AN Islamic grocery chain, Eastern Health Foods, is opening new store in the former Clarkes premises at Main Street, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. The shop is to be located about two miles from the recently completed mosque in Clonskeagh. Eastern Health Foods will pay a rent of £15,000 per annum for the 982 square foot store. Sherry FitzGerald were the letting agents.

The same agents have let a 842 square foot premises at Harcourt Hall, Dublin 2, to a hairdressing academy, which will provide training for hairstylists. The rent is around £11,000 per year.