FOR Ireland, the biggest surprise of E3 2017 wasn’t a console, or even a game. For many of us, the real shock was that Player Unknown, one of the biggest names in PC gaming in recent months, was actually a man called Brendan Greene — and he was from Ballyshannon.

Food retail and wholesale group Musgrave plans to spend between €70m and €80m on improving its business this year on the back of posting its first annual net profit in three years.

MOST games have rules, but few have laws. In fact, the only law gamers usually pay any attention to is that of Gordon Moore, who observed that the rate of internet trolls tends to double every two years (or maybe it was the number of transistors on a circuit). Gaming has traditionally been about winning or losing, not about law and order.

Leading food retailer, Musgrave Group, is set for a first net annual profit for two years, with no exceptional costs expected to be included on its 2015 balance sheet.

Our family were probably the first tourists in Baltimore,” quips Stuart Musgrave, as he prepares to sell his family’s current base on Cove Road in this appealing West Cork village, known far and wide, and over the seas, for its tourism, sailing, ferries and fishing.

The Musgrave Group has commenced a restructuring programme in its British operations, aimed at turning around the fortunes of adivision largely responsible for the group making a loss of nearly €95m last year.

Up to 150 people are expected to lose their jobs at a Dublin food distribution depot after food wholesale giant Musgrave confirmed it is not renewing its contract with the firm.

From today onwards, the only remaining trace of the brand founded by Senator Fergal Quinn will be the Superquinn sausage.

A first full-year’s contribution from Superquinn helped drive revenues at the Musgrave Group up by 11%, last year, to €4.9 billion.

They’re more elusive than Willy Wonka’s golden ticket but the jury remains out on Tayto’s ‘cheese and onion’ chocolate bar.

The Musgrave Group has posted a pre-tax profit of €71m for 2011; 1% down on the previous year.

THE Musgrave Group, operators of the SuperValu, Centra and Daybreak brands, has valued itself at €311 million.

The North's Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster is seeking an urgent meeting over the Superquinn acquisition which threatens to leave companies in the North out of pocket.

SUPERQUINN suppliers, hit by the placing of the company in receivership, are to be given an opportunity to supply SuperValu, Centra and DayBreak stores by the Musgrave Group who are the lead contenders to purchase Superquinn.

Musgraves have said thay have established an initiative to help small Irish suppliers affected by Superquinn's descent into receivership.

DESPITE seeing its trading environment suffer in the past few years — particularly for its core Irish operations — the Musgrave Group has consistently talked up its ability to ride out the economic storm and build for its future growth.

MUSGRAVE will run the Superquinn chain of stores as a multiple, resulting in it going head-to-head with its main chain of owner operated SuperValu stores.

Amanda Knox will appear in court today to appeal against her conviction for the brutal murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

The parents of convicted killer Amanda Knox have once again insisted there is no proof that their daughter murdered British student Meredith Kercher.

THE Musgrave Group has said that it is well-placed to ride out the storm of the economic downturn, despite posting disappointing full-year results for 2009, including a 3% fall in sales and a 7% decline in pre-tax profits.

NO surer sign of the economic downturn is the ongoing expansion of some of the country’s most cost-conscious stores, not just the Lidls and Aldis, but our own cost-conscious traders like Heatons.

TWO fundamental factors allow any business to survive: profits and capital. Throughout the year, faced with a drop in revenue, businesses have responded by battening down the hatches.