Dublin-based Staycity Group to open its first aparthotel in the north
Tom Walsh’s rental group have signed up for a 98-room venture in the former HMRC headquarters in Belfast city centre
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Northern Ireland house prices decline after three previous quarters of growth
Average price currently stands at £214,478 says UU index - but there’s still a shortage of supply
Grocers’ tills ring out a £4.3bn shopping bonanza
Kantar statistics show that shoppers in north spent £28.3m more last year than in 2023
Fairhill: Ballymena shopping centre to undergo £10m internal revamp
Major refurbishment comes as Primark prepares to open new store at the retail site
North ‘needs to create 100 jobs every week to ensure economy grows’
Skills barometer points to ageing population and a lack of EU workers as key labour market challenges
Storms and flooding took record toll on insurance claims in 2024 – ABI
The Association of British Insurers said it has ‘long stressed’ the need for further investment in flood defence and maintenance.
Co Armagh snack manufacturer Mackle Food Company to invest £6m in automation
Expansion will see company create 32 new jobs
Intel and Pfizer in Ireland show business is about more than Trump trade wars
The UK Chancellor’s messaging at Davos recalled former Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s efforts to extol the recovery of the Irish economy while in the Swiss Alps
M&S boss says Government must ‘act now’ as Budget risks shrinking UK retail
Stuart Machin, writing in the Sunday Times, called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to ‘act now’ and make changes to her tax plans.
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Lidl acquire Homebase site for new retail development next to Belfast’s Forestside complex
Deal comes as Homebase prepares to close four sites in the north in February