The clock on planning is ticking as a row over Molyneux Hotel goes to court

With private equity backing and a pipeline of acquisitions, Dains Ireland is positioning itself as a major player in the Irish accountancy sector. Regional head Neal Morrison explains how culture, not just capital, is driving the firm’s next chapter.

The examiner's survival plan imposes a €60m haircut on creditors of the former Press Up company but secures jobs at some of Dublin's best-known bars and venues.

The trade deal announced this week by the US and the EU places Britain and Europe on different footings. While it also brings advantages for Northern Ireland, significant uncertainty remains.

German freight forwarding giant Hellmann is still a newcomer to the Irish market but general manager Niamh Savage tells The Currency it will “offer something a little bit different” and aims to grow amid trade disruption.

Britain has amended its renewable energy terms, upping its maximum guaranteed price and lengthening state contracts to up to 20 years, ahead of August's auction. At £113/MWh (€130/MWh) it nears Ireland's ceiling but the scale of the auction will dwarf Ireland's efforts to date.

Eastcoast Bakehouse has secured €5m in new equity funding, and closed a debt refinance. The lateness of their filing was the subject of media reports but what do they reveal about the business?

Lawyers in the multi-million-euro legal clash over who gets to buy the 751-acre Barne Estate in the Golden Vale have been presenting their closing arguments to the judge.

Steelworks Investments is alleged to have breached a settlement agreement over €25.5m to be returned to wealthy American investor Mary Wenning and her family companies.

The Eclective company founded by Paddy McKillen Jr has been under court protection since May this year. The new investor and secured creditor are "effectively in situ” and the business is running, the court heard.

Irish entities for Carlyle Aviation Partners have ramped up their legal action against cash-strapped Air Sénégal, claiming arrears and damages over the alleged unpaid use of four Airbus.