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Kantar's figures show that an additional €15.3m was spent on seasonal Easter confectionery, with 82% of this attributed to Easter eggs alone

Timing of Easter boosts grocery sales in April - Kantar

Boosted by the timing of Easter this year, take-home grocery sales in Ireland over the four weeks to April 20 increased by 8.4% compared to the same time last year.

Business • 06 May

Pope Francis was released from hospital to rest in the care of staff at the Vatican last month

Pope missing from Rome's annual Good Friday procession

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.

World • 19 Apr

The HSE lead on Obesity has said that on average children will receive six Easter eggs each and this is too much

Parents urged to exercise restraint around Easter eggs

Parents have been urged to exercise restraint when it comes to buying Easter eggs for their children this year.

Health • 29 Feb 24

Pope Francis said priests must seek harmony if they wanted to win back lapsed faithful

Pope Francis gives message of unity on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis has begun an intense four days leading to Easter urging priests to avoid fomenting division in the Catholic Church and washing the feet of inmates in a juvenile prison.

World • 06 Apr 23

France's strikes alone have caused thousands of hours of delays for airlines so far - sometimes triggering 70,000 minutes of delays in one day

Easter travel warnings pile pressure on Europe airlines

European aviation is gearing up for Easter travel disruptions marked by strikes and cancellations, in a major test of the industry's ability to prevent a repeat of last year's summer holiday season chaos.

Business • 06 Apr 23

Irish people eat a lot of chocolate - but not nearly as much as some of our European neighbours

Bunny-spinner: Easter a high point for chocolate-makers

With a deluge of Easter eggs likely to hit many homes this weekend, this time of year is a crucial one for Ireland's many chocolate-makers, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 06 Apr 23

St Patrick's Day may be when visitor numbers to Ireland start to pick up, but Irish people's own travel plans kick off at Easter

Short Hop: Easter marks the start of our travel season

July and August remain the busiest time for holidaymakers, but Easter marks the official start of Ireland's tourism season, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 29 Mar 23

The Vatican said Pope Francis met privately with a Ukrainian delegation before the Mass

Pope condemns cruelty of Ukraine war at Easter vigil

Pope Francis has condemned the cruelty of the war in Ukraine at an Easter vigil Mass he attended but at which he did not preside, presumably because of leg pain that has forced him to curtail activities.

World • 16 Apr 22

Pat Kane is a sustainability expert and founder of reuzi

Tips to be a good egg for the environment this Easter

For the first time in two years, the Irish public can get together at Easter without restrictions.

Climate Change • 16 Apr 22

On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis appealed for an Easter truce and for all people to unite in prayer

Church leaders send message of support to Ukraine

Church Leaders in Ireland have offered a united message of support to the people of Ukraine.

Ukraine • 13 Apr 22

On average people will spend €36 chocolate Easter eggs this year, the research shows.

58,000 tonnes of waste to be recycled this Easter

Irish residents are expected to recycle over 58,000 tonnes of packaging waste this Easter, an increase of 18% compared to last year.

Business • 12 Apr 22

Take-home grocery spending remains an incredible 19.4% higher than pre-pandemic levels

Grocery market growth slows in April - Kantar

Grocery market growth in Ireland slowed to 1.9% in the 12 weeks ending 18 April, new figures from Kantar show today.

Business • 04 May 21

Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi Blessing, after celebrating Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica

Pope urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message to quicken distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous".

World • 04 Apr 21

Easter appeal from officials as 761 new cases announced

The top health officials of Ireland and Northern Ireland have urged people to follow public health advice over the Easter weekend, saying "there are much brighter days ahead".

Coronavirus • 01 Apr 21

In total sales of drink reached €49.3m in the week to the end of 12 April

Big jump in alcohol sales recorded over Easter

Sales of alcohol in off-licences and supermarkets in Ireland jumped by 44% over the Easter period according to new data from Nielsen.

Business • 25 Apr 20

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (C) taking part in the Orthodox Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow

Virus fears keep Orthodox Easter worshippers at home

More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, with church leaders asking worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 19 Apr 20

Pope Francis looks on during Good Friday Mass for the Passion of Christ, held behind closed doors at St. Peter's Basilica

Pope leads Good Friday service at empty St Peter's

Church doors will be shut and the Vatican sealed off when Pope Francis leads 1.3 billion Catholics in Easter Sunday celebrations held under a worldwide coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus • 10 Apr 20

President Michael D Higgins paid tribute to people in the health services and elsewhere

President says severity of Covid-19 is in our hands

President Michael D Higgins has said the severity and magnitude of the Covid-19 pandemic is in our hands.

Coronavirus • 10 Apr 20

The incident happened during an Easter procession in Gombe, Nigeria (Pic: Google Maps)

10 dead in Nigeria as policeman rams car into crowd

Ten people were killed and more than 30 injured when a policeman rammed his car into a group of children during an Easter procession in northeast Nigeria, before being killed himself by the angry crowd, witnesses and police sources told AFP today.

World • 22 Apr 19

Personalised Easter Eggs from The Chocolate Garden of Ireland

An egg-citing time at The Chocolate Garden of Ireland

It has been the busiest week of the year for artisan chocolatiers Jim and Mary Healy at the Chocolate Garden of Ireland in County Carlow.

Business • 19 Apr 19

The handcrafted project is destined for a church in Kenya

Stations of the cross finally completed after 60 years

Handcrafted stations of the cross, which were started in Kenya nearly 60 years ago, are finally being completed in Ireland.

Ireland • 19 Apr 19

In his Easter address Pope Francis called for an end to 'so many acts of injustice' in the world

Pope Francis calls for peace in the Holy Land and Syria

In his Easter address, Pope Francis has called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there "does not spare the defenceless".

Easter • 01 Apr 18

Iarnród Éireann said services from Dublin's Heuston Station will be particularly affected

Easter rail services to be affected by upgrade works

There will be disruption to rail services over the Easter bank holiday weekend due to planned works by Iarnród Éireann.

Transport • 21 Mar 18

a total of 1.6 million overseas trips were made by Irish people in the first quarter, new CSO figures show

Timing of Easter hit domestic travel in Q1 - CSO

The timing of Easter had an impact on people's travel habits, with fewer trips taken in the first three months of this year when compared to 2016.

Business • 22 Jun 17

UK consumer prices increased in March by 2.3% compared with a year earlier, today's figures show

UK inflation holds steady in March - ONS

UK inflation held steady in March due to the later timing of this year's Easter holidays which pushed down airfares, and a dip in global oil prices.

Business • 11 Apr 17