At Intro Matchmaking, Fergal and I have taken drastic steps to keep the business Intro going during this crisis. Like many, we have made tough decisions, negotiated deals and are searching for creative ways to find our way through.
The 60-year-old Dublin-based tourism company was placed into liquidation by the High Court. This is the first high-profile player in the sector to go insolvent as travel restrictions continue to become more severe around the world.
As Supermac’s joins McDonald’s in shutting up shop for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ireland’s beef industry is losing two major customers. But the real worry comes from expensive cuts piling up in cold stores.
Co-ordinating public, private and voluntary healthcare providers will help deal with the crisis and communities have offered strong support – but former senior NHS official Audrey Mc Donnell asks will it be enough?
The EPIC emigration museum has kept on its staff since visitors stopped paying their way in nearly two weeks ago. New measures announced last night will allow it to continue.
From helicopter money to a co-ordinated EU bailout, governments and central banks need to move fast to address the economic side of the coronavirus crisis.
Between households and indigenous enterprises, Constantin Gurgdiev does the math on the level of income and credit support required to keep the economy on life support during the crisis – and calls for a whole new form of money printing to finance it.
Spending now will save tomorrow's economy, so this is the moment to spend big and to spend fast. And we need a wage support scheme to be introduced today.
Authorities are balancing health restrictions with the need to keep essential supplies moving across Europe, but trade further afield is beginning to feel the ripple effects of the pandemic, with shortages of Chinese-made goods emerging and freight rates going through the roof.
All over the world, governments are scrambling to help businesses save jobs, and put in place measures to assist cash-strapped citizens. How does the Irish response compare to other countries – and what can we learn from them?
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