“Ultimately, number one, it’s about creating a unified brand, one Waystone”

Fidelma McGuirk had enough of Dublin corporate life and decided to head with her family to the west of Ireland. There, she founded and built her business from the ground up. Payslip is now used by employers all around the world.

Michael Smurfit believes that a recession is unavoidable. But, through solidarity and unity, he believes we can escape a depression. As he tells Tom Lyons, Covid-19 is this generation's war.

On Monday, Primark shut all 376 of its stores worldwide. McDonald’s, Supermac's, Subway and Nando's also closed in the UK and Ireland. The industry is shutting down. The most vulnerable retailers are the ones paying for top locations — and the ones with the most debt.

With 2,500 members, the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has a reach into every corner of the country. It will hope to leverage that reach and influence as it seeks compensation for the Covid-19 closures.

There were eight Nama loan books linked to Quinlan Private – only one made a loss. What went wrong?

Authorities are balancing health restrictions with the need to keep essential supplies moving across Europe, but trade further afield is beginning to feel the ripple effects of the pandemic, with shortages of Chinese-made goods emerging and freight rates going through the roof.

A deal is imminent to convert Citywest Hotel in west Dublin into a life saving health campus. Built by the late businessman Jim Mansfield, the hotel is strategically located and has 756 rooms.

Rural publican John Clendennen has seen his business decimated. Now, he has been cast adrift by his insurance company FBD. He is not the only one, and the industry is now uniting to fight back. It is a battle that could be replicated all over the world.

KW Investment Funds, an affiliate of the US real estate giant Kennedy Wilson, plans to build 232 apartments on the site of the Stillorgan Leisureplex in South Dublin. But first, it needs the tenant to leave - and those tenants are multi-millionaire businessmen.

As a former head of the NTMA and board members of AIB, Michael Somers was exposed to multiple economic crashes. But he believes the impact of Covid-19 will be different and will require a different type of response.