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The grand plan to build Kiwibank into a maverick challenger

Dr John Small last changed banks 15 years ago, and it wasn't too hard. "We managed. It was definitely worth it. I probably shouldn't have done it again, in five yearly intervals since then, but haven't yet." The Commerce Commission chair wants New Zealanders to keep the banks on their…

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Treasury pre-election outlook to show economy under increasing pressure

Rising fuel prices raise temperatures at No 1 The Terrace, and raise eyebrows further up the road at the Commerce Commission. Andrew Patterson reports.

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Corporates and councils cut card surcharges – under duress

The Commerce Commission has persuaded phone company 2degrees to cut its credit card surcharge, but its competitor One NZ is refusing to budge. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Colm Boyle column: Banning the backpass to the goalkeeper may be the solution to mind-numbing football

Back in 2017, Dublin set fire to Tyrone’s defensive blanket, winning the All-Ireland semi-final by 12 points. The end of such negative tactics was hailed and, in the intervening years, there were promising signs that teams were throwing off the shac

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'Back to the drawing board' for Dublin after Roscommon draw - Diarmuid Connolly

'Roscommon were the first Division One side Dublin met all year and they were full value for the result. I actually thought at half-time they were going to run away with it because Dublin were playing so bad.'

Irish Mirror

Govt orders inquiry into anti-competitive land covenants

First petrol stations, then supermarkets, then building supplies merchants. Now the Commerce Minister has asked for a wide-reaching inquiry into the use of land covenants to block competition, and cites meat processing plants as a place to start.

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Dublin cruise to 13-in-a-row in Leinster with rout of Louth

'I’ve always considered that it’s very easy to look back on a video tape when the game is over and be wonderfully smart.'

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Stephen Cluxton starts for Dublin in Leinster SFC semi-final against Kildare

In further changes to the Dubs team named during the week, Jack McCaffrey drops to the bench from the victory over Laois along with Sean MacMahon, with John Small and Tom Lahiff coming into the line-up

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Big hardware retailer faces court action for blocking competition

Established building supplies businesses have used restrictive land covenants and other legal ploys to keep competitors like Bunnings and ITM off their turf.

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Big building suppliers paying cash rebates block competition – report

Commerce Commission hopes to shake up Fletcher Building dominance of building supplies.

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Carter Holt constrains timber supply for 18 months, despite assurances to Govt

Builders say the supply crisis has eased – now they face a demand crisis that threatens to drive more of them to the wall

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A trip and a show: Cracking down on the most expensive credit card transaction fees

The Commerce Commission will consider penalising merchants that impose unjustified payment surcharges – and the travel and ticketing industries could be first to face the music.

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Paul Caffrey column: Finding an elite coach should be top of Dessie Farrell's agenda

Personally, I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t bump up his coaching personnel as he is light on top class expertise in that area. In fact, I’d imagine he’s racking his brain on this one.

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John Small obituary

Other lives: Social worker who moved back to his native Jamaica to become a lecturer at the University of the West Indies

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Monster Sean O'Shea free sees Kerry down Dublin in All-Ireland semi-final

O’Shea held his nerve brilliantly to hit the winner into the breeze from some 50 metres with the game’s last kick

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Lanarkshire PT to lead team of 12 at this year's Kiltwalk in memory of late dad who suffered stroke and heart attack

Jo Martin is raising money for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland to honour her father, John Small

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