"Coffee's for closers" ☕️
How does a closed-down café in Sallynoggin manage to make €50,000,000 a year from refugees centres?
Irish Govt contracts are brewing........🧵
How does a closed-down café in Sallynoggin manage to make €50,000,000 a year from refugees centres?
Irish Govt contracts are brewing........🧵
Faith Loves Irony
Last week Roderic O'Gorman published an update on the controversial plans for Thornton Hall.
The site was supposed to be turned into a super-prison but now it will become the largest refugee camp in the country...
Last week Roderic O'Gorman published an update on the controversial plans for Thornton Hall.
The site was supposed to be turned into a super-prison but now it will become the largest refugee camp in the country...
1000 Single Men
O'Gorman confirmed the site would be for 1000 single adult men only & that staff will be present 24/7.
O'Gorman confirmed the site would be for 1000 single adult men only & that staff will be present 24/7.
Military Tents
1000 men will live in "high-performance" tents. But the end goal is to provide modular units. 🤑
Security fencing will also be erected around the perimeter.
1000 men will live in "high-performance" tents. But the end goal is to provide modular units. 🤑
Security fencing will also be erected around the perimeter.
Development Contractor 👷🏼♂️
This is where things get interesting...
O'Gorman confirmed that a company called "IEMS" had been awarded the overall development contract for the project.
WHO !!?? 😳
This is where things get interesting...
O'Gorman confirmed that a company called "IEMS" had been awarded the overall development contract for the project.
WHO !!?? 😳
Unknown Entity
IEMS = IGO Emergency Management Services
Since 2022 this company has already been paid €33,200,000 for providing services to IPAS centres across the country.
IEMS = IGO Emergency Management Services
Since 2022 this company has already been paid €33,200,000 for providing services to IPAS centres across the country.
Purchase Orders - Q2 2024
According to the latest quarterly figures, IEMS was paid €13,373,000 across 11 different transaction in just 3 months.
This means they are now on track to be paid over €50,000,000 in a single year !!
According to the latest quarterly figures, IEMS was paid €13,373,000 across 11 different transaction in just 3 months.
This means they are now on track to be paid over €50,000,000 in a single year !!
Who are IEMS??
Amazingly "IGO Emergency Management Services" isn't even a registered company.
Its just a business name created in August '23.
Amazingly "IGO Emergency Management Services" isn't even a registered company.
Its just a business name created in August '23.
Small Café in Sallynoggin 🚨 🚨
The company behind IEMS is actually IGO Café Limited. 🤯
The café is based in Sallynoggin & was set-up in 2017 by Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries - its two directors.
The company behind IEMS is actually IGO Café Limited. 🤯
The café is based in Sallynoggin & was set-up in 2017 by Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries - its two directors.
Chef's Menu
Its a pity IGO Café is no longer open, the menu looks decent... 😋
Beef lasagna - €7.95
Breakfast box for 4 - €32.99
Chicken curry with rice - €8.00
Christening cupcakes - €28.00
Unicorn cupcakes w/ vanilla & lemon frosting €28.00
Its a pity IGO Café is no longer open, the menu looks decent... 😋
Beef lasagna - €7.95
Breakfast box for 4 - €32.99
Chicken curry with rice - €8.00
Christening cupcakes - €28.00
Unicorn cupcakes w/ vanilla & lemon frosting €28.00
Savvy Businesswomen 👩🏼💼
In 2023 the two directors of IGO Café Limited, Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries, were paid €1,241,294
This makes them some of the highest earning directors in the State!
Congrats to them 🍾
In 2023 the two directors of IGO Café Limited, Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries, were paid €1,241,294
This makes them some of the highest earning directors in the State!
Congrats to them 🍾
Entrepreneurs of the Year?
Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries surely deserve an award! 🥇
Since founding their company '17, they have gone from 0 to €50m !! 📈
What an incredible Irish business success story... @davidmcw or @EOYIreland should have them on!
Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries surely deserve an award! 🥇
Since founding their company '17, they have gone from 0 to €50m !! 📈
What an incredible Irish business success story... @davidmcw or @EOYIreland should have them on!
Online Activity 💻
Luckily for us, Igo Café has its own X account !! @ISallynoggin
€50,000,000 in revenues but only 37 followers .... : (
😢
Luckily for us, Igo Café has its own X account !! @ISallynoggin
€50,000,000 in revenues but only 37 followers .... : (
😢
Devoted Followers
What is interesting is that of the 37 followers two happen to be
Green Party Govt. Minister @smytho &
Fianna Fail Chief Whip @CormacDevlin
Both obviously have a keen eye for a good sambo!
What is interesting is that of the 37 followers two happen to be
Green Party Govt. Minister @smytho &
Fianna Fail Chief Whip @CormacDevlin
Both obviously have a keen eye for a good sambo!
Big Supporters
It looks like IGO Cafe are big fans of Fianna Fail TD Cormac Devlin... constantly re-tweeting and liking his posts.
