Jewellery designer Nigel O’Reilly is building both his brand and his business. He has just turned down two offers from investors, landed a major US agent and is being lauded by big name clients. But what impact will Covid-19 have on his efforts?
The makers of premium whiskey brand The Wild Geese claim Irish Distillers is abusing its dominant position in the market. But is their legal action against the Pernod Ricard subsidiary in jeopardy?
Cartier, one of the world’s top luxury brands, is tackling Facebook in Ireland over what it alleges are counterfeit posts. It is the latest in a string of actions, but arguably the most significant, taken against the US social media giant here.
Dublin born artist Sean Scully is in a legal battle with an international art gallery because he claims that he, and other artists, have not been paid. The gallery in question is the Blain Southern gallery that called in creditors earlier this year and went into administration.
The European Investment Bank plans to use its financial muscle to help SMEs survive the crisis. Priorities and criteria will be altered, according to its Irish vice president Andrew McDowell, who says that Irish firms will be big beneficiaries of its funding.
The Covid-19 crisis has frozen the property market. Commercial rent payments have collapsed. Shares prices of listed property funds have fallen and opened ended property funds have closed the gates. Just how long can the property market stay frozen before it cracks?
Noelle O’Connor took investment from an Irish dragon but snubbed four offers on the British version of Dragon’s Den as she refused to cede too much equity in her organic tanning business. Now, celebrating its 10th birthday, she is set to launch TanOrganic in Poland and Germany.
Providence Resources has raised $3 million after entering an exclusivity agreement with Norwegian partners for a new Barryroe farm-out. After so much shareholder disappointment, is this a major breakthrough or another false dawn?
Between mounting losses and no growth, the British retailer has been troubled by the performance of its Irish wing for some time. As it prepares to call in administrators in the UK, it is now assessing options for its Irish subsidiary.
While the world is wrapped up in fighting a health crisis, some see this as an opportunity to make ill gains. Covid-19 related cybercrime is on the rise.
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