Hospitality Gillian and Michael Beare of Finn Lough on the ups and downs of running a business as siblingsHaving taken over the family business, the siblings have transformed the Fermanagh resort into an international attraction
Legal Big Trouble in Little Mary Street: Xi’an Street Food’s battle for its €10m brandThe restaurateur famous for its spice bags and popular with celebrity clientele has fought off a rival it claimed was passing off its trademark
Commercial Property Eamon Waters agrees to scale back planned Grafton Hotel annexSretaw PE, owned by the Panda Waste founder, has submitted new plans for its Grafton Hotel annex which include 50 hotel rooms and 11 apartments
Commercial Property No room at the inn: More than 900 permitted hotel beds in Dublin not being builtA new Savills analysis has found ten projects with full planning permission, are ‘on hold’ or ‘not proceeding’
Tastemaker Tastemaker: Restaurateur Bobby Lawn on the wisdom of Michael Jordan, and pausing to smell the rosesAnthony Bourdain and Lauryn Hill would join Jordan at Lawn’s dream dinner party
Hospitality Hospitality firms face 19% cost hikes by 2026 due to rise in living wage – government reportSimon Coveney to outline further supports for businesses impacted most by recent legislative changes
Hospitality Conor McGregor seeks to turn Howth pub into four-storey hotelUFC star - who bought the Waterside pub in 2022 - has sought planning to demolish the current premises on Howth’s Harbour road
Companies Dublin Airport passenger cap will damage tourism, Dalata hotels chief warns Dermot Crowley, chief executive of the hotel group, said the cap would impact tourism
Companies Hotel group Dalata’s revenue tops €600m but profits fall The company, which operates the Clayton and Maldron Hotel brands, said it had seen a decline in the first two months of 2024
Retail Electronics and motor sales drive retail rebound in JanuaryIn terms of volume, the CSO reported an annual increase in retail sales of 2.7 per cent
Metrolink Wynn’s Hotel demands compensation for MetroLink disruptionThe 170-year old hotel says it will be forced to close for a number of weeks during construction
Hospitality Boojum to open ninth Dublin location in TallaghtNews follows the company’s recent launch in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in October
Food & Wine ‘After this, I’m going back to Ireland’: Dead Rabbit cocktail king Sean MuldoonThe co-founder of the Dead Rabbit and his new business partner may be opening a new bar and promoting a new whiskey, but he still has his eyes on home
Making it Work Focus on quality allows Kish Fish to set lofty turnover targetThe Dublin-based fish processor’s constant improvements have allowed it to prosper in business for more than 50 years
Hospitality Deal to sell iconic Shelbourne hotel agreed as part of €314 million portfolioOwner Kennedy Wilson has confirmed it has agreed a deal to sell the storied hotel on St Stephen’s Green for an undisclosed fee
Hospitality Hilton to open western Europe’s first Home2 Suites property in Dublin next year The property, situated at the site of Telephone House on Marlborough St, will mark the first appearance of the Home2 Suites brand in western Europe
Hospitality North’s newest five star hotel to open this autumn in PortrushThe £16.5 million Dunluce Lodge will include 43 suites and employ 80 staff
News Rathmines Italian restaurant Manifesto closes after two decades in businessThe owner said on Facebook he had tried for ‘a very long time’ to keep the restaurant open, but the time had come to shutter the business
Post Script Post Script: Jay Bourke’s big screen moment funded by Mel SutcliffeThe Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Commercial Property Hotel sales to hit ‘record high’ this year, real estate firm predictsResearch by JLL Ireland has shown that about €312 million worth of hotel property was traded last year