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The Walton Institute is the new name for WIT’s research centre (formerly TSSG) The awarding of research institute status to TSSG was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD during an online ceremony. I spoke to Director of Research at The Walton Institute, Dr Sasi Balasubramaniam… I caught up with Tommie Ryan, who was recently appointed Waterford Chamber Skillnet Network Manager. Skillnet, which has been in existence 20 years, offers training and support to businesses and entreprenuers. Tommie outlines how the organisation...

Nearly 12,000 licensed premises have closed in Britain since December 2019, new data from CGA and AlixPartners reveals — an average of around 30 a day. The figures, which feature in the latest Market Recovery Monitor, are the highest on record, and indicate the full toll of Covid-19 and lockdowns on hospitality. While 4,170 new sites have been recorded since December 2019, the loss of 11,894 venues means there have been nearly three closures for every fresh opening — leading to a net loss of 7,724 licensed premises. The number of permanent closures is expected ...

THE exact amount of money Conor McGregor paid for his pub in Dublin can finally be revealed – €1.9m. The revelation is made in auctioneer Lisney/Morrissey’s Licensed Premises report for 2020, which discloses that 13 pubs sold in Dublin last year for a total of over €41m compared to 16 transactions totaling €57m in 2019. The €1.9m payout by McGregor is close to the €2m estimate industry sources originally told Sunday World last year was speculated the UFC fighter paid for the Black Forge pub in Crumlin. The 33-year-old has splashed out an estimated €1m in renovating it into a g...

Finance Ireland may challenge Permanent TSB for Ulster Bank loans Seen & Heard: Private equity drives pub sales, Aviva Stadium firm sells house to offset losses Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 10:57 Updated: Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 12:57   Irish non-bank lender Finance Ireland is eyeing up parts of Ulster Bank’s business banking book, triggering a potential bidding war with Permanent TSB, according to a report in the Sunday Times. Finance Ireland, headed by former PTSB boss Billy Kane, was linked with a possible stock market flotation before the pandemic. In a separate report in the Business Post, ...

17 February 2021 By Christian Smith A shop in Lincoln, UK, has lost its license after a police raid found the store was selling vodka with 150,000 times the legal industrial alcohol limit, which was “unfit for human consumption.” An image of the illicit alcohol. Credit: Lincolnshire Police Officers raided Zabka on Portland Street, Lincoln, in December, finding more than 190 illegal medicine products, 62 bottles of non-duty paid alcohol and five bottles of illicit Krackoff Vodka, it’s reported. When the vodka was sent for testing, it was discovered that it contained 150,0...