Buymie’s Devan Hughes: “Consumer businesses don’t come out of Ireland. It is really unheard of”

This has been a bruising year for FBD – both financially and reputationally. And if the Irish courts follow the lead of the UK, it could get an awful lot worse. So, just how much is the insurer on the hook for over disputed Covid-19 cover?

When a politician gifted his ministerial pension to the state in the aftermath of the crisis, he claimed two corresponding tax benefits in a series of exchanges involving the finance minister, his department and Revenue. They were all wrong.

Jerry Flannery had a decorated career as a player for Munster and Ireland. But as a coach with Harlequins, he understands that he must learn new disciplines. After a year when sport stopped and his business interests ground to a halt, a coach is what he wants to be

A preferred bidder has entered exclusive talks for the acquisition of the popular death notices website. Publishers and private equity investors have expressed interest in the business including The Irish Times Group, which denies it is currently talking with the family owners of RIP.ie.

Having let go of 50 staff in August, Shannon’s Lufthansa Technik took its case directly to the Tánaiste at the end of last year. In a virtual meeting, MD Pat Shine pleaded for "urgent government support": an extension to the employee wage subsidy scheme, along with specific reliefs for his company.

Faced with bankruptcy, he handed over a lucrative Middle Eastern company to Winthrop Engineering founder Barry English in a sham deal and lost millions. Now the High Court has to decide if English owes HKR architect Jerry Ryan a salary.

A new ruling details how the Tax Appeals Commission shot down emergency provisions introduced in Budget 2020 to tax share cancellations schemes. The appeals body is asserting far-reaching new powers, but Revenue is preparing its revenge in court.

New documents have shed light on the profitability of Smyths Toys, one of Ireland’s most successful retail dynasties. And the numbers – from profits to dividends - for the family-owned business are eye watering.

The New York-listed pharmaceutical giant is involved with a judicial review of its tax affairs one year after a last-ditch Budget Day stamp duty change added hundreds of millions to the cost of its Allergan acquisition.

Five months after James McGann and Seb Poole founded Frankie Health, the Dublin company has raised $1.25 million and now plans to create 20 jobs in the next 12 months.