Full coverage: Restaurants

The co-founders of Press Up group are no longer directing day-to-day operations. Instead, its lender has sent in a close-knit group of advisors.

Dylan McGrath has just shut two long-standing Dublin restaurants. Camile Thai founder Brody Sweeney warns of the danger new government-imposed costs pose to the industry.

Dobbins was once one of Ireland’s most famous restaurants, hosting everyone from David Bowie to the then Prince Charles before lying idle for eight years. Barry O’Halloran has reopened the building as The Blue Goose at Dobbins.

Last year, UK restaurant operator Azzuri acquired a controlling stake in the Mexican restaurant chain Boojum. The Irish operator’s CEO David Maxwell explains the deal and what is coming next.

Inspire Brands is one of the biggest restaurant groups in the world with 32,000 restaurants in 60 countries. Why has it bought an Irish company?

Conor Sheridan swerved from fund management to fried chicken. However, his Mad Egg chain led to an AI business he believes can be an international player. He talks about pivots and potential.

A mystery investor with “significant experience in the hospitality industry” is eyeing up the debt-laden Cornstore and Coqbull restaurant chains in Cork and Limerick, which applied for urgent court protection on Tuesday.

An interim examiner has been appointed to the Cornstore steakhouses in Cork and Limerick and the more casual Coqbull restaurant chain. The move means receivers appointed by a Swedish fund to the insolvent businesses last Friday will be stood down.

SynergySuite promises to save restaurant chains money and time with its backroom software package. But time and money is now of the essence for the strife-riddled tech firm on the sales block as a $2 million funding deadline looms.

Dylan McGrath has had to dig deep to hold onto his restaurants in Dublin. The well known chef explains just what it took to keep going and how he is optimistic for the future.