Hotel and restaurant group says sales rose amid tourist influx

Multiple brands in Coke’s portfolio set to be promoted through soccer sponsorship

Soft-drink maker’s chief executive welcomes its foray into the hot beverage market

Irish forecourt retailer Applegreen has acquired an effective 50.01% stake in the UK company

Company controls Costa Coffee and Premier Inn brands in the UK

Concession on Chinese investments leads to Wall Street gains which were later reversed

Whitbread-owned chain seen as likely sale target

Irish banks ride a wave of positivity that sweep along the European financial sector

CRH bucks trend as buy-back plan announced

Harbourside town has good quality housing, but its main street needs new businesses

Closeness to Dublin city centre a big draw for village trying to brush up its reputation

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London Briefing: Sales of Costa Coffee have ground to a halt after years of frothy growth

Ireland’s benchmark index drops marginally, performs better than Europe’s Stoxx 600

Costa first-quarter sales up 8.7 per cent while Premier Inn’s total sales rise 9.2 per cent

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Share falls reflect signs of consumer confidence slump in Brexit Britain

Construction has just started on Ireland’s largest build-to-let apartment scheme

Multinational also confirms deals with Irish chains Poulet Bonne Femme and Kanoodle

Davidson Kempner acquires Navan Town Centre while Oaktree buys Fairgreen Centre