How Supermac’s sailed through 2020 with barely a dent in profit
November 23, 2021 12:20 pmSupermac’s, you would have thought, was one of the more vulnerable businesses in 2020. It owns 118 restaurants across Ireland... View Article
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Intercom has hit $200m in annual recurring revenue. But where is the tech firm going next?
November 23, 2021 5:38 amAfter travel restrictions eased between Ireland and the United States last summer, Karen Peacock, the chief executive of Intercom, flew... View Article
Magee 1866 is one of Ireland’s oldest brands. And the family business is planning for the future
November 23, 2021 5:18 amWhile many brands in the luxury sector have rebounded from their pandemic losses in record time, the mid-market sector have... View Article
British private equity firm August Equity is hungry for Irish deals. This is what it is looking for
November 22, 2021 5:59 amMehul ‘Mickey’ Patel and Richard Muckle are sitting by the window in the Westbury Hotel looking down onto the flower... View Article
As labour shortages bite, Kerry Group offers a pay increase to appease a small number of staff
November 22, 2021 5:00 amSeveral years into a dispute over pay and benefits at a Co Cork factory, Kerry Group has offered some workers... View Article
“I remember going down to Blackrock and they wanted us to serve food to the men. I just said I didn’t come down here to feed fellas. I came to play rugby”
November 20, 2021 5:29 amIn 2018, the IRFU made the notable decision to invite over 100 former Irish women internationals who played between 1993... View Article
The story of Azeem Rafiq and why it matters for all professional sport
November 20, 2021 4:49 amWhen the former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq issued an apology on Thursday for antisemitic messages he had sent eleven years... View Article
No panic: Why Ireland’s victory against New Zealand offers real hope for the World Cup
November 20, 2021 4:29 amWhen we were watching Warren Gatland and Rassie Erasmus slowly kill the sport of rugby this summer, who would have... View Article
Shrimp, DNA and investors: Cork fish health start-up acquired by Danish firm
November 19, 2021 5:24 pmSundew, a Copenhagen-based aquaculture health firm, has announced the acquisition of Irish start-up MicroSynbiotiX and the completion of a €1.4... View Article
Fuelled by wage supports, one of the last independent betting chains surged back to profit
November 19, 2021 4:41 pmIn March, I wrote about Bar One Racing. One of the largest – and last – independent bookmakers in the... View Article
