Joe Walsh Tours closes after 60 years

Sheep Shagger · 27-04-2021 1:38pm #1

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0427/1212375-joe-walsh-tours/

touts · 27-04-2021 1:42pm

Sad day for the staff. First of many I suspect. They trade under 10 different names so the impact of this one group will be substantial. Hope that compensation fund has plenty of money in it.

touts · 27-04-2021 1:48pm

Apparently the Aviation Commissioner also announced that Paul Caffey tours was gone as part of the JWT collapse.

That came as news to Paul Caffey. News at one just had to issue a lengthy clarification.

Pete2k · 27-04-2021 5:43pm

But yet newly created JWT Sports is continuing and taking over as tour provider for different groups. Whole thing sounds like a way to dodge all their debts and start fresh

Viscount Aggro · 27-04-2021 7:27pm

Start afresh? They are wiped out.
3 brothers ran it.
Their father started the package holiday business in Ireland.

Atlantic Dawn · 27-04-2021 7:28pm

Much more of this to come if we stay on this ridiculous road, surprised they lasted this long, no business in over a year.

Pete2k · 27-04-2021 10:21pm

Viscount Aggro wrote: »

Start afresh? They are wiped out.
3 brothers ran it.
Their father started the package holiday business in Ireland.

Really? Then why not look up jwt sports? Their website seems very much open for business unlike the main joe walsh website. And look who owns it, why it's Cormac Walsh. Would he happen to be Joe's son? And look how now jwt sports has suddenly become the new agent for Leinster team travel, Paul claffey tours, etc.. Now look up Petriva Ltd, aka jwt sports and in the last year it looks like they've been quietly spun off as a complete separate company from Joe walsh pilgrimtours.. now to me that looks very much like this has been planned for quite awhile..
And JWT? What exactly do you think the J W T stands for?

Sheep Shagger · 27-04-2021 11:02pm

Mmmm different offices but no doubt connected.

Petriva Ltd T/A JWT Sports

89 Harcourt Street

Dublin 2, Dublin D02 WY88

Ireland

Viscount Aggro · 29-04-2021 6:33am

"A glance at the last set of filed accounts for Azulu Holdings Ltd – for 2018 – shows there was also a bank loan of €7.9 million relating to a property investment by a subsidiary company"

I.Times article

Sheep Shagger · 08-05-2021 12:09pm

Another article and no reference whatsoever to the new JWT Sport website, even if they probably won't be doing trips to Lourdes.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/jwt-closure-a-blow-but-the-irish-will-be-the-first-back-into-lourdes-1.4558373?mode=amp

Viscount Aggro · 10-05-2021 10:20am

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Another article and no reference whatsoever to the new JWT Sport website, even if they probably won't be doing trips to Lourdes.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/jwt-closure-a-blow-but-the-irish-will-be-the-first-back-into-lourdes-1.4558373?mode=amp

Its a separate company mate.
If you think or allege there's something illegal, then flag it with CAR or the liquidators in KPMG.

Sheep Shagger · 10-05-2021 1:52pm

Viscount Aggro wrote: »

Its a separate company mate.
If you think or allege there's something illegal, then flag it with CAR or the liquidators in KPMG.

Am not saying what's been done is illegal but you would think that the Irish Times would note the 'related company' if you want to you want to call it that has been set up.

JWT has not fully disappeared as they are suggesting os all i'll say.

Ruggabugga101 · 16-05-2021 7:39pm

Sunday Business Post today reporting that the state could pick up a €1.2m shortfall as a result of JWT and six other travel agents going bust.

https://www.businesspost.ie/taxpayer-to-foot-12m-bill-for-failed-joe-walsh-tours-661ce748

Handy getting the taxpayer to pick up some of the tab while they spin off part of the old business to a new one (with no debt).

Fann Linn · 16-05-2021 7:42pm

Ruggabugga101 wrote: »

Sunday Business Post today reporting that the state could pick up a €1.2m shortfall as a result of JWT and six other travel agents going bust.

https://www.businesspost.ie/taxpayer-to-foot-12m-bill-for-failed-joe-walsh-tours-661ce748

Handy getting the taxpayer to pick up some of the tab while they spin off part of the old business to a new one (with no debt).

Redacted going into the travel business?

Sheep Shagger · 08-10-2021 9:15am

And it reopens...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thejournal.ie/joe-walsh-tours-reopening-5567276-Oct2021/%3famp=1

GeorgeDelroy · 05-11-2021 12:07pm

Cost the taxpayer approx. €3m !!!

joewalshtours.ie/

Here we go again ! What a Joke !

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Joe Walsh Tours closes after 60 years

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