Irish forecourt and motorway services station operator Applegreen expects to take a hit to profits this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak, but said it is too early to estimate how much lower profits will be.

Applegreen is dropping its fuel prices by up to 10 cent per litre.

Irish shares surged after Boris Johnson secured a resounding election victory in the UK, as banks, property, travel firms, and hoteliers tapped into the sharp climb in the value of sterling.

A male acquaintance who is self-employed says women don’t value their own time in business.

The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has warned that an explosion in the number of new vaping products and attractive flavours could lead to a new generation of smokers, in the absence of advertising restrictions.

Applegreen said the video of a rat running along one of its deli counters falls well below its operating standards.

A number of UK-exposed Irish stocks faltered on the back of the EU warning that Britain is heading for a no-deal Brexit.

Applegreen will pay $37.6m (€33.5m) to acquire a minority stake in a group of 23 forecourt-fuel plazas in Connecticut highways between New York and Boston in the US, in a small transaction that nonetheless underlines its plans to expand out its operations in the US.

Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

With the release of a new range of protein bars and the signing of its first export contract, Blanchardstown snack food company Everest is scaling up.

Supermac’s owner, Pat McDonagh, has secured planning permission for a new €10m motorway services plaza on the M7 near Portlaoise, despite claims it will lead to the creation of two rival operations within 150 metres of each other.

Motorway services station and fuel forecourt operator Applegreen is reviewing its UK hotels business and is assessing a number of options regarding the division's future ownership.

Ireland's newest millionaire picked up their lucky Lotto ticket in Co Tipperary.

Forecourt operator Applegreen said it will "continue to evaluate new opportunities" for growth, as an analyst estimated it may have €50m to spend on new acquisitions.

Geoff Percival Irish forecourt operator Applegreen has said it has “a good pipeline” of further development opportunities in both its service area sites and petrol filling stations

All you have to do is say 'RSA' or 'Driver Reviver' to the till operator between 2 pm and 8 pm on today, Friday, August 3 and Monday, August 6.

Tipperary company Nüdest Food are targeting adults looking for healthy snacks while on the go with their innovative products, writes Trish Dromey.

For the third successive year, the Donegal crew of Manus Kelly/Donall Barrett in their Applegreen backed Subaru WRC took victory in the Letterkenny based Joule Donegal International Rally. 

Warnings of ice on the roads will continue this morning as people start the journey home after the bank holiday.

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Irish forecourt retailer, Applegreen, recorded a 40% increase in pre-tax profits and revenue of €1.2bn last year, according to accounts just filed to the Companies Office.

Lone Star Funds is considering an initial public offering of UK gas-station operator MRH GB that could value the business at about £1.5bn (€1.67bn) amid a revival of stock sales in Europe, according to sources.

As we move into autumn, corporate Ireland continues to grow and expand.

Shares fell more than 2% in Applegreen as the fuel and forecourt operator raised almost €47m in a placing of more than eight million shares — around 10% of the firm’s issued prior share capital prior to the placing.

Shares in fuel retailer Applegreen rose more that 4% yesterday as it reported a 20% increase in profits for the year to the end of June, compared to the same period last year.

Fuel forecourt retailer Applegreen has said Ireland and Britain remain its key focus despite acquiring 42 new petrol stations and Burger King outlets in the US, a move that significantly ramps up its US operations.

Fuel forecourt retailer Applegreen has said its pipeline of petrol filling stations is strong as it outlined expansion plans in Ireland, the UK and the US.

Long-time a maker of furniture for pubs, Monaghan Bros won a contract at Yale, writes Trish Dromey

More than €40.5m has been paid by the State over the past seven years to the operators of two toll roads due to lower-than-expected traffic volumes.

Applegreen, the forecourt fuels and food retailer, said it sees no reason to curtail expansion plans because of Brexit, as it plans to open up to 50 new sites in Ireland, the UK and the US this year.

Ireland’s biggest fuel forecourt supplier Topaz has moved to cement its position as market share leader by announcing plans to open a 24-hour motorway service station on the Cork to Dublin motorway.

When it comes to Euromillions, it seems everyone’s a winner.

Shares in Applegreen rose as the petrol forecourt retailer said it had not suffered any significant hit in the run up to late June vote by the UK to depart the EU and has no major plans to slow its expansion plans in the North and in Britain.

Applegreen’s plans of expanding its motorway service stop network has received a blow.

Plans by Supermac’s chief Pat McDonagh for a network of motorway forecourts have been dealt a blow after An Bord Pleanála refused permission for a rest stop on the Limerick to Gort road, outside Ennis.

Stock markets investors should avoid Europe-wide shares for the time being, Merion Capital has warned, though a very small handful of Irish companies, including Fyffes and Irish Residential Properties REIT, may offer some shelter from further storms ahead.

Last week we hosted an Investor Day to showcase 9th Irish Food and Agri-companies to existing and potential shareholders.