New Powerscourt Springs hotel to open in defiance of virus gloomWicklow businesswoman Lorraine Sweeney has teamed up with her daughter Adrienne Stewart in the €2.5m investmentSat Jul 11 2020 - 05:14
The €1 billion market: retailers who serve tourists face double trouble in a pandemicWith quarantine in place for foreign visitors, tourists are unlikely to return in 2020Fri Jul 10 2020 - 05:50
Caveat: The tourism sector deserves to be taken more seriously in this crisisFrom the lack of targeted supports to the fiasco over quarantine, it has been sold shortFri Jul 10 2020 - 05:17
‘Sad day’ for House of Ireland as tourism retailer goes out of businessFive companies linked to Grafton Street giftware group to go into liquidationFri Jul 10 2020 - 05:17
Spar-owner BWG explores potential for online shopping ‘pot of gold’But chief executive Leo Crawford warns costs must be borne and ‘nobody has cracked it’Tue Jul 07 2020 - 20:04
SuperValu and Centra MD Martin Kelleher stepping downVeteran leaves Cork-based Musgrave group after 10 years running retail divisionTue Jul 07 2020 - 18:17
Columbia Sportswear defies gloom with first Irish standalone shopIrish-American company patriarch Tim Boyle calls Trump a ‘conman’Sat Jul 04 2020 - 07:44
Dublin consultancy Pathfinder set for expansion after buyout by Sia PartnersSia plans to double size of Irish business in next three years, adding up to 60 staffFri Jul 03 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Publicans and restaurateurs row over calls for VAT cutsIndustry groups are split over a drive for a near €700m cut to VAT on pub alcohol salesThu Jul 02 2020 - 05:25
Revolut data confirms consumer spending spike as lockdown easedPent up demand drives spending 25% ahead of normal Monday businessTue Jun 30 2020 - 19:40
‘Shattered’ tourism industry calls for immediate €1bn injectionSector wants Fáilte Ireland to administer grantsMon Jun 29 2020 - 15:42
The ‘covidpreneurs’ of 2020: ‘You couldn’t mill the flour fast enough’The car parts sellers who started flogging frisbees, the gin makers who switched to sanitiserSat Jun 20 2020 - 06:00
Economic degrowth advocated by Greens' radical wing would bring carnage and human miseryCaveat: Radical wing pretends economic degrowth will not cause considerable painFri Jun 19 2020 - 07:10
Philip Morris says Irish ad for ‘menthol blend’ cigarettes a ‘mistake’Ad to retailers for new brand ‘should not have run’, Irish head of tobacco giant saysFri Jun 19 2020 - 05:15
‘July stimulus’ promised in new programme for governmentAbility of companies to split into trading and property entities may be restricted alsoMon Jun 15 2020 - 16:20
Queen’s pub in Dalkey closing downLandmark bar owned by former AIB CEO Tom Mulcahy may be sold for redevelopmentFri Jun 12 2020 - 18:22
Five-star hotels scramble to retain luxury experience under new anti-virus regimeWith wealthy Americans a no-show for now, luxury Irish hotels must pivot towards the domestic market for businessFri Jun 12 2020 - 05:30
Covid-19: Let’s hold our nerve if mini-spikes cast doubt on economy reopeningCaveat: Bespoke closures and rapid test and trace systems can handle a resurgenceFri Jun 12 2020 - 05:25
Tough times for tourism trade as it absorbs coronavirus shockTop 1000: Few industries have suffered the blow of Covid-19 as much as travelWed Jun 10 2020 - 12:00
‘INM 19’ members seek State papers for new lawsuits over data leakJournalist Sam Smyth among seven preparing to sue company and former chairmanWed Jun 10 2020 - 06:54
HSE launches investigation into tobacco companies over ‘menthol’ blendsBig retailers ask manufacturers if substitute products are legal after menthol banTue Jun 09 2020 - 04:15
European equity markets pause for breath following surgeMarkets report: Losses in technology and healthcare stocks halt a recent rallyMon Jun 08 2020 - 19:24
Dublin Bay cruise company sets sail for new tourist seasonCompany’s 100-capacity touring vessel sets sail with capacity restricted to 40 people a tripMon Jun 08 2020 - 18:17
Woodchester founder Craig McKinney diesScottish-born businessman had long career in Irish financeFri Jun 05 2020 - 18:17
Ikea among major retailers to reopen next weekMarks and Spencer will also reopen, but Penneys to stay closedFri Jun 05 2020 - 18:01
