The High Court liquidation orders confirmed what was already known. The companies behind cocktail bar Farrier & Draper in the Powerscourt Townhouse and Le Perroquet, the cafe on South William Street, were in trouble, pursued by Revenue over outstanding tax debts. As Alice reported on Farrier & Draper last month, the doors of the upmarket city centre bar were padlocked shut on a sunny day as punters gathered on the wide granite steps at the townhouse to drink their coffee and soak up the lunchtime atmosphere. On Monday morning, the news was confirmed. Barrister Arthur Cunningham, acting for Revenue, told…

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