Day: 11 December 2018

Drivers face penalty points, €80 fine if stopped without licence

11.12.2018

Drivers will be hit with automatic penalty points and an €80 fine if they are pulled over and do not have their driving licence to hand, under proposals being tabled by Minister for Transport Shane Ross. The changes would remove discretion from gardaí to allow motorists present at a station with their licence if they […]

Christmas average spend per household nearly €2,700 – Retail Ireland

11.12.2018

Irish households will each spend €2,690 on average this Christmas, according to research by the business group Retail Ireland. The figure represents a 3% increase on the average spend last year. With just over three weeks to go to Christmas, the busiest shopping period of the year is in full swing. According to Retail Ireland’s Christmas Retail Monitor, […]