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Full coverage: Dublin

Cookies, costs and chocolate: “It’s much more affordable to make mistakes here”

From Dublin to Dubai – Part 5: After opening her second premium dessert bar in the UAE, Irish entrepreneur Saifa Kajani has just decided to pull the plug on her original Dublin business The Drunken Cookie. She explains why.

Hannah McCarthy
30th Jul, 2025 - 6 min read

Johnny Ronan is working on a plan to build a new hospital in Dublin

A report commissioned by the developer estimates that a new healthcare facility on the site of the former Irish Glass Bottle factory could cost up to €190 million and treat 70,000 patients in its first year.

Tom Lyons
17th Jul, 2025 - 3 min read

One of Dublin’s largest bar and dining complexes is quietly on the market

The Market Bar Group which owns multiple venues in the Fade Street area of Dublin 2 has appointed estate agents to find a buyer. The combined venues can hold almost 900 people.

Tom Lyons
16th Jul, 2025 - 2 min read

O’Connell Street staple and Dublin construction firm the latest to seek Scarp rescue

The company behind Flanagan's Restaurant and Bar on O'Connell Street and Dublin construction firm JV Ledwith are the newest entrants into the scheme that aims to help small businesses avoid collapse.

Michael Cogley
10th Jul, 2025 - 3 min read

Paul Flynn: The fall of the Roman empire and what it tells us about Dublin GAA

As Dublin football faces an uncertain future, Paul Flynn reflects on the rise and looming fall of a once-dominant empire.

Paul Flynn
3rd May, 2025 - 4 min read

Dalkey’s famous Queens pub closes as it fields bidders

About 30 staff in the venue have been told the pub is closing immediately with all entitlements and creditors paid. The bar has planning permission for 30 bedrooms.

Tom Lyons
9th Jan, 2025 - 2 min read

Ronan Lyons: Echoes of 1920s New York in 2020s Ireland

New York’s experience with rent controls in the interwar years was – compared to other rent control systems – less painful. Rents were kept in check until new supply came on stream. There is nothing at the moment, however, to suggest that Ireland is following the same route.

Ronan Lyons
7th Jan, 2025 - 8 min read

“This is what we do. We do it well, and we know we can adapt to challenging times”

The Chris Kelly Group has just opened a new 900-person venue in Dublin 2, the largest such opening in years. Its founder Chris Kelly explains how the group now employs 500 people but wants to do more.

Tom Lyons
8th Nov, 2024 - 4 min read

Paul Flynn: Success has no time for raw talent and Dublin are paying the price for that impatience

As I approached 30, I began to wonder about all I was missing out on. I had to invest in my career, I wanted to have a family. I wanted to be defined by other things as well. Even as we approached four-in-a-row in 2018 I was thinking about it. My mind was creaking.

Paul Flynn
6th Jul, 2024 - 5 min read

The pandemic magnified Dublin and San Francisco’s problems. One city has fought its way back

Tented communities. The removal of cultural hubs. Record commercial property vacancy rates. The word in tech circles was that San Francisco was finished. But it has bounced back. Dublin should learn the lessons of how it is reclaiming its throne.

John Collins
14th Jun, 2024 - 4 min read
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