Why the Shelbourne's new boss has learned to open champagne bottles with a golden sword
JP Kavanagh is looking for ways to ‘engineer spontaneity’ at the iconic property.
Conor McMahon
Sports Direct just bought House of Fraser - but its Dublin store still hangs in the balance
The troubled department store chain was considering administration.
This is how much passengers spend in each of Dublin Airport's shops and restaurants
Newsagents WH Smith has higher sales than any other individual retailer with turnover of €23 million.
The aviation watchdog couldn't keep up with a big spike in passenger complaints last year
The Commission for Aviation Regulation received over 1,000 queries about flight cancellations and delays.
Here are Ireland's most – and least – popular holiday destinations
Everywhere bar the border region and midlands recorded an increase in overseas visitors last year.
'Dealing with family members on work issues is very tricky because it gets emotive'
Equinix’s Maurice Mortell also talks about his secret talent for catching lobsters by hand.
A bus driver shortage has forced Aircoach to take matters into its own hands
The coach group is facing tougher competition for workers from rivals Bus Éireann and Go-Ahead.
The Dutch brand trying to make buying glasses fun is launching its first Irish store
Ace & Tate will open its first outlet in Dublin after seeing strong online demand here.
Applegreen is pushing further into the UK after a 'transformational' buyout
The Dublin group has acquired a majority stake in service area operator Welcome Break.
Hainan Airlines is scaling back its Dublin-Beijing service only months after launch
The carrier will reduce the frequency of the flights from October.
'I didn't have work-life balance for years. It made me less productive'
Pat Donnelly of Autoaddress also talks about learning to appreciate the value of sales.
Poll: Do you think restaurants should charge customers who fail to show for a booking?
A food industry trade group had a run-in with the competition watchdog over the issue.
How food and drink firms get their brands onto the 'shop window' that is the airline trolley
As well as being a revenue stream for producers, in-flight catering is ‘brilliant for branding’.
Why people can't agree on the impact new zero-hour contract laws will have on business
Some say the draft Employment Bill isn’t ‘balanced’. Others think it’ll be ‘ineffective’.
After announcing its closure, food-waste startup Obeo will 'customer fund' for its survival
The company hopes to re-invent itself as an online-only business after struggling to make ends meet.
A big plan's being drawn up to entice tourists to the 'cruising paradise' of the Shannon
The project is part of the new Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands marketing brand.
Kerrygold is being sued over claims its butter doesn't come from grass-fed cows
A Californian citizen has accused Ornua of ‘false, deceptive’ advertising.
'Doomsday': Tourism firms stand to lose hundreds of millions of euro from a no-deal Brexit
Trade group Itic says such an outcome would be nothing short of ‘catastrophic’.
'People think it's great when you're in 60 shops - but I'm not pulling a massive salary'
Dorene Mallon of The Farmer’s Daughter talks about making it in the food industry.
The group behind Dublin Port wants to entice more cyclists... and bird-watchers
A 2040 masterplan includes commitments to improve the facility’s ‘severe and unwelcoming’ image.