Joe Lynam

We know senior civil servants will be publicly on the hook if they appear to stymie critical proposals.

Business is brisk and now it has opened its 30th store in Mahan Point in Cork.

And we know that the common good is set to be elevated above the individual concern for the first time ever.

with six more slated for next year.

You can email us, business at newstalk.com.

But first, let's have a look at the main business stories in the newspapers and websites.

It's also making some money.

Pre-tax profits came in at €10 million last year.

But will it work?

Imelda Mannion used to work for Jacobs Engineering and advised numerous governments on infrastructure planning.

Gordon Deegan in the Irish Independent reports that the new owner of the five-star Shelburne Hotel in Dublin saw its revenues of €10 million generated in the first two months of running the hotel since last year.

And Ronny Tuomanyan is the head of EUSC Ireland and hopefully is on the line.

But crucially, she sat on the Accelerating Infrastructure Task Force, whose work was published yesterday.

Good morning, Ronny.

Good morning, John.

How are you?

Congratulations on the results.

You made €10 million on a turnover of €136 million overall.

Good morning, Imelda.

Archer SB Hotel took ownership of the Shelburne in October last year and new accounts show that it has enjoyed an average daily revenue of €163,000 over the last two months of 2024.