Turnover at Maxol Group declined 23% in 2020
Chief executive of the Irish fuel and forecourt business said the year had posed ‘the biggest challenge’ of his 35-year career
Ishka records annual profit of €1 million
Retained earnings at Limerick-based spring water company rose to €3.67 million
‘Incomprehensible’ that passenger charges not increased during Covid, airport chief says
Basil Geoghegan will today tell an Oireachtas committee that passenger charge rates set before the pandemic are ‘fundamentally flawed’ and causing significant financial issues for airports
State pushes back decision on new mica redress scheme
Sources say memo on defective block redress unlikely to be brought to cabinet until second week of November as complexities of new scheme are worked out within government
Social distancing ‘not financially viable’ for nightclubs
Steve Manning, who worked with the Department of Arts and Culture to organise a pilot nightclub event in Button Factory, said that the proposal to advise social distancing and mask wearing in nightclubs could lead to event cancellations
Freedom day postponed in favour of a step towards normality
The government will not phase out Nphet next month as it ‘proceeds with caution’
Twenty-six Nama apartments lying empty for ten years in scheme
State agency now placing 54 properties in large development on market for €14.5 million
Claims Cosgrave ‘slow-clapped’ IDA staff member during speech
Email from IDA described alleged incident at an event held during the 2018 Collision tech conference in New Orleans between Web Summit co-founder and IDA representative as ‘particularly regrettable’
Apple taxes in escrow account losing tens of millions a year
NTMA chief tells Oireachtas PAC that the €14.3 billion held in escrow had been designed by the company and the NTMA to potentially lose €70 million a year, given current negative interest rates
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Accountancy and legal firms warned Donohoe about corporate tax reform
Accountants said FDI will be negatively affected by new global rules while lawyers said they could be unconstitutional
Insurer pulls out of Irish market after Central Bank intervention
Zavarovalnica Sava is leaving the Irish market after the CBI said it was liable for business interruption claims stemming from the pandemic
Financier Kenny boosts wealth by more than €30 million
Large increase in accumulated profits come after Kenny and business partner’s sale of Nua Healthcare
High-profile Comer properties soar in value while standing still
One failed Celtic Tiger project bought for €7 million is now worth nearly €46 million
The Big Interview: Shane Scully, Eagle Street Partners
Shane Scully decided to start his own property development company with his former Glenveagh colleague Justin Bickle during lockdown. In less than a year, Eagle Street has committed €150 million in invested capital to office, hospitality and residential development projects in Britain and Ireland
Garda superintendent associations reject government’s pay proposal
Move means the associations’ members will continue to only engage in ‘core duties’ as a result
State bodies must spend 20% of ad budget on Irish language ads
The move will be a boost to gaeilgeoir media such as TG4, Radio na Gaeltachta and current affairs website Tuairisc
New wildlife crime unit will take ‘zero tolerance’ approach
Up to six people will work with An Garda Síochána to tackle our ‘biodiversity emergency’ and help prevent destruction of the environment
Bottle deposit and return scheme to launch next year
Consumers will receive a 20 cent refund for each empty drinks can or plastic bottle they return, in a new scheme to reduce both waste and public litter
Government to defer legislating for international surrogacy services
The forthcoming assisted human reproduction bill will have no international dimension because of potential legal difficulties
Condition of properties owned by Comer brothers raises questions
An apartment building in Sligo, a former hotel in Galway and a tower block in Sandyford in south Co Dublin are among the empty properties owned by the billionaire developers
‘If you open nightclubs, pubs and restaurants without Covid certs, it’s a recipe for disaster’
Experts differ over the cause and significance of the current rise in Covid cases in Ireland and its implications as we approach a full reopening on October 22
Is this the calm before the great insolvency storm?
This year has seen fewer insolvencies than expected, particularly in the hard-hit hospitality and retail sectors. How is this happening – and will fortunes shift when the pandemic supports wind down?
Game of chicken on NI protocol has yet to play itself out
The British government’s brinkmanship in the wake of Brexit, including threats to trigger Article 16, has raised the stakes dramatically on the Northern Ireland protocol, but it is unclear whether there is substance to the sabre-rattling
Why clubland could be calling it a night in Ireland
As well as the fresh doubts about reopening, there are existential threats to Ireland’s night-time economy, with just 100 nightclubs and 200 late-night bars remaining in the entire country
Aidan Regan: A tale of one city and a two-tier economy operating beneath it
If you exclude Luxembourg, Dublin is ranked as the most expensive city in the EU to live in but scores poorly for quality of life, especially if you are in the bottom 70 per cent of earners, rent and have children
Massive expansion in size of state will continue – but how will this money-printing experiment end?
