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Ireland

Capital: Dublin | Area: 70.300 km² |
Population (2024): 5.422 mio | GDP (2024): € 533.09 bn

International purchasing cooperative

Irish DIY chain Woodie's is tenth member of Arena

The Irish DIY store chain Woodie's is a new member of the international purchasing cooperative Arena. Woodie's is a subsidiary of the Irish Grafton Group and operates 35 DIY stores in Ireland. It joined Arena on 19 …

Distribution24. February 2025

Commercial director becomes CEO

Declan Ronayne hands over leadership of Woodie's to Damien Dwyer

Declan Ronayne, CEO of the Irish DIY chain Woodie's, is retiring at the end of the year. His successor is Damien …

Distribution30. August 2022

Enable Ireland

Aid organisation opens online garden centre

An aid organisation in Ireland has opened an online garden centre. Enable Ireland describes itself as a leading national charitable …

News26. March 2021

Ten-plus stores in Ireland

Screwfix targets 40 new stores by the end of January 2021

The British multichannel retailer Screwfix aims to open 40 stores during the current 2020/2021 financial year, thus by the…

News7. September 2020

Potential for 40 stores

Three Screwfix outlets in Ireland

Screwfix will have three stores in the Republic of Ireland by the end of the year. The first two outlets in Sandyford (as reported by …

News17. December 2019

Kingfisher

First Screwfix store in Ireland

Screwfix now has a first location in Ireland. The rapidly expanding sales channel in the British Kingfisher group has opened a branch in Sandyford …

News10. December 2019

Great Britain and Ireland - Homebase

Create it yourself

Do-it-yourself is no longer what it once was. The creative consumer now finds self-expression in home improvement projects, as confirmed by a survey commissioned…

Distribution1. April 2015