Money
# money - Monday 25 February, 2013
Survey: Just 58% of teenagers expect to find work in Ireland after college
The Teens & Money survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions shows that 80 per cent of teenagers worry about the costs associated with third level education.
# money - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Consumer prices increase by 1.2 per cent in one year
Alcohol, tobacco and education all increased in price while clothes and household furniture fell.
Portugal police ‘seize world’s largest haul of counterfeit euros’
Police confiscated a total of €380,200 in fake 200-euro notes.
Revenue Commissioners to be questioned about financial statements
The Public Accounts Committee will be questioning the head of Revenue today.
# money - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Column: It’s easy for ministers on high salaries to ignore the importance of child benefit
An across-the-board cut to child benefit was not a good move – but ministers on big salaries are removed from the realities of the man on the street, Nessa Toale writes.
# money - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Column: Why Valentine’s Day is a marketing dream
You can’t put a price on love – really? As long as there’s consumer interest in Valentine’s Day, the commercial opportunities will follow, writes Dr Margaret-Anne Lawlor.
# money - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Column: ‘If I could go back in time, I never would’ve put that first cigarette in my mouth’
On National No Smoking Day, Joan Conway tells how she gave up smoking at 45 – after first taking up the habit at the tender age of 17.
# money - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Paddy Power crown Manchester United Premier League champions
The bookmaker are understood to be paying in the region of £500,000 to punters who backed Alex Ferguson’s side.
# money - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
In their own words: Survivors’ accounts of life inside a Magdalene Laundry
The report published today includes a section devoted to survivors’ first-hand accounts of life in a Laundry.
Religious orders offer apology for abuse in Magdalene Laundries
The four orders whose Laundries were investigated in the report express regret for the abuse uncovered there.
Magdalene Laundries made very little money, says report
Despite a common perception that the laundries were highly profitable, the report by Senator Martin McAleese says they barely broke even.
# money - Friday 1 February, 2013
Poll: Do you give money to people begging on the street?
An organisation in Dublin is encouraging people to place donations in new ‘giving boxes’ instead of directly to people begging.
# money - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
10 odd but essential services you should purchase for just $5
Get onto fiverr.com and change your life, basically
# money - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Police in Fermanagh appeal for information on armed robbery
Two males, one armed with a hammer, demanded money from women in a Parish Hall in Enniskillen.
# money - Monday 14 January, 2013
Saving index falls to record low with 48 per cent not saving at all
60 per cent of people say that government policy discourages saving.
# money - Friday 11 January, 2013
New guidelines reduce maximum donations to political parties
The guidelines also address corporate donations to parties and include strict rules on transparency.
# money - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Nike set to announce McIlroy deal
Rory will wear the big Swoosh for the first time on Monday.
# money - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Annual savings up 10 per cent on last year
Research from EBS shows that people aged 16-24 are now more confident about their economic well being than this time last year.
# money - Saturday 5 January, 2013
The 10 billionaires whose net worth rose the most in 2012
Nope, we haven’t heard of some of these rich folks…
# money - Friday 4 January, 2013
Banking sector saw rise in deposits, decline in lending in 2012
Deposits from insurance corporations and pension funds also saw an increase last year.
# money - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Poll: Do you keep your New Year’s resolutions?
There’s just 60 hours to go in 2012 so we want to know about your New Year’s resolutions.
# money - Friday 28 December, 2012
Samaritans report rise in family and financial worries
Seventy per cent of respondents rated money and debt among their top five worries in 2012.
# money - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Column: Do Abercrombie tracksuits represent the American dream?
The popularity of brands like Abercrombie shows Irish teenagers have bought wholesale into an idealised Californian lifestyle, writes Kim Cadogan – but why?
# money - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
VIDEO: Mouse gets a treat after handing over actual money
Take my mouse money! Take it!
6 ways retailers get you to spend more
If you know, you might be able to control yourself. (But probably not.)
# money - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
My Christmas Day: ‘It’s just another day on the street for me’
‘Mike’ has no home to go to this Christmas. He describes what life is like on the streets – and how common death is.
# money - Friday 21 December, 2012
Column: 10 tips for a special Christmas with the kids… on a budget
Christmas can be expensive for parents, but it is important to remember that children remember the traditions and memories about Christmas, not the presents, writes Martina Newe.
# money - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Two men escape with undisclosed sum in Dublin supermarket robbery
The men escaped with the money after the robbery at a Lidl supermarket on the Greenhills Road last night.
# money - Monday 17 December, 2012
Fears that cancer patients may skip chemo over financial problems
The Irish Cancer Society has said that it has seen a rise in people applying to its Financial Aid Scheme in the past year.
Lisa McInerney: Don’t feed the Grinch – Christmas is meant to be over the top
We overspend, not because we’re greedy or worried we’ll be ostracised if we don’t, but because we love how generosity feels.
# money - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Generic meds switch for elderly could save taxpayers up to €152 million
A new report on medication use by the elderly in Ireland says that switching to generic medicines could save millions.
# money - Friday 7 December, 2012
Column: Four years of crisis, and still no clear deal on mortgage debt
The failings of Government to take simple steps to help mortgage holders has caused further damage – and the Insolvency Bill is by no means our saviour, writes David Hall.
Varadkar: I don’t see why we should pay the €3bn promissory note next year
The government is trying to do a deal on Anglo debt to avoid having to pay the €3 billion in March -but the ECB is warning that it may not be possible.
# money - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Anonymous donor leaves €2.5m to the Irish Cancer Society
The money was given in 2011 on the condition that the donor was to remain anonymous.
# money - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Column: Am I worried about the budget? Of course I am.
Whatever tomorrow brings, it’s going to make a big difference to my little girl and I, writes single mother Nessa Toale.
Time almost up for UK EuroMillions winner to claim prize
If you bought a £2 EuroMillions lotto ticket in Herfortshire, East England in June you have until 11pm tomorrow to claim your €79 million prize.
# money - Friday 30 November, 2012
€150 million to be paid by insurers to HSE ‘by year end’ – Reilly
The outstanding money is a result of private patients being treated in public beds.
Loans to Irish households remained low in October – Central Bank
Newly-released figures from the Central Bank indicate lending for house purchase was down 1.9 per cent on an annual basis in October.
# money - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Majority of SMEs who requested credit from banks were approved
A total of 60 per cent of small businesses which applied for credit were successful according to the Red C poll.



























































