Maurice Pratt on Quinnsworth’s ‘enemy’ Ben Dunne
The former managing director of Quinnsworth says he hopes Ben Dunne will be remembered as ‘a tremendous retailer’
Maurice Pratt
Gothic-style Foxrock mansion goes up for auction following near €1m price drop
Around the Block: One-time home of well-known publican, the late Noel Cassidy, will require costly renovation or rebuild
Ten beds, eight baths, one big refurb bill: Foxrock mansion ready for multimillion euro investment
Setauket, off Torquay Road in the south Dublin village, could cost the new owner more than €2.5m to renovate or rebuild
C&C aims to restore Magners’ sparkle in the British market
The Irish company has emerged from the pandemic with a desire to keep it simple
Uniphar trading in line with expectations and maintains guidance
Healthcare group accounts for over a fifth of the retail pharmacy market in the Republic
Philip Lynch case: Central Bank to ask court to confirm insider dealing sanction
Regulator found that Lynch used inside information to buy shares in C&C
Foxrock site at €4.75m has scope for bespoke Dermot Bannon housing scheme
Glenveagh Properties seeks buyer for lands at exclusive Torquay Road enclave, The Birches
Cabinteely FC queries Barrett’s appointment as FAI chairman
Sources say recommendation for post came from Bank of Ireland’s chairman
Uniphar marks an eventful first year as a public company
Cantillon: Medtech firm faces having to build on its successful flotation amid volatility
Coronavirus outbreak could cut Uniphar earnings by €5m
Company is counting on gradual easing of restrictions from June
Superquinn, Xtra-Vision and Roches Stores: The shops we loved so much
Pricewatch: They may be gone, but the once household names are certainly not forgotten
Will Uniphar be Ireland’s only IPO this year as volatility returns?
Markets Beat: Larry Goodman makes €4m profit on Green Reit bet
Uniphar plan Nordic entry as managers look to bonuses
Irish healthcare services firm raised €135m in IPO
1,100 pharmacists to hold €112m Uniphar stake on flotation
Drugs distribution business says it has raised €135m in an IPO of shares at €1.15 each
Uniphar jumpstarts Irish IPO market with €150m listing
Company chairman Maurice Pratt hails ‘major milestone’ in Uniphar’s history
INM hack longer than suspected, developers cut back on homes
Seen and Heard: State loses nearly $1m on Digicel as value of its bonds at record low
US funds at odds in view of Ryanair’s prospects
Seen and Heard: Ministers avoid Huawei; Stripe boys in the money on Slack; and outflows from multinationals resume
Uniphar plans to double earnings to almost €100m within five years of IPO
Irish pharmaceuticals wholesaler and healthcare services group aims to raise €150m
After seven years and four ministers, broadband plan finally gets green light
Business Week: also in the news were jobs; expansion plans; banks; and executive pay
Uniphar sounds out investors for €150m IPO amid market rally
Pharmaceuticals firm has hired Davy and Royal Bank of Canada to manage flotation
Willie Walsh talks Brexit, growth plans for Aer Lingus, and need for industry consolidation
Interview: ‘You can’t take the awards if you’re not prepared to take the abuse as well’
Tourism group suggests Government lacks ‘ambition’ for the sector
ITIC’s Maurice Pratt says growth maintained only if right strategies and policies pursued
Atmosphere between Ross and tourism chiefs chillier than a white Christmas
Caveat: Minister’s huge ego has led to problems with industry figures
Christmas ads: Instilling the festive spirit (greed, avariciousness, gluttony)
Donald Clarke: There’s a reason advertising executives have second homes in Tuscany
Shane Ross ‘puzzled’ by criticism from tourism industry
Representative body stops short of expressing confidence in the Minister
Rural Ireland ‘facing shortage of nursing home beds’
Fair Deal rates will need to be reviewed if supply is to meet demand, expert says
Uniphar cleared to buy Sisk’s hospital equipment business
Healthcare equipment business changing hands for reported €65m
Tourism industry asks for extra €50m in budget submission
Irish Tourist Industry Confederation seeks annual allocation of €164m in face of Brexit
Calls for review of Fáilte Ireland get a cool reception
Tourism industry body Itic wants to ‘reassess effectiveness and efficiency of state agency’
Uniphar advances towards IPO with latest acquisition
Buying Sisk brings Maurice Pratt and Ger Rabbette closer to pan-European goal
Uniphar to buy healthcare arm of Sisk Group for €65m
Deal is Uniphar’s fourth in 12 months as it seeks growth across Europe
What’s the top B&B in Ireland? Gallows View unveiled as winner
Daniel and Majella O’Donnell host awards ceremony at which Clare B&B scoops prize
Irish digital gaming outfit PlayON strikes deal with Formula 1
PlayON says it intends to enter the US market in 2018 on the back of the F1 deal
Uniphar retail margins ‘subbornly low’, shareholders told
Letter outlines how retail services division struggles to achieve 1% net margin
Peter Sutherland: ‘Ireland’s most distinguished international statesman’
Irish business figures, academics and European leaders pay tribute
Tourism industry calls for greater spending to boost visitor numbers
Group wants State to triple capital funds to drive up inwards tourism 50% by 2025
‘No room for complacency’ in tourist industry despite record year– ITIC
Drop of 7% in number of British tourists but visitors from US and Europe increase
How to prevent Armageddon in retail? Late opening, selling online and quality
A live recording of Inside Business hears from experts about the challenges and opportunities for the sector
Taoiseach ‘cautious’ about changing hospitality VAT rate
Changing sector’s 9% VAT rate could ‘do damage’ in light of Brexit, says Varadkar
Tourism body seeks €600m State investment in new attractions
Irish Tourist Industry Confederation says capital allocation for tourism ‘inadequate’
John Player Tops, a cigarette-sponsored talent show to rival X Factor
For decades, Tops of the Town, in which companies entered thousands of staff in a giant talent competition, obsessed the nation
Time to replace tourism’s VAT rate with targeted investment
Government should direct funding to rural areas struggling for tourists
PlayOn fantasy sports gaming company values itself at €35m
Founder Killian Jones wants to build Irish-owned start-up into a €290m business
Maurice Pratt: the crazy price of ignoring tourism
Former Quinnsworth supremo takes the chair of the industry’s lobby group with a stark Brexit message for Government: act now or lose Ireland’s most vibrant sector
Defence Forces receive award for humanitarian work
‘This is a special tribute that endorses the efforts and sacrifices our personnel make’
Seen and Heard: Facebook secures payments services licence
AIB customers overcharged on trackers to get better compensation that PTSB clients
C&C chief aims to put the fizz back into the cider company
Stephen Glancey believes C&C’s new deal with Pabst will help it move on from its difficulties in the US
The rise of consumer power (and the birth of Pricewatch)
‘The consumer agency was hobbled from the start and it was not given the teeth or the cash to really fight on behalf of the consumers
All over the shop: an A to Z of supermarkets
Grab your trolley and let’s take a whistle-stop tour of the aisles, from the growth of Aldi to, well, Z
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