Staff anxious in Heatons as Sports Direct moves to rebrand stores

Workers worried over reports from Britain about Sports Direct’s treatment of its staff

Smart new Carrickmines scheme in the foothills is close to Luas and M50

First eight homes of just 28 launch on Glenamuck Road in Carrickmines from €675k with optional extras included

Seen & Heard: Sports Direct looks to buy Dunnes Stores outlets

Abu Dhabi interest in Bank Centre and B&Q lobbying among stories in the Sunday papers

Mike Ashley struggles to recall ‘binge’ drinking in court case

Sports Direct billionaire cannot remember conversation at heart of £14m lawsuit

Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley in court over £15m bonus ‘promise’

Former executive alleges he was promised payment for driving company’s share price

Game on for sports retailers as Ashley arrives in town

Caveat: Megastore is more than an acre of fresh competition

Ashley laces his boots to tackle Dublin market

Sports Direct/USC megastore gives UK retailer Irish beachhead in old Boyers building

Planning sought for €75m extension to Charlestown Shopping Centre

Bovale to build 5,109sq m of shopping, 233 apartments, gym, creche at Finglas centre

Woman who went on €25k ‘spending spree’ after bank error gets suspended sentence

Judge tells Margaret McDonnell (23) ‘if it’s too good to be true it is because it is too good to be true’

Major retailers fined over breaches of consumer legislation

Consumer regulator took 40 enforcement actions against 33 traders in 2016

Millionaire start-up owners must be crackers to do it all again

Caveat: Michael Carey’s start-up East Coast Bakehouse is expected to break even by Autumn

Woman used €51,000 accidental deposit for spending spree

Margaret McDonnell (23) received the money into her account following bank mix-up

Why retail’s early giddiness has given way to caution

Sales hit by Brexit and dip in sterling. Result: ‘Nervousness’

Belated happy birthday to Mike Ashley but what are his plans?

Caveat: Sports Direct to open store in former Boyers building, off Dublin’s O’Connell Street

US investment firms buy shopping malls in Navan and Mullingar

Davidson Kempner acquires Navan Town Centre while Oaktree buys Fairgreen Centre

€62m for majority stake in Navan Town Centre

Fairgreen retail complex in Mullingar is on the market for around €11.5m

Carlow’s Fairgreen shopping centre for €36m

Owners of 23,690sq m centre say there is scope to develop third phase of 10,444sq m

BHS exits British high street after 88 years

Administrators shut final 22 shops across UK in chain that had more than 150 outlets

Sports Direct’s problem with disappearing staff

UK staff turnover rises to 22% at Heatons owner, almost three times the average

Mike Ashley to blame for ‘Victorian’ work practices at Sports Direct

Politicians says retail chain founder must be held accountable for poor working conditions

Debenhams moves to cut rent roll at loss-making Irish stores

UK-owned retail chain wants to end leases in Tallaght, Waterford and Limerick stores

Maynooth Manor Mills shopping centre on the block at €13.4m

Mike Ashley plotting bid for Debenhams Ireland

Irish department store Heatons weighs up potential purchase of Debenhams

Sports Direct pays €12m for Boyers building off O’Connell St

Boyers had been trading for 110 years before it closed recently

Royal Hibernian Way to be upgraded by Friends First following acquisition

Company recently acquired remaining 50% of Dawson Street shopping mall

Boots leases shop at The Park in Carrickmines

Off-market letting at rent of €200,000

Euromillions €115m winner bids to buy Limerick retail park

Dolores McNamara and Irish Life have bid more than the €44m guide price

Cheyne Capital and D2 Private buy stores beside Clerys

Spire portfolio was for sale for €10m and may be incorporated into famed ex-shop

Caveat: High time booming hotels paid VAT in full

These days hoteliers sometimes sound like farmers in suits

Successful Limerick retail park goes on sale for €44m

Irish and foreign interest expected in fully occupied park providing income return of 7%

Mike Ashley eyes Clerys as part of Irish expansion

Sports Direct owns 50% of Heatons which has nearly 60 stores in State

Charlie McCreevy timed his Sports Direct exit to perfection

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct was subject of damaging ‘Guardian’ investigation

Dispute over Heatons shareholders’ sale to Sports Direct adjourned

Plaintiffs say Sports Direct is refusing to comply with agreement on tax issue

€40,000 for girl who cut leg ‘to the bone’ on toilet roll holder

Katie Carroll McGowan hurt after slipping and hitting against object bought in Heatons

Naas retail park at Newhall complex on N7 for sale with guide price of €21.5m

Park is producing a rent roll of €1,562,942 with more funds due in turnover top-ups

Sports Direct to acquire remaining shares in Heatons

Sporting goods chain already owns 50% stake in retailer

More than €162m for five retail parks in receivership

Portfolio of retail assets largest to come on market since crash

Sports Direct founder makes £110m from share sale

Mike Ashley sold 15.4m shares at 720 pence per ordinary share

Sports Direct results shed light on Heatons profits

Figures imply Heatons’ operating profit for six months are close to €4m

US-based investment manager Marathon buys retail parks portfolio for €155m

Portfolio produces overall rental income of €9.5m giving immediate return of 5.8%

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