Donegal consumers are spending more than €108 million online ever year on purchases from companies outside Ireland.
The figures were obtained by Emark.
The group says the level of online shopping is hitting Irish retail business and job growth and will have a particularly negative impact on sales for retailers in Donegal in the run up to Christmas and beyond.
Emark says people from Donegal often buy goods online that appear to be from Irish retailers but instead are large and internet savvy international online retailers.
Michael McCormack of EMark says this is putting pressure on local businesses:
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