Investment firm seeking €1.19m judgment against Press Up co-founder Paddy McKillen jnr
At issue is guarantee on loans to buy property in England for development as a 155-bed hotel and 1,500 capacity venue
Paddy McKillen jnr
Press Up to open Asian-style restaurant on former Wagamama premises on South King Street
Kaldero will offer a mix of Filipino, Chinese and Indian cuisine, with a menu designed for shared dining
Receivers appointed to entity co-owned by Paddy McKillen jnr that controls Bray retail complex
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Receivers appointed to McKillen jnr company behind Bray Central shopping centre
Wicklow County Council agreed to sell the site to Navybrook in 2019
Press Up moves to secure employment of former Wagamama staff
Company reached agreement to open new concepts at two venues in time for Christmas but must retain staff to operate them
Press Up closes three Wagamama restaurants in Dublin
More than 100 employees are impacted by the move after receivers failed to reach agreement with the Wagamama chain on a restructuring the franchise arrangement
Simon Harris says he’ll ‘talk election dates’ with Coalition leaders after the budget
Seen and Heard: ‘It’s my prerogative’ to call election, Taoiseach tells Sunday Times; McKillen jnr moves to LA; companies eye penalties for stay-at-home workers
Cheyne does not want to be the long-term owner of Press Up
A budget-day reduction in the VAT rate back to 9 per cent for food service businesses would clearly be helpful
New Press Up owner Cheyne Capital plans to invest fresh funding in business
All venues will remain open with the exception of Wowburger on Parnell Street in Dublin
Where did it all go wrong for Press Up?
Risk of over-expansion killing the goose laying the golden egg was always there for Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan – and Covid made it real
Dean Hotel company swung to €2.3m operating loss before sale
Majority stake in Press Up-owned property was sold to UK and US investors as part of portfolio of hotels earlier this year
Pretax profits at Clarence Hotel treble to €1.43m
Bono, The Edge and Paddy McKillen snr sold facility last October to the Dean Hotel Group
Boutique 10-pin bowling alley operator Lane7 to open at Dundrum Town Centre
UK company signs for unit that had been pencilled in for occupation by Paddy McKillen jnr’s Stella Bowl
McKillen jnr’s Oakmount seeking €5.75m for Mount Merrion site
Union Cafe site secured planning permission in 2018 for development of 50 apartments and commercial space
Landlords pursue McKillen companies over rent claims
Seen & Heard: Taxman’s planning payment probe; C&C boss’s pay jump; Stripe’s Wilton Park deal; Bakhurst mulls Montrose sale
‘A place in the country’: Getaway where Colm Tóibín and Maeve Binchy were entertained on the market for €435,000
Laois home of late Irish Times literary editor Caroline Walsh and writer and professor James Ryan
Private investor closing in on deal for McKillen jnr’s Lucky Duck pub
Developer came close to selling Aungier Street pub for €2m to owners of Flannery’s and PMac’s before agreeing current deal
Goodbody Stockbrokers HQ returns to market at heavily discounted price of €32.5m
Dublin 4 office block came close to being sold for €48m immediately prior to Covid-19 pandemic
Paddy McKillen jnr seeking €2.75m for landmark Lamb Doyle’s pub
Famed premises in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains comes for sale with planning application in train for 14 houses
McKillen jnr completes sale of majority stake in Dean hotels
Deal places value of €355m on Dean Hotel Group and opens door for brand’s expansion into Europe and the US
Redundancies on the rise as labour market softens
Seen & Heard: Solar 21 delays; the race for Blanchardstown Centre; Paddy McKillen jnr’s Mount Merrion scheme; Ireland’s visual effects boom
Kingspan faces potential fines while Revenue secures €750m in settlements
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Paddy McKillen jnr seeking €13.5m for three Dublin pubs
Press Up venues have undergone significant refurbishment works since being acquired by developer and business partner Matt Ryan
H&M to open for business at Clerys Quarter this week
Swedish fashion retailer in final stages of preparing for much-anticipated opening at O’Connell Street landmark scheme
Landmark St Stephen’s Green portfolio, with potential for apartments or boutique hotel, for €13.5m
Prime location offers potential for residential development, or opportunity for Press Up group to revisit boutique hotel plan
McKillen-owned Atlas Autoservices acquires 18 Bridgestone depots
The acquisition returns to family ownership several sites originally opened by Paddy McKillen senior
Hotel investment spend to surpass €500m as visitor numbers hit new heights
Dublin city hotels secured a record average room rate of €258 in June while revenue per available room came in at €234
Press Up redundancies a harsh reality check for sector
Hospitality group cites sale of hotel group as a reason for laying off staff
Press Up hospitality group cites ‘tough trading conditions’ as it makes 32 head office staff redundant
Group established by Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan had employed 110 staff at head office in Dublin
Press Up shutters Mount Merrion cafe to make way for apartments
Original plans for the site faced significant opposition from local residents in 2016
Dublin Airport passenger cap ‘doesn’t make sense’, says Varadkar
Seen & Heard: Government’s AIB exit strategy, Supercar sales on the rise; Maurice Regan’s Barne Estate play; McKillens’ hotel group stake
Abbey Capital acquires former Hibernian Club for new headquarters
Leading investment manager revealed as €16m purchaser of landmark building at 8 St Stephen’s Green
McKillen jnr to sell majority hotels stake to British property group and Elliot
Deal values Dean Hotel Group’s portfolio of eight hotels, with two more in development, at more than €350 million
Press Up: Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan’s hospitality leviathan not immune to economic headwinds
Restaurant-bar-hotel group’s rapid expansion expected to slow amid economic pressures
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