The court heard the companies had significant debts, including some €1.5 million owed to Revenue.

Earlier this year, a 22-year-old employee of the Good People companies was convicted of 55 counts of forging Garda vetting certs to be provided to Tusla.

Provisional liquidator appointed to insolvent company behind

The liquidation petition is being advanced by the Revenue Commissioners which claims it is owed €572,000