BEST BACKPACKS: The back to school range at Little Ones in Ennis includes beautifully illustrated backpacks and lunchbags from Crocodile Creek. 

YOUNG READERS: Eason is hoping to engage and inspire young readers during this year’s Children’s SpringFest, with its first ever Read-a-thon.

Fantastic Mr Dahl: McDonald’s is set to give away 700,000 Roald Dahl books with Happy Meals purchased over the next six weeks. 

The Labour Court has recommended that Eason’s 800 staff accept pay cuts as part of a plan to sustain the viability of the books-to-stationery retailer.