CORK construction firm John F Supple have reduced their annual losses significantly, but they said the outlook remains challenging.

THE five-star Castlemartyr Hotel, which was formally operated by Capella, is to re-open under the management of Dromoland, creating 100 jobs.

AN electrical firm sought to have a sum of €41,000 dealt with separately in the High Court in a case where a construction firm is offering some of its creditors 75 cents in the €1.

YOU could be forgiven for thinking you’d walked on to a movie set — say, the Great Gatsby — when you pull up at the entrance to the Capella Castlemartyr Resort: it is a set-dressed timepiece and package, aimed at the wealthy and those seeking to unwind, and prepared to pay for the privileges.

A TAX-driven holiday homes scheme is set to be marketed at the back of the former Killarney Ryan Hotel — also currently being re-developed following its sale last year.

By Tommy Barker