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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?
Also on Inside Business, reaction to the UK’s autumn budget
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
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
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
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
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices