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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.
We know large fleets of aircraft are housed in Ireland by Irish-based aircraft lessors. But just how much real economic activity is the aviation leasing sector generating here?
Digital transformation is something of a buzz phrase and David Jeffreys is conscious it has lost some of its meaning as a result. Yet, the CEO of is ActionPoint believes it offers a real opportunity for his company – and for Ireland.
A judge has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to Gortinore Distillery Ltd, the producers of Natterjack Irish whiskey, despite "concerns" and stiff opposition from one of its backers.
Entrepreneur Pat Alley has spent three years fighting on multiple fronts. Yet his enthusiasm for Trifol, a potentially game-changing business that turns end-of-life plastic into wax, remains undimmed.
KPMG is looking for a tech company to represent Ireland at the Global Tech Innovator final in Lisbon later this year. And that company will come from a shortlist of eight announced today.
New documents lay bare the financial plight of XS Direct, revealing details of how much the main creditors, including Beach Point Capital, are owed. They also disclose efforts to sell the company’s insurance book and intellectual property.
France has come out a winner in creating a start-up nation under President Emmanuel Macron. But does a national strategy make sense any more or should we be looking for European-wide policies?
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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