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JTI Welcomes Introduction Of New Lobbying Rules

Tobacco firm JTI Ireland has welcomed the introduction of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, which establishes a web-based register of lobbying activity...

Government Launches Ten-Year Agri-Food Strategy

The Government has announced a new ten-year strategy for the Irish agri-food sector, Food Wise 2025, which aims to create over 23,000 new jobs....

Noonan: Tax On E-Cigarettes Could Yield €8 Million

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has estimated that total tax yield from sales of e-cigarettes, should a duty be placed on them in a forthcoming Budget, cou...

No Plans To Introduce Legislation Compelling Supermarkets To Deal With Waste Food

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has told the Dáil that the government has no plans to follow France's lead and introduce legislation compelling s...

Calleary: Dunnes 'Could Not Care Less' About Government Recommendations

Fianna Fáil Jobs spokesperson Dara Calleary TD has told the Dáil that Dunnes Stores "does not listen to what happens in this House and i...

ISME Warns Black Market Holding Back Growth For Smaller Stores

The Irish Small & Medium Enterprise Association (ISME) is calling on the Government to refocus its efforts on supporting the SME retail sector, by...

NOffLA Members Say Excise Duty Main Reason For Business Decline

The National Off-License Association has launched its pre-Budget submission by revealing that nearly half of its members cite high levels of excise duty as...

Government Announces 'Historic' Consumer Rights Bill

The government has published the scheme of a new Consumer Rights Bill, which Jobs Minister Richard Bruton says is a 'historic' overhaul of existing consume...