Last Tuesday, the longest day of the year, Michael Coyne was standing in his gastropub in the coastal village of Cill Chiaráin in the Connemara Gaeltacht, looking out at six Galway hookers at Kilkieran pier. At this time of year, the Galway businessman would normally be explaining the game of hurling to overseas tourists in the traditional pub, with its tiled floor and old tobacco ads.
Yandex, the Russian tech giant, is shutting down its Irish entity less than six months after registering it here.
Assura, a London-listed healthcare building developer and manager, has entered the Irish market after acquiring a Co Mayo building worth €11m.
