The closure of two high-profile restaurants in Dublin this week signals a deepening crisis in Ireland’s hospitality industry. Shanahan’s on The Green, a long-standing institution on St Stephen’s Green ...

THE restaurant business is not just an industry, it’s an integral part of society. We need our cafés, restaurants, and hostelries to meet, share ideas, laugh, and mourn. Since the pandemic, the number ...

The Irish restaurant sector is buckling under an existential crisis caused by multiple factors and is in desperate need of rapid solutions, writes Joe McNamee Restaurants are complex business models.

It is now the busiest time of the year for all retail businesses, not least the hospitality sector. Indeed, for many businesses the festive season is so crucial that without it they would be on very ...

Rising costs, particularly for energy, are a problem for restaurants, with skyrocketing gas and electricity bills threatening to eat into the bottom line. In addition, concerns about the future may ...

Mina says launching the restaurant Aqua in San Francisco in 1991 laid the foundation for his career. Over time, the chef grew interested in a different kind of business model that allowed for more ...