Noel Campion reviews the Trust GXT 830-RW Avonn full-size layout gaming keyboard and the Trust GXT 310 Radius Gaming Headset
Tue, 03 Mar, 2020
Each year around this time, laptops are high on the list of things to buy and it’s not surprising one of the biggest selling sizes sports a 13-inch screen.
Fri, 13 Sep, 2019
The British and German owners of the Dundrum Town Centre - the largest shopping and leisure development in the country - are leading the opposition against plans by property investment company IPUT for a new retail and residential development at Carrickmines in south Dublin.
Thu, 16 May, 2019
Electrical goods retailer Dixons-Carphone has said none of its online customers in Ireland have been impacted by a widening of a cyber attack on the company.
Wed, 01 Aug, 2018
Just one-tenth of Irish SMEs are insuring themselves against cyber attacks, a report has found — as British phone and electrical goods retailer Dixons Carphone fell victim to a second major security breach in the past three years.
Thu, 14 Jun, 2018
Electrical goods group Dixons-Carphone is to close its Irish mobile communications arm after failing to find a buyer for the underperforming business.
Wed, 07 Mar, 2018
Demand for the new iPhone helped boost electrical goods retailer Dixons-Carphone’s sales in Ireland by 12% over the Christmas trading period.
Tue, 23 Jan, 2018
Electrical goods group Dixons-Carphone is still looking for a buyer for its iD Mobile arm in Ireland after seeing core group sales and profits slump in the first half of its financial year.
Thu, 14 Dec, 2017
Electrical goods retail group Dixons-Carphone moved swiftly yesterday to underline its commitment to its Irish operations after its shares sank on the back of a group profit warning.
Fri, 25 Aug, 2017
Electrical goods group Dixons-Carphone has decided to pull out of the Irish mobile communications market and sell its stuttering iD Mobile arm.
Thu, 29 Jun, 2017
A former PC World worker who stole €27,000 worth of Apple products from his workplace and sold it to another store in a “stupid” attempt to make money has been ordered to perform community service.
Wed, 28 Jun, 2017
Losses widened at the Irish divisions of electronics retailers PC World and Currys last year as the financial cost of the merger between its owner Dixons and rival Carphone Warehouse hit their bottom lines.
Wed, 12 Apr, 2017
Wed, 25 Jan, 2017
Thu, 15 Dec, 2016
Retail giant Dixons Carphone is to shut 12 Irish stores under plans to roll out electrical superstores merging its three main brands across the UK and Ireland.
Wed, 27 Jan, 2016
Dixons says 15 stores are likely to close here as a result of its merger with Carphone Warehouse.
Tue, 26 Jan, 2016
On the day that was in it, it felt almost rude to ask. Getting someone yesterday to quiz Tim Cook about the T word and ask the Apple supremo about its corporate tax bill was as hard yesterday morning as finding someone who was not in love with their Apple iPhone or iPad.
Thu, 12 Nov, 2015
The personal data of up to 2.4m customers of Dixons Carphone may have been exposed in a cyber attack, the electrical goods and mobile phone retailer confirmed.
Mon, 10 Aug, 2015
Pre-tax losses at the Irish arm of the electrical goods retailer, Dixons, increased by 19% to €3.15m, last year.
Fri, 03 Apr, 2015
Gary Glitter broke down in tears as he tried to explain to jurors why he had been in possession of child pornography images.
Wed, 28 Jan, 2015
A “barnstorming” performance from its core UK and Ireland division, helped newly merged electronics retail giant, Dixons-Carphone record a 5% year-on-year jump in first half revenues.
Thu, 18 Dec, 2014
Beleaguered mobile phone retailer Phones 4u is to close 362 stores, with the loss of nearly 1,700 jobs, administrators have said.
Tue, 23 Sep, 2014
Network operator EE is to buy 58 Phones 4u stores in the UK in a deal saving more than 350 jobs at the collapsed mobile phone retailer.
Mon, 22 Sep, 2014
Some of the 5,600 Phones 4U jobs in peril following the retailer’s collapse have been saved after Dixons Carphone offered to take on 800 posts.
