Bad-spirited dispute: Leo Molloy vs Good Spirits

Bad-spirited dispute: Leo Molloy vs Good Spirits
Leo Molloy. (Image: NZME)
Riley Kennedy
A proposed deal between two Auckland viaduct operators has fallen over, stumping former mayoral candidate Leo Molloy’s plans to open his new bar tomorrow.Late last year, NZX-listed Good Spirits shut down and vacated its O'Hagans Irish Bar after the landlord, Leo Molloy, declined to renew its lease to make way for his new HeadQuarters establishment.To do so, Molloy had to apply for a variation on his existing licence for his nearby Little HQ bar.However, his plans to open the bar this week have been thrown into turmoil, with Good Spiri...

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