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?
Despite owning 18 primary care centres in Ireland, UK-listed Primary Health Properties is not a household name. However, as it rolls out a €500m Irish expansion plan, it soon will be. Head of investment David Bateman reveals what is next for the stg£2bn real estate investment trust in Ireland.
David Walsh believes he can emulate the success he enjoyed with Netwatch with his new business, HaloCare. He talks about regional development, driving innovation and why the government needs to ban personal guarantees and reform CGT.
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