Aidan Crowe is somewhat circumspect when I ask him to talk about the impact of Covid-19 on Irish business. “There are lots of other people with more insight than me,” he says. “Why not talk to them?” However, given his background and his wide diversity of business interests, few are better placed that Crowe to assess the devastating impact on many of the sectors worst impacted by the pandemic. As a former bank manager, Crowe understands the importance of cash and working capital. Having built and sold Tifco, a €600 million hotel chain, with his long-time business partner Gerry Houlihan,…