A dispute involving the siblings that own the Ashling Hotel in Dublin and the Imperial Hotel in Galway has revealed claims involving the alleged misuse of company funds, a 5th Avenue apartment in New York, boardroom rancour and an irrevocable breakdown in relations.
Tommy Higgins pioneered the Irish ticketing industry and was an original backer of Riverdance. When he sold his business to Ticketmaster, he became the giant's European boss. He talks about the “torture” of competition probes and the economics of entertainment.
Frank Fitzgibbon co-founded The Sunday Business Post and edited The Sunday Times in Ireland for 15 years. He talks about clashing with tycoons, breaking the FAI story, the future of the media, draconian libel laws and who he thinks is Ireland’s best business leader.
In a US lawsuit, the bankrupt developer claims proceeds from the €14m sale of Walford on Shrewsbury Road rightfully belong to the offspring of his second marriage and cannot be used to settle the legal liabilities of his former wife Gayle Killilea.
Jarrett Walker envisioned a logically-planned hub-and-spoke bus network, whisking Dubliners around the city at high speed. Then the public saw the first draft and all hell broke loose. 72,000 objections and suggestions later, Walker reflects on the finished plan and the process that made it.
Following a High Court order in 2014, the tax authority discovered a mysterious payment of €1.1m from a trust in the Isle of Man. A subsequent six year battle sheds light on the tax authority’s offshore strategies.
Over the course of the year, The Currency published more than 1,200 articles, columns and podcasts. From investigations to interviews to business features, here are 20 of the most-read stories of the year.
DCC has agreed a deal to acquire the €162m Campus Oil business from the Stafford family. Competition clearance is needed, but the deal will allow the seller to focus on its growing sports retail operation.
The pandemic could have resulted in more businesses coming up for sale, but it hasn’t happened – or not yet. Instead, the CCPC has seen merger cases dry up as health restrictions ebbed and flowed.
Racing's resilience has again been hailed. However, racecourses are mounting colossal losses and on-course bookmakers are on the cusp of becoming obsolete, Having been sustained by government support, an industry asks: how much more can we take?
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