Online shopping and level of savings reach record levels in Ireland, amid lockdown

Figures from the Central Bank show that deposits from Irish resident households saw the largest increase in since they began recording the figures in 2003.

Online sales in Ireland for April represented 15.5% of the total turnover for all businesses. Tim Goode/PA Wire

The level of savings by households in Ireland jumped by a record €3bn in April as consumers in lockdown were unable to spend.