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Households reliant on social welfare spend a larger percentage of take home income on food, according to Safefood
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Inflation in Irish economy jumps back to almost 3%
Latest HICP for Ireland will inform figure for the wider euro area due out on Wednesday
‘Very strong’ demand for parts and service work sees revenues jump at Denis Mahony group
Vehicle sales increased by almost 9% to €107.1 million at Dublin auto group
Skills shortage driving wages in construction sector
Buildcost director Liam Langan highlights factors behind rapidly increasing construction wages
‘Aer Lingus cancelled the wrong flights.’ Then came ‘extremely poor customer service’
One person says they spoke to 11 people from airline over four days seeking resolution
The trouble started for our reader after switching from Eir to Vodafone
Pricewatch: Anne’s request for cancellation ‘was not enough to warrant’ it, says telecoms company
From working in a family store to leading Lidl Ireland
The discounter is working hard to keep price rises to a minimum amid strong inflation in grocery sector, says CEO
Eason’s profits and revenue rise in spite of trading ‘challenges’
Irish retailer made profit last year of €4.4m on turnover of €126m
Budget 2026 plans are coming at wrong time in economic cycle, ESRI warns
Current level of spending is adding to demand at wrong time in economic cycle, think tank says
Energy regulator to investigate Energia for claiming price increases were sanctioned
Centres have become controversial due to their use of over 20% of electricity generated in Ireland
Food price inflation ‘shows no signs of abating’, says Bank of Ireland
Imposition of US tariffs in August brings ‘some certainty’ to Irish food exporters, however
Grocery price inflation tops 6% as back-to-school shopping drives sales surge
Shoppers spent an additional €68.8mn in supermarkets over 12 weeks, according to new figures
Wholesale electricity prices down 75% from 2022 peak
CSO figures highlight significant fall in prices since 2022 surge
Clothes waste: How to be part of the solution, not the problem
Buying clothing second-hand or renting an outfit instead of buying new makes sense for both the planet and your pocket
Clothes waste: How to be part of the solution, not the problem
Buying clothing second-hand or renting an outfit instead of buying new makes sense for both the planet and your pocket
Income thresholds for student grants could rise to €150,000 per household
Government considering proposal to reduce VAT rate on new apartments
The shocking waste in the clothes we wear
With clothes consumption spiking across the developed world, new rules to tackle the resulting environmental damage are long overdue
Budget 2026 will slow growth in expenditure seen in recent years, Jack Chambers says
Minister for Public Expenditure does not expect increases in universal cost of living payments to be included in plans
Jim Gavin survives gate-gate as mystery over Sinn Féin’s presidential endorsement deepens
Michael D Higgins and Irish Government were at odds again in the week where the Dáil returned
SSE Airtricity hikes electricity prices by 9.5%
Price increases from utilities putting energy costs in focus ahead of budget
Government accused of acting as if all is ‘rosy’ while consumers are ‘hammered’ by soaring prices
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty cited rents, student fees and property prices as problems faced by workers
Budget 2026: Here is the likely shape of the tax package and what it means for your pocket
A smaller tax package and no cost-of-living payments will mean much fewer gains for households
Opposition wants fresh round of household electricity credits in Budget 2026
Help needed amid rising energy bills and ‘cost-of-living crisis’, say Sinn Féin and Labour
Most Irish households aren’t using smart meters properly. Doing so could save you €800
More than two million people have smart electricty meters, yet few of us are using them properly
Agricultural prices jumped by more than 17% in the past year, July data shows
Surge in output prices was driven mainly by a significant increase in the price of cattle, which was 49.6% ahead of last year
Reactions to Re-turn: From ‘it adds car journeys’ to ‘an incentive for people to litter less’
One person’s frustrating waste of time is another person’s way to earn a few bob from cleaning up the neighbourhood
‘How do we make less money?’ Re-turn continues to break records with cash it actively doesn’t want
The Deposit Return Scheme has seen more than 1.8 billion containers, bottles and cans recycled since starting
Bord Gáis Energy announces electricity price hike of 13.5%
Company blames increases in network costs, the impact of wholesale energy markets and the higher cost of doing business
Soaring insurance, food and rent costs drive inflation to 2%
Latest Consumer Price Index shows food prices rose at an elevated rate of 5.1 per cent in August
Child poverty reduction target of 3% by 2030 not sufficient, says charity
Children’s Rights Alliance believes it will take up to five generations to break cycle of poverty
Restaurants adding VAT after the fact in breach of the law
Reader ‘taken aback’ to find tax added separately when paying at end of meal
How much do you need to save to send your child to college in Ireland?
Parents of children studying away from home are spending up to €58,000 over a four-year degree
Handing our children a poorer society would be a shameful legacy for a rich country
Our lack of action is allowing deprivation to jump from one generation to the next
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