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“You pay insurance to have options during difficult times. No time could be more difficult”: Irish pubs prepare for battle with insurance giants

March 20, 2020 6:12 am Published by Tom Lyons

Until recently John Clendennen was busy planning for the future. He was engrossed with a team of engineers, architects, interior... View Article

March 20, 2020 5:06 am Published by Francesca Comyn

Since it opened in 1963, the Stillorgan Bowl, or Leisureplex, has played host to generations of children’s birthday parties in... View Article

March 20, 2020 4:26 am Published by Ian Kehoe

Back in the early 1990s, long before the Celtic Tiger appeared on the horizon, Michael Somers spent much of his... View Article

March 20, 2020 2:50 am Published by Eoin O'Shea

On October 8, Paschal Donohoe’s budget forecast that in 2020, the State would spend some €71.4 billion – a 7... View Article

March 19, 2020 5:30 am Published by Tom Lyons

It was a stark question for any judge to ask in a criminal trial. Judge Roland Zickler, the presiding judge... View Article

March 19, 2020 5:24 am Published by Tom Lyons

Yesterday, hours after I published a long read on the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on Ireland’s pub industry, I... View Article

March 19, 2020 5:23 am Published by Thomas Hubert

From Dublin’s so-called Silicon Docks to the suburban business parks of the capital, Cork, Limerick and Galway, the 25 largest... View Article

March 18, 2020 5:52 pm Published by Cait Caden

As coronavirus continues to sweep the nation, the effects can be seen on businesses and people’s spirits. Saint Patrick’s Day... View Article

March 18, 2020 5:34 am Published by Tom Lyons

Six decades. That is how long Martin Keane must go back to remember the last time pubs shuttered on St... View Article

March 18, 2020 5:09 am Published by Ian Kehoe

It is a month since Brody Sweeney agreed to do this interview – and both his business and the world... View Article