The Irish Times

Pricewatch: 2019 was eventful for hard-pressed consumers

Food scares, Brexit fears, rising costs, and how to cut a pineapple

Mon Dec 30 2019 - 02:06

Penneys-Primark founder Arthur Ryan ‘fun, fantastic and loyal’, funeral told

Shop workers form guard of honour as founder of clothing chain laid to rest

Sun Jul 14 2019 - 15:25

Business leaders pay tribute to ‘retailer pioneer’ Arthur Ryan

Dublin man established Penneys and Primark as a major global fashion brand

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 05:00

Arthur Ryan: Penneys boss took ‘pile high, sell cheap’ to a new level

Dubliner grew a low-price business for under 35s into today’s influential global brand

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 22:08

Penneys founder Arthur Ryan dies

Retail giant passes away at 83 following short illness

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 17:31

Penneys matriarch: ‘The harder I work the longer I live’

Top 1000: Breege O’Donoghue, The Irish Times Top 1000 Distinguished Leader in Business 2019, on her early years in Clare and the recipe for Penneys' success

Thu May 09 2019 - 06:00

Breege O’Donoghue named ‘Irish Times’ Top 1000 distinguished leader in business

Ms O’Donoghue of Primark/Penneys, is one of the most powerful people in Irish retailing

Wed May 08 2019 - 22:00

After half a century, will we ever reach peak Primark?

Caveat: Retail juggernaut plans to further expand, but shun ecommerce

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 05:20

Penneys chair complained about Aer Lingus sponsorship of Phil Coulter

‘What can you gain by doing one-night stands in the US – it is like a midge flying into a hurricane?’

Sat Dec 30 2017 - 01:00

Thanks, Penneys. The rise and rise of Primark

Following the success of the store in the US, and as it launches in Milan next week, we follow the success of Penneys from a pile-em-high shop on Dublin’s Mary Street to the fashion capitals of the world

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 12:30

Primark makes its mark in Spain as turnover hits €1.17bn

Primark’s low-cost products have been popular with Spaniards seeking a bargain

Thu Mar 31 2016 - 01:00

Primark’s new HQ all about energy and fun

Open-plan layout of Parnell Street buildings features 40 meeting rooms, cafe and gym

Wed Sept 23 2015 - 09:20

Hundreds to attend funerals of Baltimore drowning victims

Search to continue off Beacon Point for young man still missing after tragedy

Sat Jul 04 2015 - 01:01

Baltimore victims are related to Penneys founder

Arthur Ryan’s son drowned in Cork tragedy while his grandson remains missing at sea

Wed Jul 01 2015 - 19:53

Long journey from one Boston to another as Primark boss takes on US

Almost 71, Breege O’Donoghue is looking forward to opening 10 US shops in 12 months

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 02:00

The Irish consumer: a strange beast

We take pride in ‘Irish’ goods made overseas but take much local produce for granted. We complain to the wrong people. And it’s brother against brother in the war over two samey teas

Mon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00