Shoppers spent €36.1m on goods associated with warmer weather, including soft drinks, antipasti, ice cream and sun care

PTSB report says younger adults believe renting or social housing will be their paths to getting a home

EU directive also aims to tackle waste mountain that grows by million of tonnes each year

The troubled homes and garden retailer was identified in 737 calls to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

To hard-pressed parents, it can feel as if extra busyness and unnecessary expense are intentionally built into the start of the school year

Some policies to go up by almost 9% while other fall in price

Wine and whiskey also heavily taxed as drinks industry calls on Government to stop ‘killing’ Irish pubs

Consumers prioritising lower bills over environmental reasoning by a factor of 10 to one

Carrots are Ireland’s most purchased vegetable, with retail sales of about 52,000 tonnes annually

Services resume following outage affecting an area from Lansdowne Road to Donabate

Tax incentives and simplicity are main attractions in promised investment accounts - BPFI survey

Watchdog said advert conveyed message English people ‘did not clean up after themselves’

Incident is latest in wave of injuries among young e-scooter users prompting concern over recent weeks

EU-imposed handling fee is coming on top of recent customs duty change and, for some, delivery service handling charges

New handling fee of €2 is set to be imposed on all purchases from outside the EU on top of existing €3 per item charge