In September 2019, Frank Conway, one of the owners of the River House Hotel and the Mezz Bar and nightclub in Temple Bar, repossessed the business. At the time it was being operated by his son Nick Conway. The dispute has wound up in court.
Dublin City Council has issued its fourth legal action against SUBSET, an artistic collective behind striking city centre murals. SUBSET believes the litigation is an attempt by the council to become the arbitrator of what constitutes acceptable art.
A string of companies linked to John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud have issued legal proceedings against Glanbia. Trainer Aidan O’Brien and his son Donnacha are also listed as plaintiffs in the case.
This is the first part of a series looking at Ireland’s generational gap - in housing, in education, and more. It is a theme I will return to again and again, trying to understand what is happening to our country, what might happen, and what we can do about it.
Relaxing the cap would require passing a law through the Oireachtas. TDs would have to take a vote, and stand over it. It would be controversial, and the opposition would make hay. This is why it's probably not going to happen.
No one is sure what the future of the workplace looks like in a post Covid world. So, embrace the fluidity, make short-term decisions, communicate with your employees in an open fashion, and leave the long-term decisions for now.
While many argue that we should not allow new forms of land ownership to disrupt the farm, farms are already in the process of disrupting themselves. There is a young generation of farmers that are in fact seeking to rent instead of buy land to improve their return on capital.
Although inflation data and commodity markets point to less severe price hikes than initially feared, central banks are now on a tightening trajectory and equity markets are predicting a textbook recession.
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