Full coverage: Insolvency

Former Arthur Cox boss Eugene McCague was a top corporate insolvency lawyer during the recession of the 1980s and the financial crash a decade ago. He believes the current crisis will leave deep scars, particularly in retail, hospitality, and travel.

A series of companies connected with the retail were liquidated today, with its owner pointing to the pandemic and the collapse in future tourism. Most of the money is due to the family behind the business.

When US investment firm Marathon Asset Management swooped in on Irish property after the financial crisis, three Debenhams stores entered its portfolio. The landlord is now suing the retailer.

A High Court judge has approved a plan combining creditor haircuts and investment by Thurles Wholesale Cash and Carry, the company owned by the Kildare-based Cox family of grocery wholesalers.

KPMG has been appointed as interim examiner to the Niall McGarry-founded business following a move by the debt financier Beach Point. The examiner now has 100 days to save the publisher behind Joe.ie and Sportsjoe.ie.

Court documents reveal that the retailer failed to stem losses in the year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and is now exposed to loan charges contracted by its troubled UK parent.

The iconic Dublin cafe faces closure once more, hit by Covid-19 restrictions and a rent dispute – just one of the many costs associated with its historic building on Ireland's most expensive street.

Irish airline CityJet was already suffering before the Covid-19 lockdown grounded its fleet – and the pandemic made a bad situation much worse. New documents reveal the company’s torrid trading performance and its plan for survival.

One month ago, directors of the historic student travel agency met to sign off on a promising set of accounts. Last week, they agreed to wind up the company. The downfall reveals the devastation being caused by Covid-19 in the travel sector.

Five Irish restaurants pulled down the shutters in the first two days of the year and experts say two a week could close this year. Yet, planning applications for new eateries continue to surge. Is it simply healthy competition, or have we reached peak restaurant?