The bank’s €9 million pre-tax loss for the first six months of 2021 was much less than the €30 million some had predicted, while it has grown its share of the SME and mortgage markets

Insurance Ireland and the Alliance for Insurance Reform have taken different interpretations of the data in the Central Bank’s latest report on the sector

‘We want to be embedded in the community and linked to local business,’ says Andrew Fowler of Locke Hotels, of the hotel-apartment complex – with café, restaurant and rooftop bar open to the public – now on the Zanzibar site

Allowing children dine indoors with their parents is ‘exactly what we don’t want’, says Nphet modeller, while the government remains determined to press ahead with reopening plans despite rising Delta numbers

The new ‘vaccine pass’ system is likely to create numerous problems for publicans but, as they wearily acknowledge, it’s better than being closed up

The dispute between the US betting behemoth and Rupert Murdoch’s corporation about the share price looks set to drag on

A report on employer’s liability, public liability and commercial property insurance in Ireland, the first of its kind published by the Central Bank, found that the average settlement for injury claims made via litigation was €69,865 for employer liability and €38,599 for public liability.

The Commercial Court, which is to decide on the amount of compensation that insurer FBD must pay to publicans, has heard that a picture of customers sitting at a bar during a Liverpool-Leeds match last September was posted on the Facebook page of a well-known Dublin sports bar

The low-latency satellite system Starlink is a potential Plan B if the rural broadband scheme being rolled out continues to miss its targets

Chief executive designate Dermot Crowley says the group has benefited from better than expected trading and is comfortably placed for further expansion in Britain

Concerns remain over treatment of tourists and children in new indoor dining proposals, while airlines Aer Lingus and Ryanair criticise the state’s rollout of the EU digital travel certificate

Six reopening scenarios were discussed by hospitality figures and the government, but it came down to two options: do it Nphet’s way, or stay closed until September

The financial regulator raised concerns over governance, anti-money laundering measures and counter-terrorism issues at the company, which was sold by its Irish founders last year

Members of the Davy 16 group, who were involved in the Anglo Irish bond scandal, are set to share payouts amounting to around €170 million

Denmark’s experience shows a way forward for the Irish hospitality sector. But with Nphet strongly opposed to antigen testing and the notion of Covid-19 vaccine certs already proving controversial, what options are left?

Minister says any move to lift restrictions cannot be discriminatory against unvaccinated

The postponement of indoor dining raised hackles across the hospitality industry, but the government is hopeful that a working group can thrash out the issues before much more damage is done

Mark Cassidy, the bank’s head of economics and statistics, said keeping restaurants and pubs closed for three more months could have devastating consequences for Ireland’s economy