Booking a write-down: Eason pulls property sale as iconic building falls 40% in value
October 15, 2020 4:56 amA visitor to the top floor of Eason, the 201-year-old grand dame of Irish retail, could until recently see a... View Article
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“Go negotiate with landlords”: How New Look’s examinership bid came unstuck
October 14, 2020 2:51 pmIn a nutshell, New Look jumped the gun. The retailer came to court claiming insolvency and seeking the appointment of... View Article
A sick economy, tatty infrastructure, a surging population and cheap credit: these are perfect conditions for a capital spending splurge
October 14, 2020 5:19 amFor budget ministers Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath, ramping up capital spending in budget 2021 is a no-brainer. The ministers... View Article
What prompted Paschal Donohoe to amend the Irish tax code in Budget 2020? Sterling arbitrage and CGT
October 14, 2020 5:08 amDuring his Budget speech, in between lowering Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for some entrepreneurs and complimenting the Tax Appeals Commission,... View Article
“The government has rolled out the heavy artillery – but kept some ammunition in reserve in case things get worse”
October 13, 2020 4:10 pmIt is always difficult to unlock the philosophical theme behind a budget. There is so much noise and so many... View Article
Ireland, Trump and the OECD’s $100bn global corporate tax revolution
October 13, 2020 5:48 amMonday’s publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was meant to define globally agreed rules for the... View Article
Following the money: The hunt for the assets of the Omagh ‘bombers’
October 13, 2020 5:13 amPrior to his arrest in 1999 for the Omagh bombing, Colm Murphy was a successful businessman working in the construction... View Article
United ambition: How 39-year-old Brian Larkin built an oil company from scratch
October 12, 2020 5:22 amFor over a year Brian Larkin relentlessly flew back and forth to London, desperately trying to drum up support. Week... View Article
Walls Construction is one Ireland’s biggest building contractors. How does it think the crisis will impact the industry and commercial property?
October 12, 2020 5:20 amGoogle’s announcement last month that it would not be going forward with a large rental project for some 2,000 employees... View Article
“We have found oil and this new oil are the brands, the copyrights, and the patents on the corporate balance sheets – intangible assets”
October 12, 2020 4:14 amIn this interview Ibec chief executive Danny McCoy talks about the erosion of trust between the government and NPHET, the... View Article
