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Full coverage: Cork

What we know about the performance of Cork’s biggest pub group – in 11 graphs

The Rearden's Group controls several prominent pubs, including Rearden's on Washington Street. An analysis of its performance over a four-year window sheds light on how the industry is performing after the pandemic.

Ian Kehoe
22nd Aug, 2023 - 4 min read

“Lots of good things happen in business but bad things happen too”

Each year, 24 emerging businesses spend 24 hours with seasoned entrepreneurs at the Entrepreneur Experience. As the deadline for applications nears, co-captain Jim Barry talks about this year's event, learning from others and the future of his own eponymous retail business.

Tom Lyons
21st Aug, 2023 - 4 min read

An educational haven for Cork’s elite is closing after 54 years

Rockboro primary school charged fees of €5,000 per year and educated some of Cork's best known faces. The school sent out a mayday plea last month but it wasn't enough.

T. Lyons and R. Cooney
21st Jun, 2023 - 2 min read

A Cork IT acquisition could be one of the biggest deals of the year so far. This is why

PFH Technology, which has 750 employees and €139 million in turnover, has been acquired by one of the biggest players in the IT sector in the world. Who benefitted from the deal?

Rosanna Cooney
5th Apr, 2023 - 4 min read

Costs, controversies and the courts: Why the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh is heading to the High Court

Having been blighted by overruns, the fall-out from the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh into a 45,000-capacity stadium is now increasingly litigious, with several legal actions taken. Just what is going on?

Ian Kehoe
9th Dec, 2022 - 2 min read

Ernest Cantillon: “I spent years behind the bar selling other people’s products. So, I said feck it, I’d like to sell my own”

His pubs may have been forced to shut, but Ernest Cantillon doubled turnover at his gin and whiskey company last year. He talks about navigating his businesses through the pandemic, taking out insurance with FBD and why he would never open a pub in Dublin again.

Cait Caden
15th Feb, 2021 - 6 min read
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