The Fennell family has put its heart and soul into the Burtown House restaurant and gardens near Athy over the last decade. A shift toward events brings confidence it will come out the other side of the Scarp restructuring process.
Disappointed by Budget 2025, hundreds in the hospitality industry protested in Dublin this Tuesday to make their voices heard ahead of the expected election. They say they're at breaking point.
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.
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