Our politicians overwhelmingly believe, probably correctly, that giveaways mean votes – and several imprudent budget decisions have more to do with politics than with the wise allocation of resources
Elaine Byrne: We abandoned hope of connection, and signed up to satellite instead
Satellite broadband, from a growing number of providers, may be a quicker and better answer to rural Ireland’s offline woes than the National Broadband Plan
John Walsh: Unionists should be careful what they wish for
Seeking an end to the current Stormont power-sharing arrangement would surely backfire, and the unionist demand that the protocol must go could ultimately destroy the union
The Last Post: Covid symptoms ‘drink-driving’ comparison is an analogy too far
Professor Philip Nolan of Nphet said ‘leaving your home with symptoms has to become socially unacceptable, like drink-driving’, but comparing people with allergies or head colds to people who drink and then get behind the wheel is over the top
Vudini expands into e-commerce within social media videos
Artificial-intelligence video ranking software maker aims to capitalise on creator economy, which is worth an estimated $100 billion annually
Timoney Group got over €1m in intellectual property dispute
Military contractor stated in accounts that figure received in long-running dispute could rise in coming years
The Profile: Tsai Ing-Wen
The mild-mannered president of Taiwan is performing a delicate balancing act which entails steering a course through the growing tensions between China and the US
Electricity issue delays completion of large Co Meath housing scheme
The ESB has not provided a timeframe to future residents of Bryanstown Wood for when vital cabling works will be completed
Ó Céidigh sets three-year deadline to reverse Shannon Group’s decline
The airport’s passenger numbers have collapsed from 1.7 million in 2019 to a mere 360,000 last year
Coats to celebrate who we are
In her beautiful contemporary tailoring for women, Landskein designer Anna Guerin combines Irish heritage fabrics with a modern aesthetic
Restaurant review: Elegant Michelin dining gets back to breathtaking basics
Chef John Kelly of The Lady Helen at Mount Juliet and his team are offering several different menus of pared-down contemporary classics
Edel Coffey: Chewing the fat at the checkout
Supermarkets are discovering what your small local shop has known forever: shopping is a social occasion
Sorry For Your Trouble: An engaging study of the Irish way of mourning and its many foibles
We do death a little differently in this country, something which Ann Marie Hourihane’s new book explores in fascinating detail
Punters: How an Irish bookmaker stopped at nothing to become a global player
Aaron Rogan’s illuminating account of the rise of Paddy Power reveals how it ruthlessly utilised technology to target gambling addicts
Enter the fold with an origami-inspired residence in Cork
The unconventional and beautiful Folding House on Mardyke Walk is now on the market with a price tag of €795,000
House of the Week: Victorian splendour in Monkstown with picturesque sea views
7 Eaton Place in Monkstown is now on the market with a guide price of €1.75m
New digital platform lets vendors sell ther own property – and save on fees
MySale.ie provides marketing packages, information and a way for homeowners to sell up without using a traditional estate agent or being charged a commission fee
Get some west coast cool in Clarinbridge for €750k
A meticulously styled Co Galway home has double-height ceilings and marble floors, and is set on half an acre of landscaped gardens
Fairview redbrick for €495k could be a family favourite
Period residence on Lomond Avenue has easy access to shops, schools and the coastal walkway and is less than 15 minutes’ drive from O’Connell Bridge
Willie O’Reilly: Thrill is gone as budget pie now a predictable dish
The public seem less engaged in the whole extravaganza these days than before, and there are good reasons for that
Making it Work: New platform aims to ‘fill huge void’ in female healthcare
Keyforher, founded by Donna Ledwidge and Renee O’Shaughnessy, is an advisory service that provides subscribers with personalised health recommendations
Making it Work: Beauty roadshow looks to change mindset on cosmetic surgery
Organiser Liz Dwyer says the Future Beauty roadshow in Dublin in January will be like a ‘Web Summit for the aesthetics industry’
This working life: Fidelity staff find a new sense of harmony in company choir
When a few colleagues got together in the Galway office of Fidelity Investments to sing, they never imagined it would turn into a company-wide, global initiative
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