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Hospitality Supermac’s owner must provide staff accommodation to attract employeesLack of available housing is hindering hospitality sector recruitment, says Pat McDonagh
Companies Operating profit at Supermac’s jumped to €37.7 million in 2021Profit before taxation was €29.5 million for the year, up from €22.9 million in 2020
Business Supermac’s boss says insurance premiums have risen by 25 per cent despite reformsPat McDonagh, the fast food franchise owner and hotelier, has said that more competition is needed in the market to reduce the costs for struggling hospitality firms
Archaeology company sues Supermac’s over plaza survey Shanarc Archaeology alleges the company is owed more than €33,000 for work on Supermac’s Portlaoise Plaza site on the M7 motorway
Supermac’s cuts workforce by 25% as revenues fall by €48mPat McDonagh’s group employed 500 fewer staff last year as the pandemic impacted parts of the business
Supermac’s boss takes property fund to court over ‘Monster House’Pat McDonagh has moved to block the sale of a building in Kilkenny tenanted by one of his fast food outlets
Virus crisis kills off McDonagh’s sale of US hospitality empireThe Supermac’s owner says his decision to invest in Claddagh Irish pubs chain was his ‘biggest mistake’ and has cost him €23m
Supermac’s turnover up €17m to almost €190m in 2019Pat McDonagh predicts “a very rough next three months”, but says pain is necessary to halt spread of the coronavirus