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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ryanair warns on boarding cardsRyanair has warned that if a Spanish court ruling describing fees for reissuing boarding passes as illegal is upheld on appeal…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Ryanair to appeal over 'unfair' feesRYANAIR IS to appeal the decision of a Spanish court that found the airline was wrong to impose “unfair” fees on passengers who…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Ryanair boarding pass fee 'unfair'A Spanish judge has found that Ryanair was wrong to impose "unfair" fees on passengers who failed to print out their own boarding…Sun Jan 16 2011 - 00:00
Ryanair pass charge 'unfair'A Spanish judge has found that Ryanair was wrong to impose "unfair" fees on passengers who failed to print out their own boarding…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Is there light and hope if you can't pay your utility bills?The last of the moratoriums on gas and electricity cut-offs ended yesterday: disconnections can restart next weekSat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Airlines keep €285m of passengers' moneyFLYING: THE TWO largest airlines flying out of Ireland have been accused of holding on to more than €285 million of passengers…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
'No plans' to increase plastic bag levy to 70 centTHERE ARE “absolutely no plans” to increase the plastic bag levy to 70 cent, a spokesman for Minister for the Environment John…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Personal finance fears take toll on consumersCONSUMERS REMAIN very concerned about their personal finances but are marginally less gloomy about economic prospects generally…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Government policy 'discouraging' savingThe number of people with a negative view of the current savings environment has grown, according to a report published this …Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
VHI's message to callers: "...We are unable to take your call at the moment"The VHI’s call centre struggled to cope with a large volume of phone calls yesterday from customers concerned about its latest…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Airlines add new routes from Cork and ShannonFLYING: RYANAIR AND Aer Lingus have unveiled new routes out of Shannon and Cork as part of changes to their new year schedules…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Price rises an 'utter betrayal'REACTION: ANGER AT the VHI’s decision to increase its private health insurance premiums by as much as 45 per cent has intensified…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
VHI price increases 'will drive elderly out of market'OLDER PEOPLE have been targeted by price increases of up to 45 per cent which were announced by the country’s largest health …Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Cost of VHI policies to increase by up to 45%THERE WAS further misery heaped upon the shoulders of VHI Healthcare’s more than 1Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Competitor says increases 'a direct result of the inefficiencies' at VHISECTOR REACTION: THE VHI’S main rivals were quick to criticise yesterday’s price increases with both questioning the high costs…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
VHI call centre buckles under strainThe VHI ‘s call centre buckled today under the strain of the large volume of calls being made by customers concerned at the health…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
