Full coverage: Pubs

Fitzgerald’s in Sandycove is famous for its literary connections, and now a low-profile company is on the brink of acquiring it. It is the latest pub to change hands as the sector begins to reopen.

The Central Bank set out its expectations that all "reasonable" legal costs would be covered in the test case in a letter sent last night, the High Court has heard.

The pubs that challenged FBD's stance on Covid-related business interruption cover were vindicated by the High Court. Now there is the tricky business of assessing losses, particularly around two big sticking points: partial pub closures and legal costs.

His pubs may have been forced to shut, but Ernest Cantillon doubled turnover at his gin and whiskey company last year. He talks about navigating his businesses through the pandemic, taking out insurance with FBD and why he would never open a pub in Dublin again.

The pandemic has opened promising debates around many of our bad habits. The renewed focus on public health should encompass alcohol consumption and a sustainable new business model for pubs, but it is not happening.

Larry Goodman’s son is leaving his long-held executive position at ABP to start his own business, having recently bought two pubs on his home’s doorstep. He clearly won’t stop there.

For the past three weeks, four pubs have taken on FBD Insurance in a High Court test case of enormous consequence. They are challenging the insurer's refusal to pay out on claims arising from the pandemic. Millions of euro, and livelihoods, are at stake.

The test case of four publicans challenging the insurer's refusal to pay business interruption losses hears pandemic cover would be "highly unusual" for a mainstream insurer like FBD.

Avello, which runs some of Waterford’s best-known bars and nightclubs, has sought court protection from its creditors. An examiner has now been mandated to restructure the company’s debts and source new investment.

Mellett's pub has been trading for 223 years. Now, the family-owned business must endure the impact of the global health crisis. Marie Mellett, the current family member running the pub, talks about the importance of survival and why social distancing may not work in a pub like hers.