LOOKS can be deceiving, that’s for sure. We have walked past Eden Bar & Grill so many times by this stage we have lost count.

A landlord has agreed to allow restaurateur Jay Bourke back into a Dublin bistro he says he was locked out of on Tuesday in a dispute over alleged rent arrears, the High Court has heard.

A recovery in trade in one of Cork’s city centre’s under-performing streets — Academy Street — is heralded with the opening this weekend of a new restaurant, CoqBull, which replaces hospitality supremo Jay Bourke’s long-established Cafe Bar Deli.

Entrepreneur Jay Bourke said yesterday that he is delighted with the performance of his Market Bar, with figures showing that the business recorded pre-tax profits of €407,372 in 2012.

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has confirmed that Nama has agreed annual rent reductions totalling €14m from businesses “in order to help businesses survive”.

Many of the entrepreneurs in an aptly titled 2008 book of business self-congratulation have gone bust, says Tommy Barker

Entrepreneur Jay Bourke said yesterday that he is very happy with the performance of his restaurant the Market Bar, with figures showing that the business increased pre-tax profits by 28% to €401,018 in 2011.

Niall O’Farrell this week saw the business he founded in the mid-1980s, the formal suit hire firm Blacktie, fall into liquidation. The Dragons’ Den star will be hoping his investments on the show pay off soon, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

A court is to decide tomorrow if a quartet of publicans, headed by night club entrepreneur John Reynolds, will foot the €100,000 legal costs bill for their unsuccessful bid to stop 'Masterchef' judge Dylan McGrath, getting a full public house license for his new restaurant.

The Dublin city centre bar venue The Globe and Rí Rá nightclub, previously owned by the Thomas Read Group is for sale, guiding at €2 million.

The well-known Dublin restaurant and pub controlled by entrepreneurs Jay Bourke and John Reynolds that features on RTÉ’s Fade Street series returned to profit in 2010, figures show.

Businessman and restaurant owner Jay Bourke has told the Commercial Court he has been ruthlessly pursued by ACC Bank over a €1m debt.

SARAH HARTE has always wanted to be a writer.

THE owner of the Cafe Bar Deli group has assured customers that his Cork branch is staying open and it is business as usual for his restaurant.

RETAILERS in the country’s most exclusive shopping area have pleaded for Government help to get out of leases they say are forcing them to pay exorbitant rents.

It has been announced this morning that 500 new jobs are to be created in an expansion of the Café Bar Deli restaurant chain in a joint venture with O’Briens Sandwich Bars.

CORK’S Bodega bar is being sold on by developer Owen O’Callaghan, with purchaser Benny McCabe lined up to take the premises in a deal valued about €8 million.

THE Bodega Bar in Cork city has been bought by developer Owen O’Callaghan, in a €7 million swoop, and is set to be redeveloped as a shop.

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.

BAR closing times should be “staggered” so not everyone leaves pubs and clubs at the same time, a leading figure in Ireland’s hospitality industry said yesterday.

One of Bewleys much-loved cafes reopened on Dublin’s Grafton Street today after a six-month revamp.

ONE of the country’s best known restaurants, Bewley’s on Grafton Street, is set to reopen within weeks under new management and with a more contemporary selection of food and coffee.

The owners of Bewley’s Cafés have announced plans to reopen the famous outlet on Dublin's Grafton Street, which was closed last year due to mounting financial losses.

NIGHTCLUB bosses have welcomed court orders which have allowed their premises to serve drink until 2.30am.

Nightclub bosses have welcomed new court orders which have allowed their premises to serve drink until 2.30am.

The Irish Nightclub Industry Association have slammed the smoking ban regulations which are due to come into effect in the new year as "unworkable".