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Palmerston North in 1991. The changes they made to the music and interior were greatly successful, leading them to franchise the brand out to nine locations. After moving to Auckland, Molloy opened the restaurant Euro on 3 August
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Auckland bar on 15 July 2023, Molloy applied for name suppression because the charges might cause issues with his liquor license application. He dropped the name suppression in February 2024.
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boss Mark Wyborn rekindled Molloy's career. Wyborn helped him open a bar named
Cowboys, which was successful enough to open a second location in Queenstown. He later opened a bar next door named Indians. He also had a short-lived bar called Harry's Place, named after his eldest son.
121:, HeadQuarters turned away customers over the age of 70. Molloy planned to "segregate" unvaccinated staff members with different coloured uniforms, rather than firing them. In February 2022, Molloy announced he would be closing HeadQuarters to focus on his election campaign.
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In June 2019, Molloy told journalist Duncan Greive that he knew Bernie Monk, the father of a Pike Mine disaster victim and although he felt 'sorry for him', he 'has this craven desire to be in the media' and has 'milked it in the extreme'.
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In April 2002, Molloy opened a nightclub called
Cardiac, at the cost of roughly 2.5 million dollars. Molloy stated there was a secret “naughty bar” through the unisex toilets, "so if you wanted to shag, you could do it.” Cardiac went into
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Facebook, stating league was a "bogan game of criminals and sons of criminals" and "mongrel scum and vandals support league".
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stated they weren't sure who Molloy was referring to and that they had not endorsed him. The
National Party-aligned Communities and Residents local body group endorsed Viv Beck on 12 July 2022.
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1023:"Coronavirus: Auckland bar owner rages at Jacinda Ardern over alert level 2 rules, makes bizarre 'gay dungeon' claim"
1057:"Headquarters owner Leo Molloy says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 'deserves to be harassed' over COVID-19 response"
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1042:"Covid 19 coronavirus: Leo Molloy says joke takes aim at Labour and Green voters, not homosexuals"
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food. The HeadQuarters page responded mockingly, offering to feed her the cardboard menu and
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943:"Grace Millane suppression breach: Leo Molloy fined $ 15,000 for naming killer on forum"
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46:. Kevin died a few years later. Molloy left school at 15 and became an apprentice
545:"Auckland bar owner Leo Molloy loses trade mark fight over Fokker Brothers brand"
1158:"Leo Molloy outs himself as Auckland businessman charged with assaulting police"
884:"Grace Millane: Leo Molloy revealed as businessman charged with naming murderer"
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1177:"Leo Molloy: Angry wives, political bro hugs among Headquarters' party secrets"
645:"Leo Molloy's Auckland mayoral bid: End light rail, 'park' climate change plan"
962:"Grace Millane suppression breach: Leo Molloy appeals conviction and sentence"
845:"Auckland restaurant shocks potential customer with response to vegan request"
1076:"Leo Molloy fined, banned from racing industry after abusive online comments"
863:"Headquarters bar in Auckland apologises after rant at vegan's food request"
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717:"Auckland mayoralty: Centre-right group endorses Viv Beck"
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In 2019, a woman on Facebook asked if HeadQuarters served
447:"Covid casualty: Top Auckland restaurant Euro to close"
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Dearnaley, Mathew; MacLeod, Scott (11 February 2002).
340:"Welcome to Leo Land: the strange world of Leo Molloy"
1000:"Why I'll never go back to Leo Molloy's HeadQuarters"
774:"Auckland mayoralty candidate Leo Molloy quits race"
149:. He is in favour of a congestion charge of $ 3.50.
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664:"Metro — The Man Who Would Be King"
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521:"Leo Molloy bankruptcy stands"
357:Tay, Karen (4 December 2009).
177:Controversies and legal issues
137:president and personal friend
131:2022 Auckland mayoral election
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