John Mulligan

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Mulligan

Czech, US, UK and Japanese suitors have all gone through to the second round to purchase the power firmA joint-venture between the UK’s Octopus Energy and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has emerged as one of the second-round bidders in a €2bn-plus race to buy Irish power firm Energia. The other prospective buyers that have gone through to the second round of bids for the company are US private equity giant KKR, Japan’s Itochu and the Daniel Kretinsky-backed Czech energy firm EPH.

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Mulligan

Three years since Louth schoolboy Kryan Durnin was last seen aliveGardai adamant his killers will not get away with murder Kyran Durnin has not been seen since 2022Gardai probing the disappearance of Kyran Durnin are adamant his killers will not get away with murder. It is exactly three years this week since the young lad who was then six years old was last seen alive in public at a primary school in Dundalk.

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Mulligan

McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland generates its revenue from the chain’s franchisees in Ireland, who between them operate about 95 outlets. The parent firm divested its last directly-operated store to a franchisee in February 2022, so all the McDonald’s restaurants in Ireland are now operated by franchisees. The chain opened its first outlet in Ireland in 1977, on Dublin’s Grafton Street. The latest set of accounts for McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland show that its turnover dipped 1pc to €84.4m.

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Mulligan

The number of seats that will be available on flights in and out of the capital will rise to just under 17.9 million for the season, a 23pc increase on last winter. Last winter, just under 14.4 million seats were set to be made available by carriers as the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) decided to limit numbers to ensure Dublin Airport adhered to its annual 32 million passenger cap.

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Mulligan

John Mulligan: Reaction to Michael Carey case highlights Ireland’s failure to take corporate standards seriously Michael Carey, who stepped down as chair of Enterprise Ireland and the Housing Agency. Photo: Stephen Collins/CollinsWhen Michael Carey resigned last week as chairman of Enterprise Ireland and The Housing Agency, it was seen by at least some as a great loss to Ireland’s business community. And indeed it was. It also must have been a very difficult personal experience.