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Full coverage: Hospitality

Donegal owner of The Eagle swoops on the Queens in Dalkey

After making his fortune in the Electro Automation Group, Paddy Doherty has added a second pub along the south coast of Dublin to his interests.

Tom Lyons
17th Feb, 2025 - 1 min read

Solid trading, heavy debt: The demise of The Green Hen

Warehoused debt, rising costs and the withdrawal of pandemic supports all contributed to the end of a well-loved Dublin establishment. Now a new venture is eyeing up the city-centre lease.

Francesca Comyn
31st Jan, 2025 - 6 min read

Pressing on: One of Dublin’s biggest pub and restaurant groups wants to grow again

The Press Up Group, which was taken over by Cheyne Capital last year, is planning to rebrand. It also hopes to grow by acquisition and by opening new venues.

Tom Lyons
9th Jan, 2025 - 2 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

Covid, Vat and Revenue debt: Burtown House and Gardens has a plan to overcome its financial woes 

The Fennell family has put its heart and soul into the Burtown House restaurant and gardens near Athy over the last decade. A shift toward events brings confidence it will come out the other side of the Scarp restructuring process.

Niall Sargent
7th Jan, 2025 - 3 min read

Memories are short, the political time horizon even shorter, and sovereign debt refinancings will begin shortly

A sane and fiscally sustainable economic policy is a bulwark for the small business sector in Ireland, but a bespoke policy, made-to-measure for any faltering sector, is delusional.  

Colm McCarthy
21st Nov, 2024 - 5 min read

Soaring revenue and profit erased by costly debt: How the Dean Hotel group performed before its sale

New financial information for the core part of the hotel business now separated from Press Up reveals both strength and the need for its eventual refinance.

Thomas Hubert
7th Nov, 2024 - 2 min read

Lender moves in on Oakmount’s £10m Birmingham hotel site

Receivership and legal action mark the latest developments in Paddy McKillen Jr’s debt challenge.

Thomas Hubert
5th Nov, 2024 - 2 min read

A historic pub, an investor pitch and learning from mistakes: Inside the Quinns rebirth plan

Developer Simon Kelly and publican Jay Bourke want small investors to help them re-open the Dublin northside landmark in time for St Patrick’s Day. Can they make it work?

Thomas Hubert
25th Oct, 2024 - 8 min read

“Busy fools”: restaurant, café and pub owners busier than ever, yet never closer to the edge

Disappointed by Budget 2025, hundreds in the hospitality industry protested in Dublin this Tuesday to make their voices heard ahead of the expected election. They say they're at breaking point.

Alice Chambers
15th Oct, 2024 - 5 min read
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