Michael Wright's food hall overturned a curfew that could have 'derailed' the €5m project
The plan to redevelop St Andrew’s Church in central Dublin was approved last year.
Food and drink
New Eddie Rocket's boss is planning a big expansion in Germany and beyond
The food industry veteran has an appetite for expansion.
Whiskey set to flow in Donegal as Sliabh Liag pushes ahead with its distillery plan
The business is hoping to start construction on a new site in September.
After raising $250m, hospitality tech startup Toast is doubling its Dublin base
The company houses engineers in the capital and will be expanding its product range.
Burger restaurant chain Bunsen quietly opened its first overseas location in Barcelona
The Dublin-based firm is reportedly seeking to set up in other Spanish cities.
Cork's Fudi&more wants to go it alone when it takes its food delivery business international
The company is keeping its online food ordering operations in-house.
After a few 'mistakes', food-ordering app Bamboo is now preparing to launch outside of Ireland
The startup took a step back to re-strategise its international expansion efforts.
Pearse Lyons Distillery won approval for a gin and whiskey school in Dublin's Liberties
It is hoped the new facility will ‘enhance the current micro-distillery’ and attract new clientele.
The 'superpub' that fought Dublin council and won is battling city planners again
Gambetta Limited had previously won approval for a bar development on Harcourt Street.
UK chain Leon spotted a third Dublin restaurant location – but is in no rush to open it
The fast-food outfit is hoping to roll out 20 Irish branches by 2023.
Offbeat Donut has secretly franchised in Prague - and is plotting more Irish stores
The chain is keen to expand beyond the Irish capital.
3fe coffee guru Colin Harmon is writing book number two after opening cafe number five
The entrepreneur is also dreaming of rolling out a coffee shop overseas someday.
A tiny brewery is planned for Dublin's docklands and it looks to belong to BrewDog
The Scottish maker of Punk IPA beer is staying tight-lipped on the matter.
After years running the Science Gallery cafe, Cloud Picker's founders will open their own space
Frank Kavanagh and Peter Sztal have been manning the Trinity College outlet for nearly a decade.
Booking app Zazu wants to solve the 'age-old' problem of awkward restaurant reservations
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Dublin company.
Food officials are concocting a way to sell dairy online to social-savvy mothers in China
Bord Bia is trying to flog milk-based wares on sites like NASDAQ-listed JD.com.
Why 'under-the-radar' Marvin wants to become the number-two food delivery choice
The online marketplace wants to secure a niche place in the market dominated by larger firms.
Burger joint BuJo wants to topple a decade-old planning rule so it can keep selling food to-go
Dublin City Council said it’s investigating the matter.
A frequent objector irate about fast food's 'fat arses' is trying to block Supermac's new plaza
A separate appeal against a project linked to a Facebook- and Google-backed cable has fallen flat.
'If you're negotiating a deal, never show weakness - be strong and carry it through'
Pádraig McEneany of Celtic Pure talks about his hiring deal-breakers and being brave in business.