Thousands of businesses have stopped paying their rent amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Many landlords are willing to talk, some are giving their tenants relief – and others have already sent solicitors' letters.
Hotels and restaurants are looking for answers and help from the government as they face yet another challenge, with many dining venues already struggling to stay open. This time, it comes in the form of the global pandemic known as Covid-19.
Five Irish restaurants pulled down the shutters in the first two days of the year and experts say two a week could close this year. Yet, planning applications for new eateries continue to surge. Is it simply healthy competition, or have we reached peak restaurant?
John Farrell was a luminary of Dublin’s boutique restaurant scene, and Luna was his star turn. Now, the restaurant is bust, amid recriminations about what went wrong.
Veteran restaurateur Padraic Hanley carefully built up a group of eateries across fashionable areas of Dublin. Now, it is insolvent and fighting for its future. Just what went wrong?
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