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Brexit Poker Begins: UK Ramps Up No-Deal Preparations

Britain went into Tuesday's fresh round of Brexit trade talks with a warning to the European Union that it was ramping up preparations to leave without an...

Ireland Must Set Aside €1bn For No-Deal Brexit: Minister

Ireland will need to set aside at least €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in next month's budget for 2021 to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit,...

Irish Consumer Sentiment Slips On Stricter COVID-19 Measures

Irish consumer sentiment slipped in August after local COVID-19 lockdowns and stricter nationwide restrictions that the survey's authors said may caus...

Online Grocery Sales Hit New Highs In Ireland: Kantar

Online grocery sales in Ireland saw growth of over 125% in the 12-week period to 9 August, resulting in a record market share of 4.6% and sales amounting t...

Lidl Ireland Saw Sales Grow By '25% To 30%' During Lockdown, CEO Says

Lidl's Irish operation saw sales grow by between 25% and 30% during the COVID-19 lockdown period, according to its chief executive JP Scally. In an inte...

Aryzta Board Would Support Nominations From Shareholder Group

The board of bakery giant Aryzta has said that it 'would support' candidate nominations from shareholders Veraison and Cobas at its forthcoming EGM, 'provi...

Quicker Test Results Vital In Keeping Food Supply Chain Open: IFA

The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Tim Cullinan has said that faster turnaround time for COVID-19 tests will be vital in...

Glanbia Sees EBITA Down By A Quarter In First Half Following Mixed Performance

Glanbia has seen wholly-owned EBITDA for the first half of the year decline by 25.4% at constant currency levels, as the business saw a contrasting perform...