Deposit Return Scheme – Up To €12,000 Grant Now Available
We are delighted to announce to our members the full details of the grant announced today by RE-Turn. We are happy to advise that CSNA negotiated the details and terms of this grant on behalf of our members. For those retailers that have not as of yet installed a reverse vending machine, CSNA would like […]
CSNA joins calls for discussion on Minimum Wage, Taxation and SME Employer Representation
A campaign has been established, www.smealliance.ie, which includes CSNA and a range of other trade and employee representative organisations, and is calling for immediate and essential reform in the key areas of the national minimum wage and taxation. It is also seeking recognition for SMEs and employer representation at the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) […]
Call For Latte Levy Rethink As Keep-Cups Might Not Be So Green After All
Ireland’s coffee industry has been given a boost with new research showing that single-use coffee cups can sometimes be better for the environment than reusable ones. To the dismay of the coffee lobby, Green Party leader and Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has over the past year, prioritised the introduction of a ‘latte levy’ of up […]
Re-Turn Replaces Some Deposit Return Scheme Machines
A small number of retailers have had to replace reverse vending machines used for the Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and drink cans. Re-turn, the company that rolled out and administers the recycling scheme, said the number of machines changed amounts to less than 1% – seven machines in total. In a statement to […]
Auto-Enrolment Pension Bill Published
“Auto-enrolment” is the word of the day for pension experts and Ireland’s wider business community. While it has been mooted for many years, now it is finally within sight. The Government published the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 at the end of March. The Minister for Social Protection is adamant that the system […]
Increased Cost Of Business Grant
As you are aware, as part of the Budget 2024, the Government signed off on a package of €257m for the ICOB grant as a vital measure for small and medium businesses. The Local Authorities are currently administering the scheme on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Local Authorities are writing out […]
Business leaders launch campaign to cap defamation awards at €75,000
A CSNA and ISME delegation yesterday met with Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne TD, as the Department prepares to publish the legislation amending the Defamation Act 2009. Both of the business representative bodies have called on Minister Browne and the Government to introduce an immediate cap for serious defamation. Government […]
Dubco Ireland joins CSNA in providing affordable loans for Deposit Return Scheme
Dubco Ireland Credit Union has partnered with the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA) as the leading financer for Re-turn, Ireland’s new national Deposit Return Scheme, which was established to help Ireland achieve EU recycling targets for the estimated 2 billion drinks bottles and cans that are consumed here each year. Dubco Ireland Credit Union’s financing will support […]
National Lottery Regulator Withheld Payments To Operator PLI After Breach Of Licence
The regulator of the National Lottery withheld €150,000 in payments due to operator Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) last year, after it emerged a mechanism it put in place to allow problem gamblers permanently self-exclude themselves from being able to open an account failed. PLI was also directed by the regulator, using its statutory enforcement powers, […]
Hot Press Sinead O’Connor Special Issue
Many retailers were provided with copies of this Special Edition last Friday and were asked to continue to display the current regular issue (Niall Horan). What retailers may not have been aware of was that the discounting and VAT status of the title was anything but special!! HOT PRESS advised their distributor Newspread to place […]
