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Interest rates may be rising, but so too is demand for personal lending

Any Other Business: H&M shuts Dublin store, BoyleSports overseas, Smurfit on carbon capture, Irish AI strategy, and GPO museum banners

Full retrofits can be beyond many homeowner’s financial resources but cheaper upgrades will make an impact

Revenue continues to decline following the controversy around misreported payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy

Levels of ecommerce activity in Irish market are ‘quite extraordinary’, says An Post Commerce managing director Garrett Bridgeman

Premier Lotteries holds exclusive rights to operate Irish lotto until 2034

Declan Haughney (41) and Gareth Coakley (37) will be sentenced on Friday in ‘bizarre case’

Great speed of service

Business received more than €3.65m in investment from number of high-net-worth individuals

Any Other Business: Nama chief turns down bonus, a tough job at Web Summit, HarperCollins cutbacks, hosting a new EU agency, RTÉ auditor’s history, and TV licence sales

Company’s promise to offer cheap home loans has faced numerous setbacks

Postal operator expects a further 1,000 job cuts in next three years

Any Other Business: DAA and Ryanair; Trump’s Doonbeg earnings; who’ll bid for the Telegraph; AIB back in court; data centres row and what next for the GPO

Banking conference in Dublin hears how more and more people are looking to influencers online for their financial advice

CEO defends his company’s profits in a time of soaring costs, and outlines his aim to boost its share of the farm insurance market

Sector still seen as ‘niche’ despite global success

Thinking in a Climate Emergency: transport-related emissions are rising sharply, yet Ireland is not acting to provide for the electrification of freight

This new ‘Digital Stamp Era’ is a welcome invention and removes almost any excuse one might use for delayed correspondence

Bord Bia, the State agency charged with promoting Irish food and drink ranked in third place behind An Post and credit unions

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The range of services on offer from traditional banks, online challenger banks, An Post and the credit unions can vary widely, so pick with care

Bank closures in Granard, Co Longford, have caused resentment but not everyone is downbeat

Mapping Ireland’s Bank Closures: More than a third of bank branches have closed since 2008 and the future seems likely to hold more of the same

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Chief executive David McRedmond out of RTÉ director general race, but broadcaster’s funding model remains in his in-tray

An Post chief executive confirms he has ‘no further interest’ in a job at the broadcaster

Any Other Business: free labour at tech summit; An Post weighs Lotto options; Celia Larkin’s risk-free offer; and spotlight on Hammerson assets

Questions raised by some board members over process to select replacement for Dee Forbes to €306,000-a-year role running national broadcaster

Group looks at further expansion after winning contract to operate UK’s national sweepstake

An Post says its Witness History exhibition at the GPO is underperforming, in part due to ‘perceptions of safety’

Pricewatch: A delivery of expensive tea that came all the way from China also arrived with a VAT bill despite tea being zero-rated for VAT by Revenue

Thousands of purchases made by Irish shoppers have been returned over customs issues

Thousands of online purchases from smaller UK retailers had been returned each day post-Brexit

Pricewatch: Also this week, postal problems and the price of a pint jumping overnight

State postal service provider’s new headquarters at the Exo in city’s north docklands will be capable of accommodating over 800 workers

Recommendation by Labour Court welcomed by both sides after a year of talks

Design is based on the stars of the flag and the six fundamental values of the European Union

Fintan Tindley (49) from Mahon, Cork had never come to the notice of the authorities before

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Hold-ups caused by a failure in United Kingdom to implement EU customs rules properly could mean Christmas purchases sent back to Britain