Wed, 17 Sep, 2014
The future of Phones 4u and its 5,600 employees is hanging by a thread today as administrators begin talks on whether any stores can reopen.
Tue, 16 Sep, 2014
More than 500 Phones 4u stores were shut today after the retail chain plunged into administration – putting 5,600 jobs into jeopardy.
Mon, 15 Sep, 2014
Phones 4u is to go into administration – placing more than 5,500 jobs at risk - after network operator EE joined Vodafone in cutting ties with the retailer.
Mobile operator Vodafone said today it will not renew its network agreement with British retailer Phones4u.
Mon, 01 Sep, 2014
A new era in consumer electronics in the UK begins today when Carphone Warehouse and the owner of Currys and PC World join forces under a £3.9 billion merger.
Thu, 07 Aug, 2014
A new era in consumer electronics begins today when Carphone Warehouse and the owner of Currys and PC World join forces under a £3.9bn (€4.9m) merger.
Leading supermarket chain SuperValu has confirmed it ordered all stores to remove Israeli carrots from their shelves.
Wed, 06 Aug, 2014
Nama yesterday put its first retail park portfolio on the market for a guide price of €110m.
Thu, 31 Jul, 2014
Carphone Warehouse said it was approaching its £3.6bn (€4.50bn) tie-up with the owner of PC World and Currys from a “position of strength” as the two merger partners delivered separate results for the final time today.
Thu, 26 Jun, 2014
Currys and PC World owner Dixons Retail is to sell a loss-making European business in the wake of its merger deal with Carphone Warehouse.
Mon, 19 May, 2014
Carphone Warehouse and the owner of Currys and PC World have announced a merger deal valuing the combined business at around £3.7bn.
Thu, 15 May, 2014
A £3.7 billion merger between Carphone Warehouse and Dixons is set to be unveiled this week in a move creating a retail giant with 1,300 UK stores.
Mon, 12 May, 2014
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Thu, 27 Mar, 2014
The former managing director of the Dixons retail operation in Ireland received a payoff of over €300,000 when he stepped down from the role last year.
Wed, 26 Mar, 2014
A merger of Dixons Retail Group and Carphone Warehouse would create an electronics giant with an estimated market value of £3.6bn.
Tue, 25 Feb, 2014
STEPHEN Bernasconi walked into his local shopping centre on Nov 25 intending to buy a laptop. His three-year-old Dell Inspiron had broken down and he wanted something to keep up with gaming.
Tue, 07 Jan, 2014
International electronic goods retailer, Dixons Retail has reported a 6% year-on-year rise in first half sales; mainly driven by strong growth in its core UK and Ireland division.
Wed, 18 Dec, 2013
TO keep you on-trend this Christmas, I’m here to warn you against rushing out to buy a tablet computer for someone you love, because they might prefer a baking tin.
Mon, 25 Nov, 2013
A man who crashed a stolen vehicle into an elderly motorist leaving him with severe injuries has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail with the final two suspended.
Thu, 21 Nov, 2013
The owner of Currys and PC World unveiled its vision of the "urban toy shop" today with the opening of a high-tech store at a major UK shopping centre.
Fri, 13 Sep, 2013
Former Dixons boss John Browett is making a retail comeback as the chief executive of Monsoon Accessorize, four months after his shock exit from Apple.
Fri, 15 Feb, 2013
“Phenomenal” demand for tablet devices drove sales at the British and Irish operations of electronic goods seller, Dixons Retail, up by 8% during the company’s third quarter, which coincided with the busy Christmas trading period.
Fri, 18 Jan, 2013
The owner of PC World and Currys benefited from the demise of rival Comet today by reporting a bigger-than-expected surge in Christmas sales.
Thu, 17 Jan, 2013
The boss of Dixons Retail today said the Currys and PC World owner was poised to take advantage of the demise of rival Comet.
Thu, 29 Nov, 2012
Around 6,500 UK retail jobs were under threat today as electricals chain Comet became the latest casualty on the high street.
Thu, 01 Nov, 2012
Microsoft’s attempt at bridging the gap between personal computers and tablets hit the shops last night as Windows 8 went on sale.
Fri, 26 Oct, 2012
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