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.
Receivership and legal action mark the latest developments in Paddy McKillen Jr’s debt challenge.
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?
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.
Brenda Breathnach has turned a Brooklyn brewery into the popular venue 3 Dollar Bill. She tells Hannah McCarthy about growing the business over 15 years.
The property developer’s central Irish holding entity has agreed to guarantee part of the liabilities being restructured by his son’s hospitality business with lender Cheyne Capital – for a fee.
Changes are being made to schemes like EIIS and how capital gains tax applies to angel investors. Unscripted TV is getting its own tax credit. And hospitality is none too pleased.
Thomas Rody Mahers’s and Ashton’s pubs no longer operate as part of Press Up and Wagamama restaurants are closing down with immediate effect – though some may reopen.
The clash between Irish property and hospitality heavyweights is over a pub in Athlone.
The Dead Rabbit group has the potential to become “one of the biggest Irish pub companies in America,” says its managing director Jack McGarry after launching its first bar outside of New York.
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