Honing the craft of the Irish Writers Centre: ‘It’s a great story to tell, as we are a nation of storytellers’
Charity seeks to help writers of all levels through mentoring, masterclasses, courses, writers’ residencies, bursaries and competitions
Eason
Eason’s profits and revenue rise in spite of trading ‘challenges’
Irish retailer made profit last year of €4.4m on turnover of €126m
Eason spends €2.7m buying back shares from investors
Forty-three shareholders sold their entire holdings in the Irish retailer as part of the buyback scheme
Still no respite on house price inflation, which hits eight-year high
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Eason shareholders to vote in April on €10m share buyback scheme
Board of Eason considered a trade sale of the business but believes the buyback of shares to be a better option at this juncture for investors
Mr Eason: The Meath accountant who turned a bookshop chain into a cash cow
Having survived Brexit, Covid and competition from Amazon, Liam Hanly has a new plan to grow profits
Ireland’s best and worst customer service: Guess which list Aer Lingus and Facebook are in
The annual Customer Experience survey found the Credit Union Movement the best perfomer
Former head of Eason marketing Brendan Corbett to lead Dubray Books
Dubray’s turnover has risen 13% to €16m including €4.3m from its new stores
Eason to pay €14m to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks
The books and stationery retailer, with 230 shareholders, will hold an egm next year to secure approval
Why do shops charge for paper bags and is it justified?
Retailers charging customers for paper bags are dressing it up as an environmental move
Ryan Tubridy’s new books podcast to launch next week
Former RTÉ 1 presenter will speak to international guests about their life stories through the prism of books
A ‘Booker bounce’, more BookTok joy, and a schoolbooks crisis for Irish booksellers in hectic year
After a royal start to 2023, retailers are now poised for the Christmas gift-buying rush. If only everything that happened in between had gone so well
Dubray expects to sell 300,000 books in the run-up to Christmas
Inside Business podcast: Christmas selling season accounts for 20% of business, according to managing director of Dubray
O’Connell Street traders fight to recover ground lost to riots
O’Connell Street is supposed to be Dublin’s main thoroughfare but instead vast tracts of land lie empty awaiting redevelopment
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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