Local shops play a pivotal role in communities and are hugely focused on community safety: RGDATA submission, RGDATA stated in its submission to the National
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‘The Alliance for Insurance Reform welcomes the publication of the Government’s new Action Plan on Insurance Reform’ Policyholders should not have to wait a day
RGDATA called for Government to deliver a reduction in Employers PRSI; 9% VAT on food served up in shops, cafes and restaurants and a freeze
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan and Retail Minister Alan Dillon told the special forum on retail crime, attended by RGDATA President Colin Fee and Director General
RGDATA’s 2025 Crime Survey paints a stark picture of rising crime; inadequate law enforcement response and a retail sector under siege. Retailers want real enforcement
At the Government’s Enterprise Forum chaired by Minister Peter Burke, RGDATA Director General Tara Buckley said that in the wake of Trump’s Tariffs announcement it
RGDATA Director Padraig Broderick represented independent grocers at the first Retail Forum chaired by new Retail Minister Alan Dillon. The Croom, Co Limerick shop owner
Central Statistics Office figures for the last quarter of 2024 show a rise of 7% or 5,331 in the number of incidents of Theft &
2024 was a rollercoaster ride for RGDATA and independent shops with daily challenges piling on business owners navigating all the new Government and inflation induced
RGDATA says the new Government needs to devise mechanisms to compel insurers to drop shop insurance premiums following publication of a report which shows a

