As his office prepares to take on sweeping new responsibilities, Ireland’s top competition law enforcer Brian McHugh discusses Brexit, EU-wide efforts to regulate tech multinationals and the CCPC’s reluctance to tackle beef barons.
An army of contractors have seen revenue drop to a trickle as they faced empty offices and a freeze on corporate events. From hospitality to cleaning, three of them share their experience of the past seven months, their ideas to rebound and their anxiety about an uncertain future.
All Irish board members have left the board of the frozen baked goods group following an EGM that saw dissident shareholders put an end to Gary McGann’s chairmanship of the company this Wednesday.
One year on, Dr Caitríona Ryan is forging ahead with her business, the Institute of Dermatologists. She says patients numbers have recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels and warns of exponential growth in the burden of skin cancer for Ireland.
The Swiss-Irish baked goods multinational is now in takeover negotiations with Elliott Management, a $41 billion New York investment firm. How does this play into today's EGM called by disgruntled shareholders, where Chairman Gary McGann's chosen successor has just withdrawn his candidacy?
From golfgate to falling passenger numbers, the budget airline is planning a full-throttle attack on the government's green list in today's High Court action. Newly obtained papers show the state is ready to fight back.
FBD’s hard-line stance with publicans over Covid-19 cover has been an unmitigated PR disaster for the insurer. With new evidence of deleted texts, destroyed notes and missing documents, things could get even worse.
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.
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