People all across the country were sipping on coffee this morning in aid of Ireland's Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley's.

Book proposal #812: a modernist novel in which a forlorn student searches Dublin up and down for recognisable GAA food ahead of a big match.

Choosing a Fairtrade brand can make a difference to producers in the developing world, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

I read the letter from Fr. Maurice Foley (Irish Examiner, July 3) and the effect agri-science may have had on the aroma of coffee. I am fortunate in that I visit most of the growing regions of the world to buy coffee, and have observed many coffee-cultivation developments over the last 25 years.

It is decision time for Dalata as to whether or not the country’s largest hotel group wants to play a part in any deal for two landmark Ballsbridge hotels, its chief executive has said.

The purchase by the country’s largest hotel operator Dalata of the Moran Bewley’s Group for €455m is a transformational move that carries a potential share price upside of as much as 42%, according to analysts.

Legacy boom-time rents such as those which Bewley’s Café on Grafton Street in Dublin is locked into are a huge drain on retailers and remain a massive concern for the sector, according to a retail representative body.

Irish food producers have cleaned up at this year’s Great Taste Awards — the world’s largest blind-tasted food awards — with local suppliers for the likes of Aldi and SuperValu going down a treat with a judging panel comprising of leading chefs and food critics.

Bewley’s Cafe yesterday said that it was "immensely disappointed" at a Supreme Court decision which means it must continue to pay annual rent of €1.46m on its Grafton Street cafe until the next review in three years’ time.

The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court ruling that the rent payable by the Bewley's on Grafton Street must be allowed to fall to reflect market levels.

The iconic Bewley’s Cafe on Grafton Street may get a cut in its €1.5m rent.

Funnyman Brendan O’Carroll yesterday revealed how he had a brush with the law at the tender age of nine — and ended up in a tough reform school.

A legal battle over a rent review between coffee group Bewley’s and its landlord has come before the Supreme Court.

Choosing a gift for Mother’s Day is a doddle with Carol O’Callaghan’s smart guide — no matter what the budget there’s something to suit all pockets, from cheery candles to watches with wow

A quirky coffee morning had heads turning in Cork this morning.

DUBLIN is crawling out from the collapsed dreams of the Celtic Tiger, fizzing with energy and new openings, and preferring ideas to greed, imagination to rampant development.

Yesterday’s IBEC Business Sentiment Survey for the first three months of the year found that business confidence has improved and was at its highest in four years.

Irish business groups have today welcomed the High Court's decision in today's case relating to upward-only rents.

Bewley’s Cafe has secured a landmark victory to stop its landlord hiking the rent again.

Kenmare Shamrocks finally put Castleknock out of the All-Ireland Junior club semi-final at the third time of asking to book a spot in the decider fixed for GAA HQ on Sunday.

A recent showcase event in Poland saw Irish food and drink products take centre stage. But Irish companies are not resting on their laurels, writes Liam Nolan

Ministers are availing of a special allowance for secretarial services, consultancy, policy advice, and public relations, according to details supplied by their offices.

BEWLEY’S Cafe on Grafton Street, Dublin, saw evening trade remain weak last year as consumers “curtailed discretionary spend”.

BEWLEY’S cafe on Grafton Street continued to perform well last year despite lower footfall and consumer spending.

THIS IS the routine. The club’s U18s went up yesterday morning by bus, leaving at 9am, and some of the U20s went along. They all made Bewley’s in Newlands Cross early and the 18s then went to a nearby gym to shoot and get the journey out of their legs.

WATER supplies in some parts of the country may not be back to normal forseveral months, authorities warned last night.

BEWLEY’S cafe on Grafton Street increased sales by 5% in 2008 in what owners said was a satisfactory year despite declining footfalls on the street.

HERITAGE campaigners are prepared to step in and help develop a tourist attraction on the site of Ireland’s oldest brewery.

PRESERVING the Beamish and Crawford site will pay for itself in tourism, according to the chairman of the National Conservation and Heritage Group.

ALDI’s commitment to having a store within easy reach of most Irish consumers in the next 10 years could create the next major revolution in shopping.

Bewley's today announced a further $1.5m (€1.2m) in ethically certified contracts to support sustainable coffee production practices in Central America.

The iconic Bewley's Cafe on Dublin's Grafton Street will become a carbon-neutral coffee shop by the end of the year, its owners claimed today.

Dublin’s best known café, rejuvenated after threatened closure, is giving something back to loyal customers today.

Slow Food Ireland presents two films under the title The Future of Irish Food: Fowl, by Andrew Legge, and The Power of Community, How Cuba survived Peak Oil, — with guest speakers.

DUBLIN’s most famous cafe is facing a legal battle for survival for the second time in two years.

Ireland’s most famous café is facing a legal battle for survival for the second time in two years, it was confirmed today.

IT was a favourite haunt for Ireland’s artists, with writers Brendan Behan and Patrick Kavanagh often seen nursing a coffee in its corners.

Hundreds of thousands of people downed a cup of coffee today as the vital annual fund raiser for hospice services got under way.

CAMPBELL Catering Services has recorded a profit of €3.8 million for the year up to the end of September 2005, according to recently-filed accounts.

A group of Irish business people has come together to launch a new African food brand on the Irish market.

Dublin coffee drinkers can now make their mark on the Fairtrade market.

Bewley’s Grafton St café is to switch to serving only Fairtrade-certified coffee from tomorrow.