Full coverage: Insolvency

XS Direct has ceased renewals for both direct customers and brokers in Ireland. It is not the first player to exit the market here. And given the malfunctioning industry, it will certainly not be the last.

A New York-listed pharmaceutical multinational is seeking approval from US courts to emerge from a crushing pile of debt and litigation. The next steps will play out in the High Court in Dublin, where the firm is formally registered and owns billions of dollars' worth of intellectual property.

Dublin private equity firm Causeway Capital bought Patisserie Valerie out of administration following a collapse that has just seen the UK chain's former auditors fined over £2 million. It has not been an easy ride, but the new owners say they can turn the business around.

The company’s technology has been used in campaigns for Barbie, Audi and the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End movie. But facing mounting losses and the exit of a key client, Emuse is collapsing into liquidation.

Dublin company M-Birr built a huge mobile money business in Ethiopia and secured a string of major shareholders. However, it has now collapsed and is currently up for sale. This is the story of what went wrong for the Irish company.

The online education company is facing angry creditors for a second time. The High Court has given an examiner time to turn it around.

When the Leisureplex at Dublin’s Charlestown stopped paying rent during the pandemic, the shopping centre’s owners went to court. A High Court judge has now issued the first judgement in over 50 commercial rent disputes.

Creditors, including companies in Australia and Belize, have appointed a liquidator to Leveris, an Irish fintech that was once valued at €190m. Documents reveal who was owed money and how much they lost.

Joe Walsh Tours was one of Ireland’s oldest travel agents and tour operators. However, board minutes, legal filings and correspondence with the regulator reveal just what went wrong, and who is owed what. They also shed light on the company’s battle to survive a pandemic.

Those who lost their jobs when the retailer’s Irish stores went into liquidation one year ago were promised enhanced redundancy, but existing rules means there is no money to pay it. How will the stand-off end?