Why did An Bord Pleanála go against its own inspectors' reports and grant permission for a large scale development in historic Blarney, a designated tourist zone? It is a question that the owners of Blarney Castle are determined to find out.
SONICA Fitout is a €60m fit-out specialist with a roster of blue-chip clients. However, the Dublin company is now seeking bankruptcy protection from its creditors after being badly bruised by a German contract and Covid.
From allegations of doping to diminishing state funding, the recently installed head of Horse Racing Ireland Suzanne Eade has a full in-tray.
Version 1, a fast growing and highly profitable Irish IT services company, has begun a process to seek a new investor. The move could potentially value the business at between €600 million and €800 million.
Clonakilty's Global Shares is in the business of employee share compensation. JP Morgan's $730 million acquisition of the company is great news for the 303 shareholders from its home county.
Sonya Lennon, a fashion designer and stylist, has spent the last decade trying to change society by empowering women towards greater economic stability. It's a road less travelled but one that is making all the difference.
Led by Donnacha Neary, SONICA has worked on multi-million projects like HubSpot House, the Guinness Storehouse, Deutsche Bank and Sherry Fitzgerald. Following an ill-fated project in Germany, it has now hired a restructuring expert.
Russia’s largest bank has sold its Irish aircraft leasing unit in the face of sanctions, with a new mystery backer appearing on its books. Meanwhile, Irish lessors threatened with the seizure of their Russian-based aircraft are combing through their insurance contracts.
Despite a bitter dispute with his former employer Anglo Irish Bank, Tom Browne sought to move on with his life, co-founding the corporate finance firm LeBruin and investing as far as China and the Caribbean. Now IBRC has re-ignited legal action.
In recent weeks, Irish e-commerce financier Wayflyer closed a $150m funding round that valued the business at $1.6 billion. Co-founder and CEO Aidan Corbett shared his experience of scaling a business rapidly with other entrepreneurs at a KPMG Private Enterprise event.
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