Penneys and cheap supermarkets are forcing other retailers to slash their prices
Intense competition is making stores pass on cost savings, according to a Savills report.
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How one of Ireland's tourist hotspots is fighting the battle against visitor overload
Despite anti-tourism protests across Europe, it’s business as usual in Ireland – but why?
Landlords are accused of doing up properties as a 'back door' to avoid rent caps
Threshold says minor refurbishments are being used as an excuse to evict tenants and raise prices.
'Penalties are coming': The government puts people with vacant second homes on notice
The housing minister says there will be a ‘carrot and stick’ approach.
'Architecture is a lot like making a sausage': The man behind the world's top skyscrapers
Marshall Strabala designed the 632m Shanghai Tower.
Cork city is taking Starbucks to court to close its 'unauthorised' Patrick Street café
The US coffee giant argued it didn’t need planning approval for the new outlet.
There's been a surge in complaints about how Irish 'influencers' are plugging products
The ads watchdog has fielded three times as many complaints so far this year as in all of 2016.
RTÉ refutes claims it has been paying 'secret bonuses' to staff
It was reported over 200 managers at the broadcaster received a financial perk last year.
Retailers say high council rates are giving online-only shops an unfair advantage
Retail Ireland has called for urgent reform of the levy system.
'There's no regard for people': Why Cork locals are fighting plans to harvest seaweed
Tralee-based company BioAtlantis wants to harvest Bantry’s kelp for bioengineering purposes.
Lidl gets the green light for its Castleknock development despite protests from residents
The supermarket will cost an estimated €15 million.
Cranes at building sites across the country will grind to a halt this week
However rival unions are going head-to-head over the planned strike action.
JD Wetherspoon plans its 'biggest investment so far' on a new Dublin hotel and super pub
The Camden Street property is due to open in early 2019.
Plans to scrap the Help to Buy scheme may trigger a 'frenzy' among house-hunters
The government incentive is under review – and could be scrapped in October’s budget.
After a decade of EU wrangling, roaming charges are abolished from today
The change has been hailed as ‘one of the most tangible successes of the EU’.
Ticketmaster may start scoping out people's social media before allowing them to buy tickets
The firm currently sells tickets for around 8,000 events in Ireland every year.
Public-sector workers will get pay restoration by 2020 - at a cost of €887m
A draft deal to replace the Lansdowne Road agreement was reached late last night.
Grant Thornton is opening a 'centre of excellence' - with jobs to boot
The hub will provide services to clients operating in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Pharma colossus MSD has announced 330 jobs in Carlow and Cork
The New York Stock Exchange-listed company is pumping €280m into the two sites.
The state will pay for the collapsed Setanta Insurance - but customers still have to wait
A significant court ruling means other insurers won’t be liable for the Maltese firm.