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Full coverage: Family businesses

“An unhappy family dispute”: The fracture at the heart of one of Ireland’s best businesses

Dairymaster is one of Ireland’s most innovative and successful family businesses. However, it has also been hit by a lengthy family dispute, exposing tensions, acrimony and contested claims.

Ian Kehoe
2nd Nov, 2023 - 11 min read

Meet the former trainee priest who took a 115-year-old family business global

Kilkenny animal feed manufacturer Connolly's Red Mills is one of Ireland’s oldest family businesses. For 30 years, Michael Connolly has travelled the world looking for new export markets. Now based in Dubai, he reflects upon the lessons he learned along the way.

Ian Kehoe
8th Sep, 2023 - 8 min read

“One thing I wasn’t going to accept was failure. If you put 100 per cent into something, you can make it happen”

Storage and warehouses are second nature to the Moffett family. From a base in rural Monaghan, a third generation is eying a new global opportunity.

Tom Lyons
13th Jul, 2023 - 11 min read

Unlocking the Queally family food business empire: 300 companies, 3 continents, 10,000 staff and billions in revenues

Meat may be a low-margin business, but the scale achieved by Peter and John Queally has made two generations of multi-millionaires. An in-depth investigation of over 300 companies reveals their corporate structure and business strategy.

Thomas Hubert
10th Jun, 2021 - 29 min read
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