An Ennis-based lobby group says shoppers have increase their spend by almost 4 per cent this Christmas compared to 2014.
Figures from Retail Excellence show the seasonal spend is up by 3.6 per cent on last year.
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The increase has been most marked in Dublin and larger urban centres where the rise could be as high as 5 per cent.
However Lynn Drumgoole from Retail Excellence says not all parts of the country experienced an upturn in trade.
