Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten TD has announced that Frank and Honest will replace all non-recyclable single-use cups with a new compostable cup and lid from September this year.

A man who tried to get back into a Cork shop as he fled would-be attackers and was later assaulted in a massive fist blow to the head has been awarded over €750,000 by a H

Centra is to spend another €30m expanding its store network this year, bringing to €50m the amount it has spent developing its business since the start of 2017.

Irish retailer Centra has announced plans to open 30 new stores and redevelop 100 others, creating 400 new jobs in the process.

Five of the country’s biggest retailers have signed up to a new charter aimed at reducing food waste.

Latest: Unilever has been accused of using Brexit as a smokescreen to raise grocery prices.

Is that wine worth its price? This is a question I am frequently asked, mainly regarding expensive Bordeaux.

The momentum to challenge the destructive role of poor, sugary foods in our diet and lives, especially in our children’s development, is at last gathering momentum. Even at this late hour, this is to be welcomed and encouraged to the point where policymakers are emboldened to become far more assertive, less timorous, than they are today. It is, after all, a matter of life or death, primarily the lives of the poorest, least educated in society.

A blanket ban on sweets at supermarket checkouts is unlikely in Ireland anytime soon judging by the responses of major retailers to an Irish Examiner query asking if they were considering such a ban.