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November 24, 2008

Aldi to sell Bank of Ireland shares

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Business

Discount supermarket Aldi has emerged as a major stockmarket player having taken advantage of last week’s crash in Bank of Ireland shares.
From a yearly high of €18 shares fell to just €0.85c and millions were lost from stock and pension portfolios. This morning a sharp rise in the bank’s shares was reported on the ISEQ [...]


September 16, 2008

Louth shopping tragedy claims 3 lives

Fintan Chevalier
Posted by : Fintan Chevalier
Filed under : Irish News

DUNDALK  – In what passers-by described as a ‘violent cataclysm of blood-soaked chaos’, the rush for this week’s special offer at the local Aldi store claimed three lives on Wednesday morning.
A further 12 shoppers were rushed to Drogheda general hospital for treatment and are said to be in a stable condition. The chief consultant stated [...]