In their directors’ report attached to the latest accounts for Breanagh Catering Ltd to the end of January 2020, company owners Cathal and Paula Jackson state that they “continue to focus on cashflow and managing costs allowing them to be satisfied they have mitigated the risk associated with Covid-19 to the maximum extent possible at this time”. The company operates the Copper Face Jacks night club on Dublin’s Harcourt St and the adjacent Jackson Court Hotel. Just like all hospitality businesses now closed down for a full year as a result of the pandemic, its owners’ comment illustrates how crucial…

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In the two years before Covid-19, Coppers paid €68.7m to its owners

Before they knew their night-club would remain closed for over a year, Cathal and Paula Jackson extracted the mountains of cash it had accumulated in preparation for its sale. Then they decided to hold on to the business and are now steering it through a year-long closure.

12th Mar, 2021 - 2 min read

Thomas Hubert

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