EShopWorld’s €1bn-plus sale to Asendia ‘just the start’ of growth plans
Online retail support firm hopes to double revenue every couple of years, says founder Tommy Kelly
Sarah McInerney: why I turned down political adviser gig
RTÉ broadcaster turned down adviser role with senior politician back in 2017
Sarah McInerney: ‘Broadcasting is very subjective, some people like you and some people don’t’
After leaving Newstalk in 2017, Sarah McInerney ‘didn’t have anything secure’ for two years. Then a star turn as a temporary replacement for Sean O’Rourke led to her finding a permanent berth at RTÉ, co-hosting Drivetime and now as one of the new faces of the revamped Prime Time
Dolphin Trust assets worth ‘a fraction’ of funds raised, Irish liquidator warns investors
Myles Kirby, the court appointed liquidator of Dolphin linked company MUT103, has said ‘it remains to be seen what funds, if any’, will be available to distribute to investors
OFI close to deal on selling Howth HQ
The Olympic Federation of Ireland plans to move to Abbottstown, with surplus funds from sale of old base going towards sending team to Tokyo Olympics
Wild Geese whiskey owners must find €1m to continue legal fight against Irish Distillers
A Supreme Court ruling has dismissed Protégé International’s appeal of a protective costs order
Burned small investors prepare legal action after losing money in Europa
Around 100 private citizens entrusted their pensions – a total of around €4.5 million – to the firm, which later told them their investment was worthless
In The Style Group closed with a market cap of £123 million after its first week’s trading
Company is backed by Causeway Capital, the Irish private equity firm
Wolfwalkers studio branches into merchandising
The Kilkenny animation firm Cartoon Saloon is in demand after its third Oscar nomination
Revenue allows EIIS relief for €1.8m Dingle Distillery investors
Revenue initially refused to certify the 2017 funding round, saying the firm did not qualify for the SME scheme
Buckley winds down Haiti charity
Haven Community Foundation, founded by the former INM chairman and supported by Denis O’Brien, had faced funding problems
SignaCare to be acquired by Virtue for €35m
The south-eastern nursing home group, run by Margaret-Anne and John Dargan, has 233 beds across four homes
Former Davy chief executive quits board of Home Instead
Tony Garry, who retired from the troubled stockbroking firm in 2014, is one of 16 former executives linked to a controversial bond deal in that year
Everseen’s submissions ‘under seal’ in legal action with Walmart
Cork-based tech firm valued at over €100m claims US retail giant stole its trade secrets
German police search home of Dolphin Trust founder
Prosecutors seize servers, data and files from offices linked to Charles Smethurst’s collapsed property fund in which 1,800 Irish people invested
Hanrahan targets gig economy working conditions
Oisín Hanrahan, chief executive of Angi Homeservices and founder of Handy, is ‘passionate’ about improving conditions for those who find work through his company
Tycoon stung for €1.25m legal fees in Nama case
Northern Ireland developer Frank Boyd took an ill-fated action against the state agency to recover millions in interest swap payments
‘The mentality moved from, ‘I don’t know what’s going on’, to, ‘I might be living here for quite a while, I need to start fixing things’
Oisín Hanrahan was studying in Harvard Business School when he came up with Handy, an app-led service for repairers and installers. He’s now chief executive of Angi Homeservices which has seen its revenue go up to $1.46 billion during the pandemic
‘Distressed’ sale of assets related to Dolphin Trust took place in 2017
Private equity firm Vordere acquired properties from now-bankrupt Dolphin two years before Irish investors alerted to problems with investments worth €107m
Dolphin Trust case judgment reveals struggle of elderly investor to find answers
Kathleen Dineen, 78, sent a string of letters in a bid to find out why she hadn’t received payment on her investment before eventually seeking an order to wind up the company involved