Full coverage: Franchise

The clothing, stationary and lifestyle shop on Dublin's Chatham Street was the last remaining franchise-operated Muji store globally and is due to close by next week.

The private-equity owner of Freshly Chopped and Scrumdiddly’s is moving to take over the smash and chicken burger chain to add to its growing stable of Irish food chains with franchise potential.

Rosalind Beere’s family built one of the Ireland’s most successful franchises, and she obtained a PhD in the area. Now an adviser and lecturer on the topic, she talks about when rolling out a franchise makes sense, how to avoid trouble, and why franchisees are entrepreneurs in the own right.

Brian Bakeberg and his wife Orla have built and sold businesses in many industries from Botswana a Co Mayo village where they're doing it all over again.

Karl Fitzpatrick runs and owns Chevron Training, one of Ireland’s leading e-learning providers. When the crisis arrived, he opted to double down, and is now searching the country for acquisitions targets.