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?
Oliver Callan is a satirist and comedian, but he also runs his own business and cuts his own deals. He talks about building a brand, challenging vested interests and performing comedy in a time of crisis.
DesignYard sells high-end jewellery by Irish and international designers to clients worldwide. As he navigates the Christmas rush, owner Ronan Campbell talks Covid-19, growing an online platform and supporting independent designers.
Tony Heffernan and David Moloney were behind Ireland's largest primary healthcare centre. Now, they want to roll out 10 day centres over the next three years with backing from a Japanese firm.
A few years ago, the owners of Copper Face Jacks challenged the rateable value of their Harcourt Street premises before the Valuation Tribunal. This time, they are taking the Commissioner of Valuation to the High Court.
Managing director of Benefacts Patricia Quinn discusses the findings of new analysis that shows contributions from private individuals have been in decline for decades. Research co-authors Dr Oonagh Breen of UCD and Dr James Carroll of Trinity College also join the conversation.
Ireland's tastes have gotten fancier: in the five years after 2013, the number of speciality coffee shops grew 56 per cent. What is it about expensive coffee shops? And will they survive the crisis?
KPMG have been retained to sell the death notice website founded by siblings Jay and Dymphna Coleman. Its high valuation is being driven by its market share, margins and growth opportunities.
Former Armagh captain Jarlath Burns is not defined solely by the GAA, although he would argue that the foundations it has given him allows him to see others’ point of view. He may well be a rare thing in Ireland: a republican in the truest sense of the word.
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