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# Cross Border Shopping

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Drinks industry calls for drop in 'uncompetitive' alcohol tax as sterling value continues to fall

The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland called for a 15% reduction in the tax by 2021.

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Sep 16th 2019, 10:19 PM

Irish retailers claim they didn't have a very merry Christmas

Retail Ireland called their latest shopping figures “disappointing”.

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Feb 6th 2017, 9:13 AM

One in five plan to shop for Christmas over the border - survey

Of those surveyed by Irish travel company GoHop.ie, 70 per cent said they would be shopping in the Republic this Christmas.

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Nov 22nd 2011, 4:53 PM