Hopes for rapid recovery in Irish shops bolstered by evidence from Britain

British Retail Consortium said total sales among its members were 10% higher last month than in May two years ago

Up-to-date Irish exchequer figures published last week showed the exchequer collected €7.5bn in tax revenues in May — up by €1.3bn from a year earlier — which lifted expectations for a rapid economic recovery in Ireland.  Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Hopes for a rapid recovery from the Covid crisis in Irish shops have been bolstered by evidence from Britain where stores fully reopened a few weeks ago.

The British Retail Consortium said total sales among its members, which include supermarkets and high-street chains, were 10% higher last month than in May two years ago.