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# Consumerism

Last year
2023
Conspicuous consumption at Christmas: How marketers get us to spend more and more
All time
Opinion: 'I find Christmas so false. It’s all veneer, folks'
"Cathedrals of consumption": A history of shopping in Ireland
Video blog: A brief history – Christmas, cheer, and commercialisation
10 signs that you are addicted to shopping
10 things you're better off buying used
10 consumer trends for this coming year
SuperValu launches country's first grocery shopping app
Irish ads of yore that we don't mind at all
Lisa McInerney: Don't feed the Grinch - Christmas is meant to be over the top
PHOTOS: Teens queue as Abercrombie and Fitch store opens its doors in Dublin
Have your say: What should we do to rein in our spending?
Column: We’re spending our money, then throwing things away. Why?
Visa card spending in Ireland up by 48pc last year
Central Bank unveils stronger consumer protection code
Front-loaded budget ‘could push economy to breaking point’
European consumers are starting to spend more... except in Ireland and Portugal
Summer sales fail to bring out the shoppers
Hopes for recovery take a blow as Irish consumers increase savings
Is Tesco allowed to hike its prices and then just drop them again?