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Full coverage: Covid19

Pamela Scott shut half of its stores at the height of the pandemic. How has it performed since?

An analysis of the retailer’s financial performance over a four-year period shows the full extent of its Covid restructuring, and how it has sought to manage costs and deal with supply chain issues stemming from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Ian Kehoe
26th Jul, 2022 - 3 min read

“The attention span of the 15-25 group is bite-sized, and it’s getting smaller. We have to keep adjusting to that”

In her 15th year as chief executive of Beat 102-103, Gabrielle Cummins talks about leading the station through a recession and a pandemic.

Devin Seán Martin
28th Jun, 2022 - 6 min read

How a Tullamore distillery’s pivot from gin to hand sanitiser led to a battle with the tax authority

Arderin Distillery made thousands of litres of hand sanitiser for hospitals during the pandemic. Now, the Revenue says it could owe alcohol tax on the ethanol used in the product.

Devin Seán Martin
12th May, 2022 - 5 min read

Pent-up demand, unwinding supports and new institutions: How to rebuild an economy after a pandemic

In the past, Irish governments have seriously struggled to manage periods of excess demand. As the floodgates of growth reopen, can the nation steer the flow towards businesses capable of fixing the faults exposed by Covid?

Stephen Kinsella
27th Jan, 2022 - 5 min read

As the pandemic shut down car factories, an Irish cement maker ran out of raw materials

The ripple effects of Covid-19 disruption to supply chains have reached unexpected corners of the economy, and Irish low-carbon cement manufacturer Ecocem found itself in one of them. Here is how it saved its bottom line.

Thomas Hubert
7th Jan, 2022 - 2 min read

Covid-19 toll: A €100m cost to the state and a central motorway link on the brink of default

Analysis of official traffic data and results from private toll road operators paint a grim financial picture. Another private operator is in serious financial trouble, while the taxpayer is shouldering most of the sector’s continuing pandemic burden.

Thomas Hubert
24th Nov, 2021 - 5 min read

Cerberus made hundreds of millions here last year. This is how the vulture fund did it

Since the €24m write-down of former Ulster Bank loans in August, accounts trickling in from the US vulture fund’s Irish subsidiaries had shown poor performance in 2020. Until now. This is the story of how Cerberus made a comeback.

Thomas Hubert
11th Oct, 2021 - 4 min read

Toll road companies continue to report Covid-19 revenue hits. State contracts continue to protect their bottom lines

DirectRoute lost €8.4m in toll revenue from Cork and Limerick motorways last year as travel restrictions hit traffic. Taxpayers have covered more than half of it for the benefit of its overseas investors.

Thomas Hubert
29th Sep, 2021 - 2 min read

As Covid-19 continues to bite, Aer Lingus plans to freeze pay, restructure commissions and lay off staff

Aer Lingus cabin crew today were told there was a “surplus” of staff at certain grades. Those affected are looking at deep pay freezes and lay-offs, well into next year.

Tom Lyons
16th Sep, 2021 - 2 min read

Meat factories and dealing with the bull

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan reflects on the frustrations and inconsistencies presented by the authorities following her year-long investigation into Covid-19 outbreaks in meat factories.

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan
13th Sep, 2021 - 5 min read
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