Business

Restaurants are facing a staffing “crisis” ahead of the reopening of indoor hospitality next week, according to the chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins. Speaking to RTÉ’s The Business, he said around 25 per cent of bars and restaurants will not reopen fully on Monday. Mr […]

The Vatican released information on its real estate holdings for the first time on Saturday, revealing it owns more than 5,000 properties as part of its most detailed financial disclosures ever. The information was contained in two documents, a consolidated financial statement for 2020 for the Holy See and the […]

Aer Lingus have announced approximately 160 staff members in Cork will no longer face temporary layoffs this autumn. The airline confirmed the 98 cabin crew and 60 ground staff will be kept on their payroll from September to late November, during which time the runway at Cork Airport is due […]

The group behind Pippa O’Connor’s POCO brand last year increased its revenues by 6 per cent to a record €2.7 million in spite of the pandemic impact on the fashion industry. The businesswoman and former model established her POCO brand in 2016 and revenues for all parts of her business […]

Irish Water is to be sentenced in September over breaches of environmental regulations in Co Cork and Co Kildare. It has faced a prosecution by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which has been delayed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. The cases, which are before Dublin District Court, are […]

A pensioner who claimed she injured her ankle when she was allegedly lifted into the air when a Ryanair flight hit turbulence has sued in the High Court. Australian Lynette Peucker was on Friday given permission by a High Court judge to give her evidence by video link from Australia […]

Twitter and lawyers representing two journalists have been unable to agree on the wording of orders that would require the social media giant to disclose information about the holders of certain Twitter accounts the High Court has heard. Reporters Allison Morris of the Belfast Telegraph and Aoife Moore of the […]

Britain’s NatWest Group agreed to sell assets from its Irish arm to Permanent TSB (PTSB), a move the mortgage lender and analysts described as a “once in a generation opportunity” for PTSB to compete with Ireland’s two dominant banks. The deal includes 25 Ulster Bank branches and €7.6 billion of […]

A woman has pleaded guilty to stealing over €105,000 from Virgin Media Television, a court has heard. Kellie Walton (39) with an address at Kilfenora Road, Kimmage, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing property to wit cash to the value of €70,614 at Virgin Media Television, Westgate […]

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has called on staff to “name and shame” any employers who are making it difficult for them to take time off to get vaccinated. Speaking on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny show, Mr Varadkar urged such employers to “have a heart, basically.” Any employers who were not flexible with […]