Spike in global cocoa bean prices hits profits at Lir Chocolates
Irish chocolate maker was unable to pass on to customers the full cost of rise in raw materials last year
Man who punched retired judge (80) outside cafe given seven month prison sentence
Jamie O’Connor (45) was sentenced to seven months in prison for the assault on Joseph Mangan
Former garda in prison for inciting rape is to plead guilty to disclosure of Pulse data of 14 people
Man was jailed in July after admitting six counts of endangering colleague and her teenage daughters through communications online
Operating profit at Denis O’Brien’s Ballynahinch Castle hotel falls 30%
Revenues rise 6% from €8.45m to €9.02m
Michelin star restaurant drives revenues at Castlemartyr but hotel resort still posts a €1m loss
Revenues at the Cork venue rose by 3% last year with its directors forecasting it will make a profit in ‘the coming years’
Garda loses out on €82,571 pay claim over suspension he was later exonerated for
Garda suspended from force for more than 2 years after incident in 2021
Future of Irish dancing’s oldest governing body at risk due to potential litigation
An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha’s accounts show cost of fallout of 2022 ‘feis-fixing’ allegations
Fingal refuses planning retention to Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney hotel accommodation
Firm received €24 million in State contracts for accommodating Ukrainians and international protection applicants
Failte Ireland backs Donnybrook hotel
Tourism body says Dublin faces hotel price inflation and reduced competitiveness without new hotels
Profits rise at family-owned McMahon builder providers in Limerick
Revenues rose by 8% to €123m while profits increased to €13.5m
Cottage on Trump’s Doonbeg golf course sells for €850,000
Property put on the market in 2024 with an asking price of €900,000.