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Full coverage: Restaurants

An accounting scandal at a UK cafe chain rumbles on. Three years on, how is it doing for its new Irish owners?

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.

Thomas Hubert
28th Sep, 2021 - 5 min read

Chip off the old block: “If you can’t adapt to customer changes, you’re probably not going to be around too long”

Family business Romayo’s has survived three generations, a rebrand, and Covid-19. These events have not hindered the restaurant chain’s growth as it prepares to open eateries in three more locations. Nor is it afraid of the new competition in the takeaway space.

Cait Caden
30th Aug, 2021 - 5 min read

Restricted star: Wunderkind restaurateur censured for five years as a director following collapse of boutique eatery

Luna in Dublin was once named the best restaurant in Ireland. Now the creative force behind it has been restricted as a director while a liquidator continues to investigate what happened.

Tom Lyons
30th Jul, 2021 - 3 min read

The engine behind click-and-collect: “Maybe their bricks-and-mortar presence is their shopfront”

The founders of Clickandcollection.com have been at the coalface of restaurants’ shift to online and “at home”. One year after they were forced to pivot themselves, they are now regrouping to power this new channel for more small businesses – in Ireland and abroad.

Thomas Hubert
7th Apr, 2021 - 3 min read

Harry Clarke stained glass windows at the centre of landlord and tenant battle

A court case due to begin on Monday will pit the wealthy Campbell family who operates Bewley’s Cafe against its landlord, developer Johnny Ronan.

Tom Lyons
29th Jan, 2021 - 2 min read

As Pizza Express retrenches in the UK, its Irish operation is facing legal action from high-profile landlords

The property developer Paddy Kelly and the McCormack family rent out a property in Dublin’s IFSC to the company behind the Milano pizza chain. They are now seeking summary judgement in yet another landlord-versus-tenant rental dispute.

Ian Kehoe
18th Sep, 2020 - 2 min read

A game of chicken: McKeon and Goodbody take Nando’s to court over restaurant rent

Following on from multiple court cases against retail tenants, the chain of chicken eateries is the first high-profile hospitality operator to face legal action from commercial landlords.

Thomas Hubert
9th Sep, 2020 - 2 min read

“Maybe one day in the not so distant future, Shack Restaurant may be able to open once more, but that outlook today looks bleak”

After almost a quarter of a century in business, Shack Restaurant in Temple Bar has temporarily closed due to the impact of Covid-19 on its business. Its owner would love to reopen in the future but admits the outlook is bleak.

Cait Caden
1st Sep, 2020 - 2 min read

Undone by Covid restrictions, a large-scale Waterford pub and nightclub group is fighting for its survival

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.

Tom Lyons
7th Aug, 2020 - 3 min read

No bread today: Restaurant crisis ends Le Pain Quotidien’s brief Irish adventure

The bakery chain is exiting Ireland amid international turbulence in its Belgian-owned parent group, but its failure is also a sign of difficulties mounting in Ireland's wider restaurant industry.

Cait Caden
21st May, 2020 - 3 min read
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