Martin Naughton

Richie Boucher joins Glen Dimplex supervisory board

Founder Martin Naughton will move to new honorary role within the group’s oversight body

Mon Nov 04 2024 - 08:04

Merrion Hotel pauses staff housing plans due to ‘prohibitive’ building costs

Five-star Dublin 2 property had its ‘strongest year to date’ last year as international tourism surged

Fri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00

Glen Dimplex receives €185m from Morphy Richards sale and ups spending on heating deals

Morphy Richards was sold to a Chinese company, Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliance Holdings

Wed Mar 15 2023 - 05:00

John Conroy’s Redesdale backs Louth start-up soothing children’s sore throats

Senior business figures are investing alongside food and wellness fund that has raised €27m

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 16:41

Glen Dimplex acquires UK software business that helps hotels cut energy

SmarterDM sells systems that use software and other technology to control heating

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 05:00

Harcourt Developments considering sale of six shopping centres

Seen & Heard: Big investment in Shelbourne football; Hastings to sell Merrion hotel stake

Sun Feb 20 2022 - 16:06

Heat is on as Glen Dimplex’s CEO gets ready to hit the acquisitions trail

Naughton family-owned company eyeing growth in sustainable heating solutions

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 12:30

Patrick Guilbaud: ‘We try to be at the top all the time’

After 40 years in Dublin’s restaurant business the French restauranteur still aims for the elusive third Michelin star

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 17:30

Davy Hickey shareholders fall out over property sale

David Shubotham claims mismanagement by board of related company

Thu Jun 17 2021 - 17:22

Jones Engineering's chairman and his wife donate €30m to Trinity College Dublin

Eric Kinsella and wife Barbara make largest single philanthropic donation in Ireland

Thu May 27 2021 - 07:00

Davy Hickey investors sue amid row over Citywest developer’s future

Directors of firm accused of ‘oppression and disregard’ of minority shareholders’ rights

Sat May 15 2021 - 05:41

Penthouse residences at InterContinental Dublin with 24-hour room service from €1.2m

Trio of hotel properties for sale offer five-star living at the heart of the capital’s embassy belt

Thu May 13 2021 - 06:00

Hastings Hotels Group records pre-tax loss of €19.25m as pandemic takes toll

Loss follows a pre-tax profit of £5.8m in 2019

Tue May 11 2021 - 19:00

Retailers fear Christmas catastrophe amid Covid shutdowns

Seen & Heard: Rich list winners and losers; Aer Lingus plan; and targeting data centres

Sun Oct 18 2020 - 11:22

Glen Dimplex appoints Paris businesswomen to supervisory board

Cecile Helme-Guizon and Sophie le Tanneur become non-executive directors

Wed Oct 07 2020 - 20:09

Glen Dimplex appoints Michael Maher to shareholder board

Retiring chief operating officer also appointed to the Naughton Foundation board

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 20:12

Merrion Hotel had record 2018 as profits rose 29% to €4.1m

Accounts show revenues up 10% to a record €25m in 12 months to end October 2018

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 19:35

Notre Dame to get the ball rolling on gridiron college series in Dublin

College football series in Ireland is about a lot more than just big business

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 16:00

Neil Naughton takes on executive chairman role at Glen Dimplex

Founder’s son had been deputy chairman of the electrical goods maker since 2010

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 20:14

Fallon & Byrne’s big plans, 5,000 new finance jobs, and cashing in on clean energy

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Fri Apr 26 2019 - 06:56

Glen Dimplex hires Fergal Leamy as chief operating officer

Coillte chief executive to succeed Michael Maher in role at Irish heating and energy group

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 05:16

Foxpak’s pioneering attitude sets it apart

Inside Track: Paul Young, chief executive, Foxpak

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 05:59

Driverless buses, ex-billionaires and the death of a robot

Planet Business: Anyone for a spin in the €11m La Voiture Noire supercar?

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 05:29

Forbes Rich List features nine Irish businessmen

Michael O’Leary falls out while UK hedge fund manager joins after taking Irish passport post-Brexit vote

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 19:20

New pairing to take a turn at building Louth wind farm

ESB and Belgian group Parkwind planning wind farm that could supply electricity to 280,000 homes

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 02:45

Top house sales of 2018: many top-shelf properties did not sell

This year’s top sale, of €8.1m on Shrewsbury Road, would have lagged in fourth place in 2017

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 06:00

Trinity College secures €100m 30-year EIB loan

Loans to be used on a number of projects including the soon-to-be-built E3 institute

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 18:22

Rising Dublin room rates boost sales at Merrion Hotel

Profit dips slightly as hotel takes on more staff and revamps restaurant

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 16:10

Sublimity Therapeutics records €43.2m in accumulated losses

Former Sigmoid Pharma forecasts more losses as it develops ulcerative colitis therapy

Sun Sept 02 2018 - 17:47

Merrion Hotel owners pay €11.2m for two apartments in new wing

Lochlann Quinn and Martin Naughton bought third, fourth floors in 2014

Thu Aug 23 2018 - 06:00

Trinity College Dublin announces €60m campus development

New development made possible after largest private donation in history of the State

Fri May 25 2018 - 19:22

Martin Naughton: Garda’s son became philanthropic radiator billionaire

Glen Dimplex businessman earned his riches in days long before Ireland was wealthy

Fri May 25 2018 - 17:55

Almost 150 €1m-plus homes bought in Dublin since January

Residential property market had almost 150 sales in this category in the year so far

Thu May 03 2018 - 12:20

ElectroRoute eyeing opportunities to enter Japan’s power market

Donegal-registered company looks set to enter home turf of its parent, Mitsubishi

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 05:15