More own-brand products forecast to hit Irish shelvesTHE SUPPLY of own-brand products on supermarket shelves will increase dramatically over the next four years as retailers use …Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Insurance may rise over gender rulingONE OF the State’s largest insurers has warned that premiums may rise significantly if Europe’s highest court rules companies…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Drivers shopping around for petrol and dieselALMOST THREE-QUARTERS of drivers are now actively seeking out cheaper petrol or diesel but fewer than a third shop around when…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Insurer uses own builders' panel to cut cost of claimsA LEADING home insurance company has significantly changed the way it processes claims in order to reduce its costs but concern…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Is it too late to switch to a fixed mortgage?MORTGAGE REPAYMENTS: Variable interest rates are on the rise and the only way to get some certainty is to switch to a fixed-…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
On the road to QueenslandIRISH BACKPACKERS in Australia are being encouraged to volunteer for a major reconstruction programme underway in the wake of…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Majority of lenders in complianceTHE CENTRAL Bank has found there is a high level of compliance among licensed moneylenders with a code of conduct it put in place…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
EBS withdraws fixed-rate mortgage offersEBS BUILDING Society is withdrawing all offers of fixed-rate mortgage packages for new and existing customers in a move that …Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Insurer reports substantial rise in claims on illness and life policiesIRISH LIFE has paid out more than €1 billion in death, specified illness and income protection claims to more than 30,000 families…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Tesco criticised as application for off-licence rejectedTESCO’S CHARACTER has been called into question and doubts have been cast over its bona fides by a District Court judge who criticised…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Huge variation in childcare costs, survey revealsCHILDCARE COSTS can differ by almost €5,000 a year within the same locality, according to a price survey published by the National…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
EBS increases variable ratesThe EBS has become the State’s third lender to announce a significant increase to its mortgage rates in little more than a week…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Party over as noted venue Sin É to shut over rent difficultiesTHAT’S IT for Sin É, one of Dublin’s most well-known and popular venues, which is to close its doors for the last time on Sunday…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Fall in personal injury award amountsTHERE HAS been a significant reduction in the amount of money paid out by insurance companies for personal injury claims, and…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Huge variations in childcare costsThe cost of childcare can differ by almost €5,000 a year within the same locality, according to a price survey published by the…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Bank of Scotland moves to restructure buy-to-let debtBANK OF Scotland said yesterday it was prepared to restructure the debt of buy-to-let borrowers in Ireland who have fallen deep…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Payments falling - Injuries BoardPayments by insurance companies for personal injury claims have fallen sharply and the savings should be passed on to consumers…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Shutting up shopTROUBLE ON THE HIGH STREET: Retailers are under threat from all sides – consumers with less to spend; landlords and their punitive…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Greens seek pension capThe Green Party has called for a pension cap of €75,000 to be introduced for retiring ministers and civil servants.Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Big switches leaving a trail of debtWITH MONEY getting tighter and people across all social classes struggling to make ends meet, more and more people are falling…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Banks raise variable rate on mortgagesULSTER BANK has become the second bank in 24 hours to increase its interest rates for mortgage holdersSat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Two banks raise interest ratesPermanent TSB has confirmed it is to increase interest rates for customers with standard variable rate mortgages by 1 per cent…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Lenders to raise mortgage rates by up to 1%MORE PRESSURE is likely to be felt by the State’s mortgage holders in the coming weeks as the main lenders unveil a raft of rate…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
UPC in breach of code over price hikesTELEVISION, PHONE and broadband provider UPC has been reprimanded for failing to properly inform its customers of a price increase…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Mortgage rate rise expectedFresh misery is likely to be heaped upon the shoulder's of the States mortgage holders in the coming weeks as the main lenders…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Third of consumers say they will budget betterA THIRD of consumers have resolved to improve their budgeting skills, while one in five say they intend to save more or shop …Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Joint committee on retail did not discuss high rentsAN OIREACHTAS committee which spent three years investigating the retail sector has said it never even discussed the issue of…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
The cold reality of funding a pensionPERSONAL FINANCE: THE SIZE OF the pensions that some suddenly retiring politicians can look forward to once the election is …Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Single life can prove costly as couples get the better dealsLOVE IS not only blind, it is also economical, according to a survey by the Consumers’ Association of Ireland.Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
No one safe with O'Leary on full throttle at 'clinic'THERE WAS a touch of the lion’s den about Michael O’Leary’s appearance at the Irish travel agents’ annual shindig in Dublin yesterday…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Focus on value for money holidays at travel fairEXHIBITIONS: TOUR OPERATORS at the Holiday World Show, which opened in Dublin yesterday, are upbeat about the prospects for …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Insurance body to review reduction in VHI planTHE HEALTH Insurance Authority is to review the way the VHI has substantially reduced the cover it offers for certain procedures…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
VHI policy move 'mistake' slatedThe decision by the VHI to reduce the level of cover offered for certain treatments in private hospitals has been criticised …Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Aviva to increase health costs by 14%HEALTH INSURER Aviva, which has over 300,000 members in the Republic, is increasing the cost of its policies by 14 per cent from…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Aviva denies misleading publicThe chief executive of Aviva Jim Dowdall has denied the company misled potential customers by saying three weeks ago, after the…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Taxes: the changesTHERE ARE few elements of the Budget that have caused as much widespread concern and confusion as the universal service charge…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Warning up to 400 shops set to closeUP TO four hundred shops will be forced out of business this month alone as retailers experience their worst January in recent…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
IAVI warns over lack of mortgage lendingA BROKEN banking system is having a “crippling” effect on the property market and house prices are continuing their downward …Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Call for price floor below which alcohol cannot be soldA LEADING charity has called for the sale of alcohol to be restricted and the introduction of a price floor below which it cannot…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Do we really need private health insurance?HEALTH COVER : An expensive comfort blanket in case you fall ill or a luxury you can no longer afford? Recent hikes in health…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Paper glider no mere game as Apple hits 10bn apps soldAPPLE REACHED a major milestone over the weekend when an English mother of two downloaded the 10 billionth application from its…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Calls for alcohol price controlsA leading charity has called for the availability of cheap alcohol in the Republic to be restricted and the introduction of a…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus passengers entitled to full refundAIR TRAVEL: A SPOKESMAN for the Commission for Aviation Regulation has reminded Aer Lingus passengers who have had their travel…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Business surges at Stena LineFERRY TRAVEL: BUSINESS AT ferry companies dramatically increased last year as ash and snow closed airports and disrupted flights…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Budget cuts bite home hard as pay cheques hitANALYSIS: Tax hikes and other stinging changes are beginning to grind many of us into the groundFri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Banks urged to circulate arrears codeTHE FREE Legal Advice Centre has called on all banks to make a code of conduct, aimed at protecting mortgage holders in difficulty…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Women more likely to shop aroundWOMEN WORRY more and men take more financial risks, according to a new life assurance survey.Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
VHI could make 10% savings, says HarneyMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney said last night the VHI was paying out too much to hospitals and could make savings of at least…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
VHI warns over adopting US systemThe VHI has warned that if recommendations contained in a report into the way it manages claims were implemented, doctors would…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
