Papa John

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Supermac’s and Papa John Pizza Counter at the Kinnegad Plaza: City centre locations have been hit hard but turnover and footfall in out-of-town outlets has held up relatively well. Photograph: Alan Betson
Supermac’s owner says hospitality sector may take four years to recover

Ireland’s hospitality sector could take up to four years to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, Supermac’s owner Pat McDonagh has warned. He described (...)

Shaquille O’Neal speaks during the 2019 NBA awards in Santa Monica, California. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner Sports
America at Large: Shaquille O’Neal still slam-dunking life to the max

The gaggle of kids shooting baskets on a Gainesville street start to shriek and holler when they see Shaquille O’Neal climbing out of a police cruiser(...)

The Portlaoise plaza which will open off junction 17 on the M7. Photograph: Alf Harvey
McDonagh to open seventh motorway service plaza

Pat McDonagh’s Plaza Group will open its seventh motorway service station this week, creating 120 new jobs at its facility in Portlaoise, Co Laois, af(...)

Bank of Ireland chief executive Francesca McDonagh pictured at its agm in the RDS last year. The bank will announce its full-year results on Monday, amid a backdrop of uncertainty about the formation of a new Government. Photograph: Laura Hutton
Your business week: Election-hit Bank of Ireland to report results

Monday Results: Bank of Ireland, HP, Mylan. Indicators: UK mortgage approvals (Jan); German business climate, current conditions and expectations ((...)

Paddy Power Betfair rebranded to Flutter Entertainment just over two months ago. Photograph: PA
Your business week: Flutter Entertainment to report earnings

Monday Results: Avis Budget Group, GW Pharmaceuticals, Papa John’s International, Sotheby’s. Indicators: Euro zone services and composite PMI (Jul);(...)

Kinnegad Plaza: staff at the Mac’s Place carvery. Photograph: Alan Betson
Ireland’s new motorway plazas: A long way from ‘f*** me, Kinnegad’

DRIVING AROUND IRELAND HAS CHANGED A LOT AS BIG, BRIGHT SERVICE STATIONS HAVE CROPPED UP ALONG THE MOTORWAY NETWORK, INCLUDING THE NEWLY OPENED KIN(...)

Papa John’s founder John Schnatter in Indianapolis, Indiana, in May 2015. File photograph: Michael Hickey/Getty Images
Papa John’s scandal offers an important takeaway for US sport

In the small Indiana town of Jeffersonville, Nachand Fieldhouse was a landmark. Originally built as a high school gym, it evolved over 80 years into t(...)