Former La Stampa restaurant owner, Louis Murray has instructed his lawyer to apologise for and withdraw comments about a bank-appointed receiver, including calling him "a thug" the High Court has heard.

Former La Stampa restaurant owner, Louis Murray, told the High Court he had "never been confronted by such a thug" as the receiver who took control of his Dawson Street, Dublin, business.

More than 30 Heads of State, UN representatives and ambassadors are to attend a special summit in Cork to highlight challenges small island nations face from climate change and to galvanise efforts to protect the world’s seas.

The owner of the former "La Stampa" restaurant in Dublin's Dawson Street, Louis Murray, was "terrified and confused" to find a bank had appointed a receiver to sell the asset just days after he believed he had entered into an agreement for the consensual sale of the property, the High Court heard.

The Dalata Hotel Group is set to spend nearly €70m on taking majority ownership of three Irish hotels that it has to date run on a rental basis.

The owner of the Dublin city centre property which housed the La Stampa restaurant, bar, and hotel claims AIB advertised them for sale at up to €7.5m less than their value.

Thirty-five jobs will be lost and 18 shops closed after the directors of Hacketts bookmakers decided to place the business in liquidation.

A survival scheme preserving 130 of 200 jobs has been approved by the High Court for the company operating Best Menswear stores, along with other fashion stores nationwide.

A High Court judge yesterday confirmed the appointment of an examiner to Mothercare Ireland, which employs 276 people in 18 stores across the State.

An interim examiner has been appointed by the High Court to Mothercare Ireland, which employs 276 people in 18 stores across the State.

An interim examiner has been appointed by the High Court to Best, the company operating 13 Best Menswear stores across Ireland and two other fashion stores employing 130 people.

The boutique Dawson hotel in Dublin city centre is being put up for sale with a €15m guide price and is likely to attract considerable attention given its prominent location.

The Karen Millen ladies fashion chain and two associated companies, employing 300, have been given High Court protection to allow them try to trade out their financial difficulties.

Receivers have been appointed to Castleknock Golf Club in North Dublin.

The women’s clothing and accessories chain, Monsoon Accessorize, has been granted further High Court protection from its creditors until Jun 12.

Home improvements chain B&Q’s legal bid to have several lease agreements for its shops set aside were adjourned yesterday.

B&Q’s Waterford store is set to close next month with the loss of 47 jobs.

Women’s clothing and accessories chain, Monsoon Accessorize, needs to close at least 10 of its 18 stores if it is to have a reasonable prospect of survival, the High Court has been told.

The High Court has confirmed an examiner to B&Q Ireland Ltd, whose situation the judge said had aspects that were both “depressingly familiar” and “refreshingly new”.

Five investors have expressed interest in troubled howeware chain B&Q Ireland Limited.

Struggling DIY chain B&Q Ireland will return to the High Court today looking to confirm the appointment of an examiner over their nine Irish stores.

An interim examiner has been appointed to B&Q Ireland’s nine home improvement stores, which employ almost 700.

The Irish division of DIY and garden centre chain B&Q has gone into examinership, it has confirmed.

The High Court has approved a survival plan for Atlantic Homecare.

The High Court has approved a survival plan for the DIY chain Atlantic Homecare.

Woodies DIY is prepared to invest in a plan aimed at securing the survival of the Atlantic Homecare DIY store chain, the High Court heard yesterday.

Woodies DIY is prepared to invest in a plan aimed at securing the survival of the Atlantic Home Care DIY store chain, the High Court heard today.

The business that started the hotel empire of the Lynch Group, Co Clare’s West County Hotel, Ennis is being sold by a receiver, for around €2.5m as a going concern.

Danske Bank has appointed a receiver to two property firms that Bernard McNamara resigned from as a director last year.

The High Court yesterday confirmed the appointment of an examiner to the Atlantic Home Care DIY store chain after a judge was told there had been two expressions of interest in investing in it.

The High Court yesterday appointed an interim examiner to the Atlantic Home Care chain after it heard there was a reasonable prospect of saving 234 of the 348 jobs at the majority of its nationwide stores.

A provisional liquidator was yesterday appointed by the High Court to logistics company Flancare Clonmel Distribution Ltd, which employs more than 200 people.

This year is set to see further widespread restructuring efforts at companies, including staff numbers, consolidation of business divisions, and debt refinancing.

A RECEIVER has been appointed to the Lynch Group’s flagship and longest established hotel, the West County Hotel in Ennis.

Bestseller Retail Ireland Limited, the company behind a number of well known clothing stores, has welcomed the appointment today by the High Court of an Examiner to the company.

Bestseller Retail (Ireland) Limited, the holding company behind a number of well-known clothing stores, are set to shed 80 jobs after being granted interim examinership by the High Court.