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Private equity-backed Interpath still has big plans to launch in Ireland, having hired five senior insolvency partners from KPMG and Deloitte. But talks with Deloitte to buy a team of people are over.

Liquidators for the Irish arm of Wirecard have submitted the bill for the first phase of winding up the company.

Accountancy firm Deloitte has been mandated to sell two of digital publisher’s Maximum Media’s non-core brands. A teaser document has been circulated to potential buyers of these brands. Joe Media, which owns its British business Joe.co.uk, continues to trade strongly.

Insolvency figures are decreasing in retail in Ireland but this does not reflect the big picture for what’s going on within the industry. Bricks and mortar stores continue to battle the rise of online shopping and the uncertainty of Brexit.