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JD Wetherspoon appeals 13ft acoustic glass screen plan
Objectors say courtyard plan would turn ‘super pub’ into ‘mega pub’
Wetherspoon proposes glass screen to reopen Dublin beer garden
Planning consultants claim screen will result in noise levels being kept within acceptable limits
Is this the year of the sober office Christmas party?
Employers are switching traditional drinks events for team-building activities, as ‘younger generations don’t want to go out and get drunk’
Wetherspoon reports ‘record’ sales despite shrinking pub estate
Pub giant put its Irish regional portfolio on the market last October
JD Wetherspoon records eightfold increase in profit as costs subside
Pub giant announced plans to sell its regional Irish network for €10m in October, and has five pubs in Dublin
European shares rise to two-month high
Wall Street also advances as investors bet Federal Reserve has reached end of interest rate hikes cycle
Wetherspoon finds the Irish going tough as it rolls back on expansion
UK pub giant has put its regional portfolio of pubs up for sale for €10m
Wetherspoon appeals refusal of permission for Camden Street sound barrier
Pub operator proposed barrier as solution to noise issue at beer garden attached to Keavan’s Port hotel
Dublin City Council rejects Wetherspoons sound barrier plan
Company proposed 43ft high barrier to reopen beer garden on Camden Street
Locals oppose Wetherspoon’s proposed sound barrier ‘taller than the Berlin Wall’
Pub group wants to build wall at Dublin hotel
JD Wetherspoon plans sound barrier at Keavan’s Port hotel
Locals have complained over noise levels from outside dining space
Pub group JD Wetherspoon returns to profit as supply issues ease
Sales edge ahead of pre-Covid levels but profits still 90% down on 2019 numbers
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From fewer sheets in a toilet roll to cheaper menu ingredients - the race to protect margins
Pay freeze for Aer Lingus ground staff proposed until 2024
Seen & Heard: Wetherspoon sale of Blackrock pub, and Cowen seeks inquiry into ESB
Wetherspoon points to first-half loss as Omicron curbs bite
Advice to limit social contacts before Christmas hit pubs and restaurants
British pub group JD Wetherspoon to open new €4m outlet in Silicon Docks
Food-focused South Strand pub to open on Hanover Quay in Dublin
JD Wetherspoon seeking €2.5m for Blackrock pub
UK group acquired Three Tun Tavern for €1.5m in 2013 in first Irish deal
Dublin and London markets outperform as European shares finish flat
Ryanair, Persimmon and Continental among the stocks to rise
Stock markets upbeat as Joe Biden inaugurated
Investors eye large US economic stimulus and infrastructure package
Wetherspoon to cut jobs after plunging to annual loss
Tim Martin calls on the UK to adopt the Swedish model for tackling coronavirus
European shares rise again as eyes are trained on US in hopes of stimulus
Iseq lags European peers, but closes marginally ahead
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon to cut 400-450 airport jobs
Up to 1,000 people employed at pubs in Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow
European lockdown fears trigger worst stocks sell-off in three months
Travel stocks slump as UK ponders national lockdown again
Silicon Docks: Where the streets have no people
Google walking away from Sorting Office deal a blow for tech and commercial hub ravaged by the pandemic
European shares shake off previous day’s losses
Markets report: Technology stocks rally on Wall Street
Wetherspoon talks of June reopening despite no lockdown exit plan
Controversial pub group founder Tim Martin was vocal opponent of pandemic measures
Wetherspoon’s panto-villain chairman may have the last laugh
Tim Martin has committed a series of faux pas as the coronavirus crisis has unfolded
Banker strikes bum note as regulator warns of return to bad days
Business Week: also in the news were property prices; insurance; and two windfalls
JD Wetherspoon acquires Grand Canal Dock pub
Property put up for sale in June with price tag of €5.5m
Greene King sales improve ahead of proposed takeover
Cold weather in May, followed by a wet June this year prompted Britons to stay at home
JD Wetherspoon buys Carbon nightclub in Galway city
Company plans to invest €2.5m transforming nightclub into pub
Wetherspoon’s bucks bad weather and no World Cup with sales rise
Pub chain’s ‘stack ’em high, sell ’em cheap’ policy brings 6.9% growth over the summer
Pub contract gives royal carpet maker a less than luxurious image
Renowned Axminster Carpets became linked with JD Wetherspoon’s 900-strong pub chain
Pretax profits down at JD Wetherspoon on higher labour costs
Revenues for the group up 7% to £889.6m as like-for-like sales rise by 6.3%
Wetherspoon pubs raise Irish staff pay amid low unemployment
Group founded by pro-Brexit businessman Tim Martin cites upward wage pressure
JD Wetherspoon posts record annual profit but warns on costs
Pub group says sales have grown briskly in current financial year
Wetherspoon calls time on social media
UK pub chain quits Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, citing the negative impact of online trolls
Quitting Twitter and Facebook is a smart move for Wetherspoon
It makes business sense. Creating content is hard, and a good website is more valuable for them
Dollar slump hits European shares with CRH and Kingspan among losers
Iseq follows other European bourses lower with Glanbia, Ryanair and BoI all down
Brexit: Wetherspoon’s attacks IMF, OECD, and UK press
Tim Martin criticises ‘misleading and incorrect’ statements on UK’s exit from EU
Wetherspoon’s sales growth nearly doubles in first quarter
Operator of more than 900 pubs in UK and Ireland said like-for-like sales rose 6.1%
Financials drag Irish and European indices lower
US shares edge up as investors shrug off North Korea’s latest missile test
Pub group JD Wetherspoon reports 28% rise in profit
Like-for-like sales grew 4% while total sales grew 4.1% to £1.66bn
Sun smiles on JD Wetherspoon as good weather boosts sales
Pub group attributes 5.3 per cent rise in sales for 11 weeks to July 9th to good summer
Wetherspoon to spend €15m on Dublin ‘superpub’ and hotel
Development will create 200 jobs on site, with work due to start next year
Wetherspoon toasts better than expected sales
Pub chain had previously signalled caution about second half of year
JD Wetherspoon hopeful of planning resolution as Irish bars do well
Pub chain has found itself bogged down in planning obstacles for two Dublin sites
Planning appeal over new Wetherspoons in Dublin
Local resident says planned superpub part of trend to ‘completely alcoholise Camden Street’
Planning delays halt Wetherspoon’s Irish expansion
Rising property prices and planning issues prompt pub group to rein in acquisitions
Wetherspoon Irish expansion ‘on hold’ due to property prices
Pub chain’s founder and chairman says planning permission delays also a problem
Caveat: Wetherspoon may need a bar extension for its Irish invasion plan
Pubs in Ireland have become much more expensive in the past few years
JD Wetherspoon Irish bars performing above average
Group revenues up 6.2% to £790.3m as pre-tax profits decline 3.9% to £36m
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