Want to help the coronavirus recovery? Go shoppingIf Government won’t speed things up to help SMEs, people must do itFri Jun 05 2020 - 05:13
Penneys will not reopen on Monday despite expected changes to lockdown rulesRetailer said it would not trade until it was safe for staff and customers to do soThu Jun 04 2020 - 19:42
State’s tourism taskforce wants changes to school holidays to boost ‘staycations’Government’s tourism group also recommends that hospitality businesses be allowed to implement one-metre social distancingThu Jun 04 2020 - 19:22
Providence Resources reports €26.8m loss for 2019Former CEO Tony O’Reilly jnr received exit payment of almost €450,000Wed Jun 03 2020 - 16:26
Parts of Brown Thomas and Arnotts to reopen next weekGround floors to open doors earlier than anticipated as individual units in compliance with lockdown easing planTue Jun 02 2020 - 13:12
Minister calls on EU to act against tobacco firms ‘undermining’ menthol ban in IrelandMenthol market was estimated at up to 18% of total cigarettes market here before banSat May 30 2020 - 04:37
Fine Gael TD calls for new State body to help lead economic recoveryMothers returning to work from maternity leave now eligible for State’s coronavirus pandemic wage subsidySat May 30 2020 - 02:00
Donohoe tweaks wage subsidy scheme so mothers returning from maternity qualifyRevenue to implement it and will be backdated to March 26thFri May 29 2020 - 16:45
Small businesses are cannon fodder in zealous anti-virus experimentThe glacial pace of economic reopening may satisfy the scientists but will spur hardshipFri May 29 2020 - 07:47
Shares rise globally on optimism over return to workDrugmakers strong as investors seek progress on coronavirus vaccineThu May 28 2020 - 18:21
Norwegian investor takes stake in ProvidencePayment of £200,000 from SpotOn had been due a week agoThu May 28 2020 - 17:34
Brown Thomas and Arnotts shoppers will be able to book time slots for entryReturned goods to be quarantined, make-up to be ‘virtually’ tested, restaurants and toilets will be closed initiallyThu May 28 2020 - 05:45
Mayo company Portwest had PPE seized by Chinese governmentSix containers of safety equipment seized in MarchWed May 27 2020 - 11:47
Camile Thai offers lower-cost delivery franchisesBrody Sweeney is targeting venues that could be converted into ‘cloud kitchens’Wed May 27 2020 - 05:35
Retailers push for earlier reopening as rescue plan urged for SMEsLobby group argues for rethink of plan for larger shops and shopping centre outletsTue May 26 2020 - 19:21
UCD academics call for virus safety incentives for businessesStudy shows businesses that invest in workplace safety 20% more likely to ‘go under’Mon May 25 2020 - 20:27
Retailers face huge monthly declines for the rest of 2020 – researchNew survey adds pressure on the Government to revisit the reopening planSat May 23 2020 - 06:00
Our warped sense of perspective bodes ill for Ireland's economyIf we don’t manage virus risks sensibly, our economy will rot in the groundFri May 22 2020 - 03:15
Wexford aims to get headstart in summer battle for domestic touristsGateway to sunny southeast plans to capitalise on post-Covid lockdown businessThu May 21 2020 - 18:59
An Post launches €2m SME support schemeSupports include €1,000 of direct mail marketing for 1,000 businessesWed May 20 2020 - 15:44
Companies more worried about recession than new virus outbreakWorld Economic Forum study finds prolonged global recession considered the greatest threatTue May 19 2020 - 06:00
Markets burst into life on hopes of coronavirus vaccineRyanair shares surge 15.8%, with Dalata ahead by more than 14%Mon May 18 2020 - 18:57
Digicel extends deadline for bond holdoutsCompany has sweetened restructuring terms as it looks to wipe out quarter of its debtMon May 18 2020 - 17:00
Greens in government: ‘Very few’ understand the needs of small businessesThe party’s policies represent both opportunities and threats for Irish businessSat May 16 2020 - 06:05
The greater good is no longer great or good for manyAs the lockdown drags on people’s unity is beginning to crack and the fissures threaten to become chasmsFri May 15 2020 - 20:00
