Full coverage: Hospitality

Chef Dylan McGrath could at one stage have lost control of two prime restaurants in his empire. A legal battle between wealthy businessmen loomed but now peace has broken out.

The group, controlled by Paddy McKillen junior and Matt Ryan, is one of the country’s largest hospitality operators. It has filed accounts for three companies that offer an insight into the performance of its hotel interests.

The Rearden's Group controls several prominent pubs, including Rearden's on Washington Street. An analysis of its performance over a four-year window sheds light on how the industry is performing after the pandemic.

Investor Alan McIntosh is back offering a pre-pandemic price for Devitt's pub in central Dublin.

Spiralling costs, staff shortages and a demand for cosy over coiffed could single table restaurants be the answer for chefs wanting to make a name and a life for themselves?

Caroline Sherry has the distinction of being one of four female CFOs of listed companies in Ireland. She talks about the fallacy of work-life balance and re-scaffolding Hostelworld during the pandemic so it could re-emerge in the black.

Bombay Pantry, the Indian takeaway food chain that operates six outlets across Dublin and Wicklow, has now sought bankruptcy protection from its creditors, a further sign of the growing strain on the sector. What do insolvency experts say about the future of restaurants?

Shareholders, suppliers and the landlord of Brasserie Sixty6 are among the creditors expected to suffer severe write-downs while co-owner and chef Dylan McGrath is preparing to lend fresh cash to rescue the business.

The plant-based food business is stocked nationwide and has three Dublin premises. After a period of rapid growth, it has now appointed an insolvency expert under the Scarp scheme.

New York publican John Mahon outbid Conor McGregor for a landmark pub on Dublin's quays as part of a generational expansion plan. The Longford native's story is one of emigration, luck and hard graft.