General Industry

Food Safety Authority Launches Its 2018 Strategy

The Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI) has published its strategy for 2016 to 2018, setting out its core vision and goals for the next two years....

ISME: Minimum Wage Increase Could Lead To Reduced Staff Hours

The increasing of the minimum wage from €8.65 an hour to €9.15 an hour, which came into effect on 1 January, could lead to reduced staff hours in...

John Player Parent Imperial Tobacco Set For Name Change

Imperial Tobacco, the owner of the John Player, Golden Virginia and Davidoff tobacco brands, among others, is reportedly set to rename itself Imperial Bran...

Australia Should Admit Plain Packaging Legislation Has Failed, Says JTI Ireland

The general manager of JTI Ireland, Igor Dzaja, has said that the Australian government should "own up" to the "failure" of its tobacco...

A Third Of Consumers Say Tobacco Tax Hikes Will Deter Them From Buying Cigarettes

According to the latest Consumer Insight report from Empathy Research, almost a third of smokers (31%) indicated that the tax increase on tobacco in the re...

Bord Bia Honours Irish Food & Drink Champions

Glanbia, Gallagher's Bakery, Club Orange and Nobó were among the winners at the Bord Bia Food & Drink Awards, which took place at Dublin's M...

Consumer Spending Shows Strong Growth In December

Total household expenditure rose 6.6% in December 2015 compared with the previous year, according to the latest Visa Europe Ireland Consumer Spending Index...

SFA Concerned Over Stalled Monthly Unemployment Rate

CSO figures released this morning (January 5) reveal that the Monthly Unemployment rate stalled at 8.8% from November to December in 2015, meaning that by...