what's the other one?

A type of key, I think.

chris2008x

It wasn't exactly their fault. Was a rouge barrister who conned them out of 50k and told them that tax with the revenue commisioners where sorted.

Foster & Allen fan

padd b1975

chris2008x wrote: »

It wasn't exactly their fault. Was a rouge barrister who conned them out of 50k and told them that tax with the revenue commisioners where sorted.

Foster & Allen fan

How does 50k become 3,000,000?

Liam Byrne

chris2008x wrote: »

It wasn't exactly their fault. Was a rouge barrister who conned them out of 50k and told them that tax with the revenue commisioners where sorted.

Foster & Allen fan

As in Moulin ?

Dotrel

chris2008x wrote: »

It wasn't exactly their fault. Was a rouge barrister who conned them out of 50k and told them that tax with the revenue commisioners where sorted.

Foster & Allen fan

http://fineprintbooks.com.au/images/pics/65714.jpg

chris2008x

padd b1975 wrote: »

How does 50k become 3,000,000?

Apparently he made up fake invoices/letters from the Revenue and handed them to Foster and Allen and charged them 50k for his services I read in the Irish Independent. He is going to be first ever barrister in the history of the state to be struck off.