General Industry

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...

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...

Glanbia's Dairy Ireland Portfolio Lifted By Value-Added Milk Sales

Glanbia's Dairy Ireland business, which includes its Consumer Foods operation, saw its revenues grow by 4.1% in the first nine months of the year, accordin...

Central Bank of Ireland Introduces 'Rounding' Scheme

The Central Bank of Ireland has officially rolled out its new 'Rounding' intiative, which means that change for consumers will need to be rounded up o...

TDs: Tobacco Price Increase ‘A Tax On The Poor’

A number of opposition TDs have questioned the government’s decision to introduce a further 50 cent increase on the price of a packet of cigarettes i...

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...