The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, and the Minister of State with responsibility for Postal Matters, Hildegarde Naughton TD, today announced a funding package of €30m over a three-year fixed period to support a sustainable, nationwide post office network.

This Christmas, it’s never been more important to think about the environmental impact of your gifts.

This year the Local Enterprise Offices are urging consumers to continue their support of local businesses when they are shopping for products, services and experiences for Christmas.

If you're looking for a gift idea for family; relatives or friends this Christmas, we're asking you to shop local and support local businesses.

This week more than 1500 one-to-one sales appointments have been scheduled between 155 Irish leisure and UltraLuxe tourism suppliers, including ten businesses from Clare, with Irish-based tour operators and destination management companies (DMCs), to help drive demand for Ireland among international visitors in both the leisure and the UltraLuxe* markets.

In the lead up to Christmas and in particular the Black Friday sales promotion period An Garda Síochána are supporting Europol’s online fraud prevention campaign which encourages safe online shopping by customers.

In a motivational and inspiring six-part series produced by Dundara Television & Media, viewers will discover a genuine message, that life, and in particular your career won't take a step back by moving to the west of Ireland.

Gardaí are reminding the public of the dangers of economic fraud and warning people if they receive an unexpected phonecall, text or email requesting personal information such as bank details, they are not to be trusted.