Irish defence and off-road suspension specialist Timoney acquired by German counterpart

Hit by Covid and a fall in Middle Eastern funds, Ireland’s horse racing industry is now preparing for a hard Brexit. In an in-depth report, we examine the money trail and speak to trainers, breeders and sales agents about racing’s perfect storm.

The private equity giant CVC Capital made hundreds of millions of euro floating a Japanese telecoms firm in 2018. Mapping a money trail spanning six countries, today we reveal how a shelf company in Dublin was central to the entire deal.

Sami Marttinen’s mobile phone refurbishment firm Swappie recently raised €35.8 million to expand internationally. The Finnish entrepreneur explains why Ireland is a key growth area.

Jack Murray has built Media HQ, a digital contacts book with 70,000 profiles, to help clients effectively communicate and tell stories without getting bogged down in finding the right people. He talks about developing the business, plans for expansion and his new book on storytelling.

FBD says it has put in a Herculean effort to meet discovery targets in Covid cover battle. However, publicans point to issues around keywords, privilege and handwritten notes by former FBD boss Fiona Muldoon.

Having received a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the US, Facebook is now seeking a judicial review against a decision of the Data Protection Commission.

Shareholders, including Ireland’s sovereign wealth fund, are set to be massively diluted in Swrve, unless they invest more. The company is in talks with a new investor and is confident it will survive. So, just what happened and what happens next?

Former staff and residents are trying to overturn a decision to liquidate the Sisters of Charity owned nursing home in Dublin 4. New filings with the court back up their claim that the company could be rescued.

A string of Michael Wright’s Dublin pubs and restaurants stretching from Howth to Chapelizod are suing four separate insurance firms, adding to the pipeline of existing disputes over pandemic disruption cover.

Having raised about $100 million in various funding rounds, Swrve was one of Ireland's fastest-growing and highly-valued technology companies. A funding round in the first half of this year hinted at trouble. But CTO Oisin Hurley maintains the business is now "in very good shape".