Garda will not investigate Covid-19 breaches at Department champagne gathering
Breaches of public health regulations have a six month statute of limitations
Department of Foreign Affairs staff held champagne event during lockdown
Gathering took place after Ireland elected to the UN Security Council in June 2020
European shares creep higher as LVMH and SAP earnings impress
Ryanair stands out in Dublin with 1.5% gain
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Honor was walking around with the blond wig and Maga sweatshirt’
‘It’s like The West Wing when Jed Bortlet had to step down and John Goodman became president’
Garech Browne’s silver, vintage cars and rare art in Fonsie Mealy sale
Lots from estates of British textile designer Bernard Nevill and explorer Erica de Bary
Champagne growers struggle as pandemic takes fizz out of bubbly sales
Covid-19 slump leads to bitter dispute between vineyard owners and champagne houses
Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroad
New horizons in Nova Scotia, winter wonderland in Wexford
Oil soars after attack on Saudi facilities, stocks weaken
Markets report: Stocks slip, safe-haven gold and Japanese yen rise
Parliamentary moves against no-deal Brexit lift markets
European shares boosted by Brexit moves and formation of new Italian government
Dazzling ensembles light up Ladies Day at the Galway Races
‘You’ve so many fashionable and talented people in one place ... It’s great for inspiration’
Global markets slide on Chinese trade fears
Market report: AIB shares fell 2.1% on news of new CEO as INM shares recovered losses
Bulgari Ireland sparkles with €1.1bn sales
Iconic Italian brand redirects jewellery sales from across the globe to its Dublin unit
LVMH shares hit record high on growth in first quarter sales
Thriving Chinese appetite for luxury goods lifts brand
Spiritualised: From whiskey to sloe gin, rum and single malt vodka
Ballyvolane House, Origin Spirits and the Blacks are all distilling exciting new drinks
John Boyne’s answer to breaking up: Call in the decorator
The best-selling author’s house was full of memories; interior designer Caroline Flannery gave it a whole new vibe
Compulsory redundancies at a State company and a new asset manager in Dublin
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The Irish Moët Hennessy executive raising a glass to peace in the North
Down man Jim Clerkin is behind a Co-operation Ireland event celebrating 20 years of peace
Is it cheaper to cross the Border to stock up for Christmas?
More bang for (foodie) buck in Tesco and M&S up North, but smaller price gap for toys
€180 a head for a champagne-fuelled three course meal
Bubbles barometer: a Dublin restaurant is offering a Celtic Tiger-style, Krug-branded meal
Champagne and food pairings to ‘turn the lights on in your mouth’
Julie Dupouy, the best female sommelier in the world, has a down-to-earth approach
Hennessy Portrait Prize 2016: Gerry Davis wins €15,000
Limerick graduate takes top prize and for the first time two others are highly commended
Bulgari Ireland revenue jumps as operating profit tumbles
Irish unit records an operating profit of €54.6m last year, down from €106.8m
Solar Impulse 2 flight ‘shows need to alter energy use’
Significant Irish contingent involved in first solar-powered round-the-world flight
Solar plane completes first round-the-world flight
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Abu Dhabi, makes history after travelling more than 40,000km
After a few drinks with Hennessy, Imma to start spending on its collection
The new Hennessy Art Fund will help the Irish Museum of Modern Art plug the gaps in its collection over the next three years
‘I will have no mistress anymore. My wife will be happy’
Taittinger CEO Pierre-Emmanuel on giving up his mistress in retirement and not listening to your kids
Ríona Judge McCormack wins Hennessy New Irish Writer award
Chris Connolly wins Emerging Fiction prize, Jane Clarke wins Emerging Poetry award and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne inducted into Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame
Strong demand for Jameson helps lift Pernod Ricard sales
Pernod sees sales fall by 9% in China in its first quarter
New innovators: Kalak Vodka
‘I created a vodka with taste, character, purity and smoothness,’ says Patrick Shelley
Bulgari Ireland sales jump as it nears the €1 billion mark
Italian jewellery and luxury goods group paid corporation tax of €13.5m in Ireland last year
Prada profits feel the pinch of consumer slow down in China
Too many new stores and not enough new products have hurt the fashion giant
The perfect handbags and their owners
Five people talk about the bags that quicken their pulses and hold their purses
ECB stimulus hopes a boost to investors
Mining stocks regain some momentum following increases in oil and metals prices
Hot trend at luxury Pinault group this season – executive departures
Owner tightens reins at group struggling for growth as consumers lose appetite for luxury labels
Gleeson and Scott win at British Independent Film Awards
Respective performances in ‘Calvary’ and ‘Pride’ recognised with male acting prizes
Calvary receives four nominations at British Independent Film Awards
John Michael McDonagh nominated for best director, Brendan Gleeson in running for best actor
Tiffany lifts guidance on profits as sales sparkle
Revised expectations attributed to 7% surge in total global sales to $993m
French capital’s new $1 billion hotel opens for business
Rooms from €695 to €25,000 a night at the Peninsula as Paris hotels vie for nouveau riche
LVMH and eBay settle litigation over fake goods
Firms are implementing cooperative measures aimed at protecting intellectual property
New annual Irish portrait prize worth €20,000 announced
Hennessy join forces with National Gallery of Ireland in new award
Another bubbly year ahead?
2014 is likely to see continued buoyancy in the international fine art and antiques market and further improvement in Ireland
Shaken and stirred
These days no trendy bar or restaurant can be without a list of cocktails. Mixologists create their favourite festive party drinks
Shares in Gucci owner Kering fall after weak growth
Luxury goods brand attempts to raise prices in effort to appeal to wealthiest shoppers
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