Banks will need greater reservesIRISH BANKS will have to significantly increase their levels of cash reserves over the next decade to cover an EU-wide deposit…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Paperless billing: who benefits?PAPERLESS BILLING: E-billing is being sold as the solve-all cure for our modern ills – save time! Save the environment! But …Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Cavan hotel second scariest in the worldFRIGHT NIGHTS: IT WASN’T screams of terror but shrieks of delight which echoed down the corridors of an old Irish castle this…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Central Bank proposes stricter stress tests for mortgagesBANKS WILL be required to impose considerably stricter financial stress tests on mortgage applicants if new rules on lending, …Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
The rugby ticket rip-offRUGBY TICKET PRICES: HOW WOULD YOU like to see the rugby giants of New Zealand run riot this autumn? With tickets costing between…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Kellys in their 60s most likely to claimINSURANCE CLAIMS: IF YOUR name is John or Mary Kelly and you’re in your early 60s you might want to avoid going on holiday towards…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Dunnes 'cheapest' for babycareDunnes Stores is the cheapest retailer in the Republic when it comes to branded baby care products while Tesco is the most expensive…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Is alcohol too cheap?ALCOHOL PRICES: Supermarkets are flooding the market with cheap alcohol, the result is that it now costs 50 per cent less to…Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
The rise of the savvy shopperSHOPPERS SURVEY: BACK IN 2005, most of us – particularly those of us with access to cheap and easy credit – were still thrilled…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Lazy consumers turned into savvy shoppers by recessionCONSUMERS HAVE moved from being lazy, ill-informed and ripped off to being frugal, savvy and more willing to complain, according…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
The new frugal way with foodEATING WELL FOR LESS: Food prices have fallen by 14 per cent this year - not that cash-strapped families have noticed - so it…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Pilots criticise new crash legislationAIR TRAVEL: THE EUROPEAN Cockpit Association has criticised EU legislation aimed at protecting families of airline passengers…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Tank of oil can vary by up to €80THE PRICE of a tank of home heating oil can vary by as much as €80 depending on what part of the country it is bought and which…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Disparity in heating oil prices - NCAThe price of a tank of home heating oil can vary by as much as €80, depending on where in the country it is bought and which …Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Insulation against price hikesENERGY COSTS: Large numbers of people are finding it impossible to pay their increased electricity bills, but claiming a grant…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
The €250,000 childTHE COSTS associated with having a child start almost at the moment of conception, or at least within a couple of weeks of it…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Posh camping? I don't think soAT 7AM yesterday morning, I was losing the will to go onMon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Cost of renovating not that cheapBuilders’ prices have stopped falling as fast as they did a year or two ago – and deals are hard to come byThu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Legal eagles not flying so highPROFESSIONAL FEES: Some professions don’t seem to realise that we’re living in deflationary times and a report by the National…Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Late bargains? Don't hold your breathIN TRANSIT: IT IS supposed to be simple for chilled out people to find cheap holidays at the very last minute and according …Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Tax windfall for property investors who sold in SpainIRISH PEOPLE who made a profit on holiday home investments in Spain in recent years could benefit from major windfalls after …Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Frontier country for suburbiaWhitworth Place, one of the first suburban streets in Dublin, was built at a time when Drumcondra was considered a resortTue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
New appeal to trace faulty gas cookersTHE NATIONAL Consumer Agency has renewed its appeal to locate some 3,000 gas cookers that could potentially cause carbon-monoxide…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
The free school mythHigh-priced books, uniforms and ‘voluntary’ contributions are only the start of it – parents are getting ready to shell out hundreds…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Summer time may never end if Government seizes the hourSUMMER DOESN’T last forever but summer time might, if the Government follows the lead of the British parliament, which is to …Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
No rush to discount in Irish marketPACKAGE HOLIDAYS: THE NUMBER of Irish people taking package holidays has declined sharply this year but diminishing demand has…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Confiscated items sell wellIN TRANSIT: A PASSENGER travelling from Dublin to Sligo to visit her sister who had recently given birth was stopped by security…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Transfer all your loans to Nama when you pass Go - what's missing from Monopoly makeoverTHE IRISH edition of Monopoly has been given a drastic makeover, but if the aim of the changes was to make it more accurately…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Regulator to change code on mortgage arrearsTHE ONE-YEAR moratorium on house repossessions which the State’s banks agreed to last year will not be automatically rolled over…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Putting cash in the trashA Donegal man has founded a ‘freeconomy’ movement that seeks to encourage a more sustainable lifestyle, and he’s leading by example…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Are you due a prize bond windfall? We have four . . .PRIZE BONDS: An Post have around €1.5 million in unclaimed prize bonds looking for an ownerMon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Effects of reckless planning 'to last decades'IT COULD take more than 60 years to correct the chronic over-development and rezoning of land in some counties, caused by a litany…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Palpable sense of dismay at landmark's difficultiesHISTORY: THIS IS not the first time Arnotts has been forced to climb into bed with bankers.Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Northern aisles begin to empty as Republic's shoppers stay homeCROSS BORDER SHOPPING: Crossing the Border once meant big savings on the weekly shop, but not any more as exchange rates and…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Shopping restricted on US-bound flights from T2IN-FLIGHT SALES: AIRLINES FLYING to the US from Dublin Airport through the soon-to-open second terminal (T2) will not be able…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
More found than lost luggageIN TRANSIT: THE SINKING feeling travellers get as an airport baggage carousel slowly fills and then empties and then fills again…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Where have our brands gone?SUPERMARKET SHELVES Readers have spotted that some of their favourite brands are disappearing from Tesco – it may be good for…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
I'm not sunbathing - I'm topping up my vitamin DJust when we’ve got the message about covering up in the sun, researchers are saying that a little exposure to its rays can be…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
EU ups protection for ferry passengers who face delaysFERRY TRAVEL: FERRY PASSENGERS are likely to benefit from enhanced protection if their journeys are delayed or cancelled after…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
The pull of foreign fieldsCanny festival-goers have done the sums and are heading abroad to see the same bands they’d see at our big summer gigs – and …Mon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Travelling caught by the webIN TRANSIT: IT IS HARD to believe it now but just 10 years ago we were at the mercy of travel agents when it came to booking…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Do you want salad with that?BRAND MAKEOVER: Burgers are the company’s DNA, but the trend is towards healthy eating so McDonald’s is rebranding itself as…Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Have you reached your limit?CHANGING BANKS: Bank of Ireland says it is open for business but two readers who were forced to move their business from Halifax…Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus flies high in surveyCONSUMER RESEARCH: AER LINGUS has finished second in a customer satisfaction survey of 18 short haul carriers operating across…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
A rub of the greenECO MARKETING: A new code in Britain will prevent companies from claiming their products are more eco friendly than they are…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Nice trackie, SuePRODUCT PLACEMENT: WE HAVE BECOME so accustomed to product placement in US films and TV programmes over the last 30 years that…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Giving short shrift to long trunksIN TRANSIT: WHAT IS IT with German men and Speedos? While most of the rest of the world quietly disposed of their shiny nylon…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Bord Gáis changes pledge on price cutsBORD GÁIS Energy has dropped its promise to undercut the ESB’s domestic energy prices for the first three years of operation …Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Funeral costs have survived recession's deflationary gripFUNERAL COSTS: The cost of burial is up over 300 per cent in little over a decadeMon May 17 2010 - 01:00
