Galway GAA chiefs are coming under pressure to grant a forensic investigation into the county board’s finances.

Hurling clubs in Galway will meet later this week to start the process again of coming with a manager to lead the senior team in 2020 after all three nominated to succeed Micheál Donoghue withdrew their names.

Galway GAA chairman Pat Kearney has said they will meet main sponsors Supermac’s in the coming days to deal with any queries about how their money has been spent but he said they have nothing to hide.

Despite Declan Bonner’s ratification as Donegal manager for 2020, his head coach Stephen Rochford is believed to be a live candidate to replace Kevin Walsh as Galway senior football manager.

Leslie Patton US struggling pizza maker Papa John’s has appointed Arby’s president Rob Lynch as its new chief executive.

The boss of Supermac's has described their latest successful challenge to McDonald's trademarks as a "win for small businesses".

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.

A legal dispute between Supermac's founder Pat McDonagh and tenants of one of the fast-food chain outlets has been settled.

An application by Supermac’s for an injunction preventing one of its franchise holders from carrying out refurbishment works on a Limerick premises has been dismissed by the High Court.

Supermac's has gone to court in a legal row over the refurbishment of a fast food restaurant in Limerick.

Supermac’s founder Pat McDonagh claims the judiciary is ‘letting the whole country down’ in the way it handles compensation cases.

Gardai have interviewed “a substantial number of witnesses” in its investigation into bogus letters for a planned €10m Supermac’s motorway forecourt outside Ennis.

Supermac's Managing Director Pat McDonagh says they will be making more change in a bid to eliminate single-use plastics.

The move further delays Supermacs' application to have its own Supermacs trademark registered Europe-wide to enable the business expand.

Supermac's has won its long running case against McDonald's to have the use of the "Big Mac" trademark cancelled throughout Europe.

A department manager at a hotel asked a seven-month pregnant colleague if she ate too much Supermac’s or was expecting a baby.

“How many retweets do I need to be made a brand ambassador/get free Snack Boxes for life?”.

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A perjury act has been proposed to prosecute those who make false claims of personal injury. Mick Clifford looks at why the system is currently too easy for chancers

A new perjury law is required to end the cultural tolerance among the judiciary and some sections of society for telling lies for cash, according to the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Isme).

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

Former Galway All-Star nominee Pádraic Mannion says playing hurling in Division 1B won’t put the Tribesmen at any disadvantage heading into the championship.

Fast food giant, McDonald’s is confident that its ‘Big Mac’ will prevail over Supermac’s snack box in the firms’ European brand war.

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.

A manager at a franchised Supermac’s outlet in Limerick lost her senior post after failing to inform her boss of two incidents that cost the firm €2.75.

Irish fast food chain Supermac’s has lodged a fresh trademark application with the EU in a bid to expand its presence overseas.

Forecourt operator, Applegreen, has moved to get ahead of Supermac’s and be the first to provide a motorway service stop along the M18, connecting Limerick to Gort.

Supermac’s has withdrawn its application to register its brand in Australia in the latest twist in its brand war with fast food giant, McDonald’s.

Joe Schmidt is hoping PRO12 game time can give his Test hopefuls the perfect platform for a winning end to Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations campaign.

The Dromoland Castle Hotel is seeking to block renewed plans by forecourt operator Applegreen to extend its network of motorway service areas into Co Clare.

McDonald’s has claimed that fast-food rival Supermac’s has failed to submit any convincing arguments that the two brands would not cause confusion amongst the public in the EU.

Sitting out Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat by Argentina due to suspension was tough to take but there is a little bit of Sean O’Brien that doesn’t regret lashing out at Pascal Papé in the opening minutes of the final pool game against France.

The David and Goliath brand war between Supermac’s and McDonald’s is set to rumble onto into next year.

Ever in advance of Port of Cork’s move from sites in Tivoli and Cork city’s docks, the first handful of changes are starting to take place on Cork city’s eastern fringes, either side of the landmark Silversprings hotel - an entity which changed hands itself last December as part of the €455 million Dalata Hotel Group takeover of the Moran-Bewley hotels chain.

Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh yesterday accused McDonalds of showing ‘disrespect’ in its brand war with the Irish firm.

One man has been beheaded and at least two have been injured in an attack on a factory in the south-east of France, Renault has recalled thousands of vehicles because of a problem with the braking system, there will be two more boxing finals with Irish involvement at the European Games in Baku. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.