Full coverage: Hospitality

The serial food entrepreneur behind Itsa Bagel and The Commons café explains how being pragmatic and flexible has allowed her business to thrive.

Dublin-based Store Computer Technology, which provides tech services and support to the retail sector, has been bought in a deal of “strategic importance”.

The private equity firm’s purchase of the health food chain is just the first salvo in a bigger plan to scoop up several more hospitality businesses.

Peter Burke is asking voters to choose between tax breaks for restaurants or middle income earners. As a Fine Gael TD, this makes sense, but as enterprise minister, this is leaving hospitality entrepreneurs puzzled.

In the second of a two-part series, Stuart Fitzgerald says analysis of data from typical Irish pharmacy, grocery, restaurant and pub businesses shows that SMEs’ viability is under increasing strain — and is set to get worse.

The hotel industry is a microcosm of the wider economy. At first glance, it seems to be thriving. However, the more you peel it back, the more vulnerabilities emerge.

McSorley’s is known as a place to watch rugby games, and now a group of former players is buying it. They outbid a private equity firm to secure it.

The €260m sale of the Dublin luxury hotel to Archer marks the end of opportunities to add value to an asset snapped up for just €111m before renovation a decade ago.

Many hotels, restaurants and pubs are shutting down, but just as many are changing hands or refinancing – and some are expanding. Volatility is causing merciless change across the industry.

The Red Cow hospitality business has raised €70 million to refinance its debt, with additional backing from a family investment in residential property.