The Irish Times

All back to mine: Tips for easy entertaining this summer

Ideas for bringing your family and friends together this summer

Sat May 07 2022 - 07:00

European shares tread water as investors eye ECB meeting

Markets report: Investors fret about inflation impact on food groups

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 18:49

Róisín Ingle: Period knickers? A bloody great idea if you ask me

I can bang on about period underwear the way other people enjoy discussing the merits of certain lipsticks or football teams or air fryers

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 06:00

Consumers warned to be alert as WhatsApp scams circulate

Messages direct users to bogus Cadbury giveaway

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 18:27

European stocks almost recover losses made since Russia invaded Ukraine

Iseq overall index advances 0.6% in very thin St Patrick’s Day trading in Dublin

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 18:10

Primark puts click-and-collect on radar for Irish customers

Group said it would for now focus on driving footfall through its stores with a new website

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 12:57

Marks and Spencer chief to step down

Steve Rowe has been with UK retail group since he was 15

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 19:40

Miriam Lord’s Week: Stephen Donnelly returns from UAE to a nasty surprise

Backslapping Fine Gael Senator puts his foot in it while Russia gets lost in the boogie

Sat Feb 12 2022 - 02:00

Irish law firm Eugene F Collins to merge with Addleshaw Goddard

Tie-up follows flurry of overseas firms entering Irish market in recent years due to Brexit

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 09:19

Home Store and More comes to Blackrock

Irish retailer is to take space in the former Debenhams store in the Frascati Centre

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 06:00

Brexit and our shifting balance of trade

Is fall-off in imports from Britain being replaced with cross-Border trade?

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 05:27

European stocks end flat as weak defensives outweigh tech gains

Analysts expect ‘choppy’ first quarter for US stocks ahead of first Fed interest rate hike

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 19:10

Defensive sectors lead European stocks lower as global Covid cases rise

Worries persisted about a tighter monetary policy environment

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 10:47

FTSE 100 hits 22-month high as wider European stocks dip

Iseq All-Share Index rises 0.9% to 8,444.96 to reach highest level in more than six weeks

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 18:24

Pricewatch’s 2021: An expensive year for consumers

Covid, Brexit, rising energy costs and supply chain issues combined to put the squeeze on

Mon Dec 27 2021 - 00:00

Brexit has seen Irish food exports to Britain decline by a quarter

ESRI/Department of Finance study estimates impact on trade in isolation of other drivers

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 06:00

European shares slide amid hawkish moves by central banks

Tech stocks decline on Wall Street, while Dublin market bucks trend

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 18:55

Taste test: The best – and worst – supermarket finger food we’ve tried this holiday season

Party snacks galore from Marks & Spencer, SuperValu, Dunnes, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 06:05

What dogs really think about love, lust and laughter

Do dogs really feel empathy for humans – and what is going through their minds every day?

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 06:00

Seán Moncrieff: When it comes to Christmas and Covid, Hell is other people

The hope of a beautifully-lit advert-type Christmas crashes into frantic consumerism

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00

Spectre of more virus restrictions keeps lid on European markets

Telecoms sector buoyant on KKR’s Telecom Italia dealmaking

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 18:23

M&S to step up local food sourcing as ‘headwinds’ hit Irish business

Border issues cost retailer £13m in first half of the year

Wed Nov 10 2021 - 17:16

Global stocks steady below record highs ahead of inflation data

Energy stocks boost European markets

Wed Nov 10 2021 - 09:52

Discount retailer Primark plans aggressive US expansion

Company intends to grow its number of stores from 13 to 60 over the next five years

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 10:32

Christmas ads keep faith with supply chains in season of trade strains

Several of this year’s festive campaigns have already arrived – even if the HGVs have not

Mon Nov 08 2021 - 15:26

M&S cancels Christmas online food orders in Ireland

Irish stores will not offer web orders for festive food due to Brexit-related supply uncertainty

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 06:01

Q&A: What are the latest EU proposals for NI’s post-Brexit trade?

Plans include scrapping checks, cutting red tape and getting sausages to Belfast from Britain

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 20:02

Being happy in your own skin is the latest fashion trend

Kathleen O'Callaghan looks forward to a slow serene fashion scene

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 00:00

Joint fund needed to ‘reboot’ British-Irish trade in wake of Brexit

British Irish Chamber of Commerce says post-Brexit trading ties need strengthening

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 05:17

Marks & Spencer sourcing Irish product after Brexit cuts

London-based retailer culled about 20% of its products in Ireland due to border controls

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 17:58

Supply chain squeeze threatens Christmas gifts and festive food

Brexit, Covid and container shipping issues mean we could be looking at supply shortages that extend well beyond our favourite M&S products

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 16:00

Brexit: Marks & Spencer cuts 800 lines in its stores in Republic

Retailer closing 11 franchise stores in France

Thu Sept 16 2021 - 15:35

Livestock-monitoring tech company CattleEye raises €2.1m in funding

NI start-up uses AI to increase animal welfare levels and reduce carbon emission intensity

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 10:57

Iseq finishes up almost 1% as European indices snap four-day losing streak

Oil stocks up as US government tells majors it will buy their reserves

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 19:23