Planning Eamon Waters secures planning for 50 extra rooms at Grafton HotelGrafton Hotel investment firm was also granted permission for 11 apartments - which the council said cannot be used as short-term lets
Economy Corporate insolvencies set to surge in 2024 amid soaring business costs, experts warnPwC and Deloitte are both warning that the number of business failures in Ireland will surge more than 40 per cent this year back to pre-pandemic levels
The Big Interview Big Interview: Couple behind award winning Rascals brewery on keeping it localCathal O'Donoghue and Emma Devlin have built a proper south Dublin brand, despite the occasional tiff as they run a family business
Companies Business insolvencies surge to highest level in six years as higher costs continue to biteNew figures compiled by Deloitte Ireland show more than 200 businesses failed in the first quarter of this year
business Government prepared to introduce business supports before budgetFinance minister confirmed that increases to energy grants and changes to employers’ PRSI could be introduced before next government package
Economy More than 70 food businesses closed in February - Restaurants Association of IrelandThe industry body said between 20 and 22 jobs were lost with each closure, amounting to about 1,500 overall
Hospitality Hostelworld swings into profit on the back of ‘record’ revenuesThe company made a loss of €13.6 million in 2022 and a profit of €5 million last year
Commercial Property For sale: McKillen jr’s Oakmount puts three Dublin pubs on the market Developer is seeking €13.5 million for The Foxhunter in Lucan, Thomas Rody Maher’s on Baggot Street and Ashton’s in Clonskeagh
News Energy is ‘main cost pressure’ for 98 per cent of customer-facing firms, Ibec saysInflation and labour costs are also an issue for most firms according a new report from the representative group
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