Joseph Quinn

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Dalata controls the Clayton and Maldron hotel brands.
Dalata could hold 10,000 UK rooms by 2026, Davy says

The Republic’s largest hotel group, Dalata, could quadruple the number of hotel rooms it has in the UK by 2026, bringing its total to 10,000, its join(...)

VR Education CEO David Whelan and COO Sandra Whelan. The firm reported revenue that was “comfortably” above expectations. Photograph: Shane O’Neill/SON Photographic
Titanic game generates record revenue for VR Education

The water level’s rising at VR Education thanks to its new virtual reality Titanic game, which generated record revenue for the Dublin-listed technolo(...)

Paddy Power Betfair has 261 betting shops in the Republic.
Paddy Power Betfair flags €23m cost from budget betting tax move

Paddy Power Betfair estimates that the proposed doubling of the Republic’s betting tax to 2 per cent could cost the gambling giant almost €23 million (...)

Keywords Studios provides services to 23 of the top 25 most prominent games companies globally. Photograph: iStock
Keywords Studios acquires Japanese company for €1.27m

Irish video gaming company Keywords Studios has acquired a machine learning business from a Japanese-based developer for $1.5 million (€1.27 million).(...)

In May, Dublin hotels had an occupancy rate of 90.5 per cent while hotels outside Dublin had occupancy of 80.2 per cent. Photograph: iStock
Boom time at Irish hotels as occupancy exceeds 90%

Revenue per available room (RevPar) across the State’s hotels increased by 16.1 per cent in the year to May 2018, driven by an almost threefold growth(...)

Paddy Power Betfair’s existing New Jersey interests include a partnership with a local casino and a horserace betting exchange. Photograph: PA Wire
Paddy Power Betfair wins New Jersey gambling boost

New Jersey is close to legalising sports betting in a move likely to benefit Irish gambling giant, Paddy Power Betfair, which already has a deal to p(...)

Paddy Power Betfair’s price was down around 1.8 per cent in London at 7,833 pence sterling at lunchtime, but it held on to much of the 12 per cent gain it made on the back of Monday’s news..
Paddy Power Betfair eyes US prize worth €120bn

Shares in Irish gambling giant Paddy Power Betfair and its rivals soared on Monday after the US Supreme Court struck down a federal law banning states(...)

A queue outside a church to sign the anti-conscription pledge in 1918.
The day the Home Rule movement died

On April 9th, 1918, House of Commons MPs gathered for a special sitting. At 3pm, British prime minister David Lloyd George briefed the house on the si(...)

A file image of Jack O’Mahony, an Irish man who fought in the British army during the second World War who has now turned 100. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision.
Irish second World War veteran celebrates 100th birthday

An Irishman who survived the Blitz and Normandy landings during the second World War to play his part in the liberation of France, celebrated his 100t(...)

INM were notified on March 23rd that the ODCE intended to apply to the High Court for the appointment of an inspector to investigate the affairs of the company. Photograph: Bryan Meade
Davy moves rating on INM to ‘under review’

Stockbroker Davy has moved its stock rating of Independent News and Media (INM) to “under review” from “outperform” on the back of an announcement fro(...)

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