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Independent retailers have to stay ahead of their larger rivals in the battle to win and retain custom

Economic statement a ‘well crafted exercise in expectation management’

Business and economic commentators have mixed reaction to Summer Economic Statement

Visa outage ‘caused significant disruption for Irish business’

Firm’s payment system is back at ‘full capacity’ after IT failure led to chaos across Europe

UK beds retailer Dreams awake to the possibilities of Irish expansion

Retail conference hears call for rules obliging global ecommerce sites to add taxes to cross-border sales

Call for State to support retailers in battle against online giants

Retail Excellence Ireland says town centres will struggle to survive if businesses close

Norwegian Air posts first results since starting Dublin-US route

This Week: Checkout Conference 2018 to focus on planning for challenging times ahead

Volume of retail sales up 7.2% in December

Retail Excellence insists ‘a degree of vulnerability continues to exist’ in the sector

Miriam Lord: Leo dreams of a lie-in as new Luas is launched

And nuptials and novelty ties filled the Oireachtas with love and Christmas cheer

Business podcast: Does Black Friday add up for Irish retailers?

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Retailers call for return of ‘living over the shop’ scheme

Cantillon: Lobby group says unused space over shops could help solve housing crisis

How to prevent Armageddon in retail? Late opening, selling online and quality

A live recording of Inside Business hears from experts about the challenges and opportunities for the sector

Retail Excellence Ireland calls for 3% cut in VAT

Lobby group also wants Brexit-proofing and measures to get businesses online

Leo heads off FF ambush with pre-emptive dash to the Áras

Once Máire Whelan’s appointment was rubberstamped, Micheál was shooting blanks

Miriam Lord: Dáil prayer rules to make sinners of sitting TDs

Bríd Smith and Ruth Coppinger will refuse to stand for Dáil prayer – will they be ejected?

Dublin must rise to the challenge of Brexit

The city must remain competitive and put key infrastructure in place to continue to attract investment

Tech tools to boost business

Here are some of the latest tech trends for business

Labour publishes Bill to criminalise ‘revenge porn’

Party proposes new legislation on online harassment, stalking and bullying

Irish retailers angry as State leaves them out in the cold

Caveat: McElhinney’s goes it alone as it exports to 65 countries

Court cases show online abuse has serious consequences

Defamation and harassment cases show existing laws are working, say legal experts

Labour figures want to exit Government

Role in government ‘just keeps everything in suspension’

Ó Ríordáin and Humphreys selected by Labour for Seanad elections

Two ministers of state had lost their Dáil seats in the general election

Former Labour TDs to compete for Seanad seats

Aodhán Ó Riordáin in competition with outgoing Senators for nomination

Unsociable media comes to the fore in election campaign

Jack Chambers was among the victims of the personal attacks which are now the norm

Government will approve new school in east Galway

Building of Athenry secondary school stalled due to IDA Ireland’s objections

Ballot Capers with Hugh Linehan

A sideways look at the election

Taming the trolls: Can abusive online commenters be held to account?

Opinion: Reaction to racial abuse of six-year-old after Toy Show poses conundrum

Call for driving bans for those ‘plundering’ rural areas

Lorraine Higgins seeks law disqualifying people who use a car during their crime

Concerns cited over proposed social media legislation

Legal academic calls proposed laws to regulate social media activities ‘problematic’

Lorraine Higgins to tell gardaí about new threats by man

Labour Senator says man sent her email last week saying he would burn her house down

Lorraine Higgins: New laws must tackle abusive, threatening trolls

It is vital that social media companies, the Garda Síochána understand and combat these new types of cybercrime

Higgins thinks death threats came from ‘right-wing nationalist’

Labour Senator has contacted gardaí about receiving two threats in recent days

Higgins considered quitting politics over death threats

Labour Senator makes complaint to gardaí over emailed correspondence

Labour Senator to report death threats to Garda

Lorraine Higgins received the threats in an email that also contained a link to a YouTube video of a shooting

Council delays decision on Apple data centre in Galway

Group of locals oppose planned location of new €850 million complex near Athenry

800 years after Magna Carta, it is time for a digital bill of rights

Taking a High Court action to have material removed from a search engine is ‘beyond the reach of most ordinary human beings’

Pat Rabbitte introduces Bill to outlaw sinister social media content

Former minister says Bill will support abuse victims and help Garda enforcement

Galway residents waiting 40 years for council takeover of estate, Seanad told

Senator Lorraine Higgins says situation replicated around the country

When is a deadline not a deadline and other Irish Water questions answered

Deadline day is upon us and we have your questions answered

Irish Water deadline not a ‘drop dead’ deadline

Labour party senator says it will be possible to put a charge on a property where water water bills are not paid

No penalties for people who miss Irish Water deadline

Deadline of midnight to register with Irish Water to receive accurate bills

Investigations to examine why farmers’ files found on Galway roadside

Thousands of documents were strewn along a 10km section on the Athenry Road

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