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.
The reclusive British billionaire David Barclay has died aged 86 after a short illness. He will be best remembered in Ireland for his legal battle with Irish developer Paddy McKillen for control of London's most exclusive hotels.
Seamus Fitzpatrick’s private equity fund, CapVest, owns Valeo and Eight Fifty, two food companies with over a billion in revenue each. Between them, they’ve acquired five companies in the last month. What’s the plan for these food giants?
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