Like the rest of the high street, Carl Scarpa’s stores are locked down. Now, Cerberus is pursuing its directors for millions

'Champagne Football' is an astonishing story of how a man rose through an understanding of how Ireland operates and, more precisely, how Ireland can be operated.

Backed by rugby player Rob Kearney, Mason Alexander is a growing presence in the HR market. It has now launched a case against two former employees in the Irish courts, along with the company they have co-founded.

Two days after a landmark €17.75bn budget designed to protect the economy from a pandemic, economist Stephen Kinsella spoke with Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe about budgetary philosophy, the economics of deficits, and the power of the state.

As a child, Richard Barron used to work in his family’s fashion store on Grafton Street at weekends and during the holidays. Yesterday, as part of a plan to halve the size of the Pamela Scott chain, he was forced to shutter the landmark store, along with 11 others. He explains why it was necessary.

Michael McGrath has just co-authored an unprecedented €17.75bn budget package. Now, he wants to ensure he gets value for the money. Here, he explains how, and also discusses the new business supports for business, Brexit trade talks and the impact of the new Covid-19 restrictions.

Ireland's agency for foreign direct investment is being blamed for the HSE's withdrawal from a contract to buy critical ventilators. The Irish medical supplies firm who lost out on the deal now wants the IDA to pay damages.

Felix Grovit was a Indian-UK foreign exchange tycoon. Hendrik Jansen is a wealthy hotelier who claimed Grovit owed him €15m. Neither have Irish interests. Yet, a High Court defamation battle in Dublin remains is crucial to the dispute.

Eason has written down the value of its remaining properties including its iconic O’Connell Street store in Dublin 1 from €46 million to €27.6 million because of Covid-19. What does this mean for the retailer and its shareholders?

In a landmark judgement, the High Court has agreed with landlords that the retailer New Look is not yet insolvent and has set aside the appointment of an interim examiner. The result is expected to set down a marker for failing businesses in the Covid era.

Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath announced a €10 billion capital spending package yesterday, the biggest in the history of the state. But Ireland's need for infrastructure is so great that €10 billion is only a start.