Great to see democracy in action! 🤓
It looks like IGO Cafe are big fans of Fianna Fail TD Cormac Devlin... constantly re-tweeting and liking his posts.
Great to see democracy in action! 🤓
Friends in High Places
@robertburns73 is also a BIG fan of Igo Cafe! 🤩
He just happened to stop-by one day and tweet this out...
@robertburns73 is also a BIG fan of Igo Cafe! 🤩
He just happened to stop-by one day and tweet this out...
Who is Robert Burns?
Burns has an impressive track-record serving as a director on both Dun Laoighre Rathdown & Fingal County Council (Thornton Hall is in Fingal)
He is now the CEO of Monaghan CoCo...
Igo Cafe should open a spot there too !! 💡
Burns has an impressive track-record serving as a director on both Dun Laoighre Rathdown & Fingal County Council (Thornton Hall is in Fingal)
He is now the CEO of Monaghan CoCo...
Igo Cafe should open a spot there too !! 💡
Who are Ann Murphy & Cristina Andries ?
Its a pity Ireland's best female entrepreneurs are media shy....
On LinkedIn, Cristina confirms she set up a separate company in 2021 to provide security services for clients in the Baltic States. 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Its a pity Ireland's best female entrepreneurs are media shy....
On LinkedIn, Cristina confirms she set up a separate company in 2021 to provide security services for clients in the Baltic States. 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Keen Interest in Local Politics
Cristina also likes to share/comment on Cormac Devlin's & Ossain Smyth's content over on LinkedIn too.
Its great that such a successful business person has time to keep a keen eye on politics in her local area!
Cristina also likes to share/comment on Cormac Devlin's & Ossain Smyth's content over on LinkedIn too.
Its great that such a successful business person has time to keep a keen eye on politics in her local area!
Some Irregularities ? 🧐
"IGO Emergency Management Services" was not registered as a business until Sept 2023,
HOWEVER it began receiving payments from the Dept. since Aug 2022...
I'm sure this is just an admin error...nothing to worry about!
"IGO Emergency Management Services" was not registered as a business until Sept 2023,
HOWEVER it began receiving payments from the Dept. since Aug 2022...
I'm sure this is just an admin error...nothing to worry about!
Questions & Opinions
Was Igo Cafe ever a real cafe?
Yes, it was.
Is anything here illegal?
No, nothing here is illegal. This is a typical Irish business success story... 😜 ! ! Getting tens of millions from State contracts, without any prior business history is a fine art. "They have done well" 👏🏻
Who else is involved?
Previous commentary online has suggested that the Cafe is also owned by other high profile names. But nothing I have seen directly links anyone else to this. 🤐
Opinion
Thornton Hall is an incredibly controversial site. It should have been developed into a much needed prison by now. The use of the site for a refugee camp for 1000 men is a major undertaking. Any company put in charge of that type of work should have gone through a rigorous procurement process .... which I see very little evidence of.
The fact that such a small cafe can flip into a mega State development agency literally overnight warrants a FULL INVESTIGATION.
It should be crystal clear by now that the entire Asylum System is not fit for purpose. The Govt are making it up as they go along at ENORMOUS expense to the tax payer and ENORMOUS social unrest to local residents.
The ONLY people winning here are politically connected business people being awarded these MEGA contracts.
I am calling for TOTAL Transparency. I want to know where every cent is being spent.
The fact that Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries paid themselves €1,300,000 last year is a an absolute DISGRACE.
TIME TO END THE CORRUPTION 🇮🇪
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Was Igo Cafe ever a real cafe?
Yes, it was.
Is anything here illegal?
No, nothing here is illegal. This is a typical Irish business success story... 😜 ! ! Getting tens of millions from State contracts, without any prior business history is a fine art. "They have done well" 👏🏻
Who else is involved?
Previous commentary online has suggested that the Cafe is also owned by other high profile names. But nothing I have seen directly links anyone else to this. 🤐
Opinion
Thornton Hall is an incredibly controversial site. It should have been developed into a much needed prison by now. The use of the site for a refugee camp for 1000 men is a major undertaking. Any company put in charge of that type of work should have gone through a rigorous procurement process .... which I see very little evidence of.
The fact that such a small cafe can flip into a mega State development agency literally overnight warrants a FULL INVESTIGATION.
It should be crystal clear by now that the entire Asylum System is not fit for purpose. The Govt are making it up as they go along at ENORMOUS expense to the tax payer and ENORMOUS social unrest to local residents.
The ONLY people winning here are politically connected business people being awarded these MEGA contracts.
I am calling for TOTAL Transparency. I want to know where every cent is being spent.
The fact that Ann Murphy and Cristina Andries paid themselves €1,300,000 last year is a an absolute DISGRACE.
TIME TO END THE CORRUPTION 🇮🇪
Vote Nick Delehanty No1
Support my Campaign 👇🏻buy.stripe.com/3cs02d7kX2Sm6M…
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