'After 9/11, my business stopped overnight and I had to let excellent people go'
Tour America’s Mary McKenna also talks about how no one believed in her business 20 years ago.
Conor McMahon
Supervalu's owner is buying a fine foods supplier from the maker of Cuisine de France
The Musgrave group has agreed to acquire La Rousse Foods for an undisclosed sum.
Kilkenny's Mount Juliet luxury estate swung back into the black last year
The Thomastown resort bounced back from a near-€2 million loss in 2015.
Poll: Do you think too many hotels are being approved in Dublin?
Conservationists believe there’s an ‘over-concentration’ of new short-term accommodation in the city.
Most white-collar workers say they were misled about their company's culture
That’s according to a new report by recruitment firm Robert Walters.
Dublin's docklands are getting a new 'brand' to lure tourists
But businesses are worried they’re being left out of the plans.
'A victory for common sense': New rules clear the way for dogs in cafés and pubs
A business group supported by Google campaigned for the changed guidelines.
Conservationists say Dublin is suffering from an 'oversaturation' of hotels
An Taisce made the claim in its objection to an eight-storey proposal at Jervis Street.
Ireland's boom in US tourists could be about to slow down
But the weakened UK market may bounce back, according to hotel research firm STR.
Profits at the country's biggest independent coffee chain have passed the €2m mark
But losses at Insomnia’s UK division quadrupled last year.
'It's remarkably efficient working with a twin - but I wish there were more of us'
Happy Pear’s Stephen Flynn also talks about why failure is ‘fabulous’.
Poll: Should Ireland introduce a land tax?
Economist David McWilliams has suggested such a levy would fix the housing crisis.
Turnover at Tripadvisor favourite Little Museum of Dublin has inched closer to the €1m mark
But the attraction’s cash donations were down significantly in 2016.
The overdue Metro North is holding back plans for a 'civic space' at Stephen's Green
Dublin council still wants to finish the café-friendly plan – but it’s waiting for clarity on the long-delayed rail line.
'It's damaging the image of the city': Galway's traffic could be costing it jobs
The western hub has been ranked as having the worst congestion in the country.
Sales at a Cork software firm that counts Disney as a customer have passed the €10m mark
Blackpool-based Teamwork more than doubled its workforce in 2016.
'When I was 16, I had to wrestle an armed robber - that's the worst work task I ever had to do'
Freshly Chopped boss Brian Lee also talks about juggling family life with the business world.
Aviation bigwigs are tipped to bring home Ireland's biggest salaries next year
Recruiter Brightwater predicts that bosses at leasing companies will earn up to €600,000 in 2018.
Poll: Should yearly performance reviews for staff be axed?
The practice has been described as a ‘discredited ritual’ that everybody hates.
How officials stop tourists overrunning Ireland's 'golden geese' of attractions
Visitors are slowly being diverted away from some of the country’s most iconic monuments.