The FTSE 100 had its best week for eight years but the pound has plunged. The Bank of England has hinted that interest rates could be cut after seven years at a record low of 0.5%, possibly in just 11 days’ time. Some economists say Bank rate could sink to […]
When Sandra Twomey offered to buy a dress for her 15-year-old daughter Karen to celebrate the end of her Junior Cert exams, she thought it would be a simple transaction. That’s not how it turned out.
One of Britain’s biggest property owners has predicted the death of the traditional shop, as it warns that most physical stores on the high street will be wiped out by the relentless rise of online shopping.
Ireland sees strongest growth in online shopping of any EU country while reports of cross-border problems fall, writes Valerie Flynn
Fans of Billy bookcases who dread the thought of trudging through Ikea’s north Dublin superstore can breathe a sigh of relief: the Swedish home furnishing giant is promising to provide online shopping in Ireland in the coming weeks.
Since launching her fashion brand in 2014, Molly Gunn has given more than half a million pounds to charity. “Sometimes you do your accounts for the month and think, ‘Woah, that’s a lot of money; there’s 30,000 that I’ve given to someone else.’
The sharing economy has grown so much that you can now rent out your belongings. Fat Lama, a website described as “the Airbnb for stuff”, launched last year in London and has recently expanded to cover the UK.
We’ve all heard of the BBC’s Cash in the Attic programme, but how about using your attic to earn some cash? One website is helping homeowners turn unused space in their property into income by bringing them together with people looking for an alternative to dedicated storage services.
The middle-aged smoker, pint in one hand, iPhone in the other, peering over his beer gut to check his Twitter feed: he probably doesn’t need to be told that his lifestyle is putting his heart at risk. But what about his eyesight?
Start-up companies starved of funding have been promised government support to unlock more than £20 billion of investment over ten years.
