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
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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
A stock market windfall and a pub pay-out: Jay Bourke’s plan for financial rehabilitation
November 19, 2021 11:40 amA row with Revenue over attempts to offset capital gains from the €7 million sale of the Bodega bar in... View Article
How Press Up’s finances compare to other restaurant and pub groups, in seven charts
November 19, 2021 5:47 amNew filings have revealed what shape Press Up was in as it headed into the lockdown period. It released financial... View Article
The motoring magnate, the Irish betting executive and the $4bn bid for a gambling tech giant
November 19, 2021 5:22 amEddie Jordan and Keith O’Loughlin cycle regularly together in Monaco and are long-time friends. And it is that friendship that... View Article
Hyde and Seek at the Labour Court: mixed fortunes over safety concerns at the Dublin creche chain
November 19, 2021 5:08 amJade Byrne Hoey worked as a childcare assistant at the Hyde and Seek chain of creches from April to June... View Article
Five more Dublin pubs to change hands for €35m
November 18, 2021 6:46 pmAttestor Capital is in the advanced stages of acquiring five well known Dublin pubs for a price of over €35... View Article
When Covid-19 appeared, Press Up was already stretched
November 18, 2021 12:02 pmPress Up, the ubiquitous Dublin hospitality group, has finally filed its 2019 financial results. The accounts cover the period from... View Article
