Dublin Christmas lights switch on as traders nervously optimistic about business
Grafton Street set for festive season as children from Little Blue Heroes Foundation launch illuminations in city
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New shops for Grafton Street: Mango, Kiko Milano and Alo Yoga lead changing of the retail guard
Despite the rise of online shopping and vacant outlets remaining an issue in the capital, the pipeline of international retail investment looks strong
Does the ‘Taylor Swift lift’ really add up to €150m for Dublin?
Swifties may be happy to splurge on the singer’s Eras tour, but the reported average spend of €1,000 per person overstates the reality for most fans
‘Talbot Street is known as Tablet Street now’: Will a €2m makeover be enough to turn things around?
Street in Dublin’s north inner city has been declining for several years. One local worker describes it as a ‘hellhole’ while another says ‘there is often chaos’
Should the Dublin city traffic plan go ahead this summer?
Dublin city traffic plan has led to calls from business groups to delay the proposals to examine how it will affect businesses. But those in favour say any pause is a vote for status quo of a traffic-clogged city
Dublin to net €15m windfall from Uefa Europa League football final
German champions Bayer Leverkusen to face Italian outfit Atalanta in Dublin in second-tier European final on Wednesday
Grafton Street: What does it cost to rent a building there? It depends which part of it you want
International brands keen to get footholds in Dublin, says real-estate expert, even as business group says planners should broaden options for city-centre thoroughfare
Dublin city traders concerned over return of work from home
Dublin city centre footfall levels begin to drop following spike in Covid-19 cases
Gap’s Irish exit a signal that retail exodus shows no sign of slowing
US brand joins a host of other retailers closing their physical shops in Ireland
‘Essential’ businesses in deserted city centre excluded from State support
Turnover down more than 75% but some businesses are being denied CRSS supports
Christmas lights to go ahead in Dublin with festive laser light shows
Illuminations will be projected onto GPO and Trinity while Nollaig Shona sign returns to Grafton Street
Grafton Street landlord cuts high street property values by 26%
Covid-19 has decimated retail trading in the city centre
‘Nollaig Shona Duit’ Christmas lights to return to Grafton St
Dublin Town urges early start to festive shopping as social distancing rules will limit access to stores
Politicians show ignorance on public transport in latest Covid-19 advice
Cantillon: New guidance fails to consider why people use public transport network
Businesses welcome ‘step change’ towards public investment
Groups call on next government to provide ongoing support to help post-Covid survival
Fear and loathing on the retail rental hotspot of Grafton Street
As footfall dwindles, tension between retailers and landlords on rents looks set to continue
Pressure increases to remove ‘Grafton Quarter’ Christmas lights
Dublin City Council chief says he does not like new sign installed by business organisation
Has Grafton Street become a victim of the Luas Cross City?
Footfall on Dublin’s premier shopping street has declined by 5.2% this year
Croke Park double-header to net €7m bonanza for Dublin
Sell-out crowd expected on Sunday, while about 55,000 to attend Mayo-Kerry replay
Dublin City Council under fire in street-cleaning row
Unions criticise local authority over Dublin Town’s provision of additional services
Show must go off as Grafton St lights up for Christmas
Acts including Hermitage Green cancelled due to crowds, sparking social media criticism
Dublin Bus strike squeezing capital’s businesses
‘I don’t think I’ll bother opening up on days of the bus strike next week, there’s no point’
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