Warning caterers will be hit by cuts in supplyWATER: ONGOING CUTS to water supplies at night in Dublin may force some businesses to close, restaurant owners have warned.Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Customers suffer withdrawal symptoms as ATMs seize upIT WASN’T the end of the world yesterday, though if you were a Bank of Ireland customer living in parts of Dublin it must have…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Cigarettes and drink spared, petrol up 4cTHE OLD RELIABLES: THE OMISSION of old reliables such as drink and cigarettes from the array of tax increases announced in the…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Bank says ATMs working normallyBank of Ireland says its ATMs are working normally this morning after suffering serious technical difficulties yesterday.Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Glitch hits Bank of Ireland servicesMore than 1.2 million Bank of Ireland customers are still experiencing difficulties withdrawing money by ATM, online and in branches…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Higher taxes proposed for top earners, savers and owners of second homesLABOUR: LABOUR HAS proposed cutting spending by €4Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Bidding to fly?AIR TRAVEL: AIRLINE PASSENGERS could soon be asked to bid for their tickets in eBay-style auctions as carriers seek to boost…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Gilmore insists he will renegotiate dealPRESS CONFERENCE: LABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has vowed to renegotiate the Government’s agreement with the EU and IMF at the…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Consumer rights to be reduced in EU moveIRISH CONSUMERS’ rights will be reduced and undermined by EU Commission plans to harmonise consumer laws across all member states…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Labour proposes €4.5 billion in cutsLabour has proposed cutting spending by €4.5 billion in its pre-Budget plans published today.Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Fees to reconnect utilities halvedCHARGES FOR reconnecting electricity or gas are to be halved to ease the hardship faced by thousands of householders unable to…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Air travel tax infringes rules of European CommissionTHE €10 air travel tax may be lowered or even scrapped in next week’s budget after it emerged that it infringes European Commission…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Ban on access to debt judgments to deprive businesses of important dataTHE COURTS Service has banned public access to most debt judgments after an internal review found there was no legal basis for…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Irish people waiting longer to marryTHE POPULARITY of marriage remains undimmed but one-quarter of all weddings are now celebrated in civil ceremonies, according…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Builder offers €7m to compensate for structural defectsMORE THAN 700 families have been offered major house repairs and a share of total compensation of €7 million under proposals…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Energy prices down to European levelsMINISTER FOR Energy Eamon Ryan has hailed new figures which show that Irish energy prices are at or below the EU average.Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Plan 'contains nothing of substance to increase jobs'REACTION: THE GOVERNMENT’S four-year plan will result in cuts in social welfare payments of up to €62 a week for single people…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Household incomes down over 6%Almost a quarter of all households were in arrears on at least one bill or loan last year, according to the annual survey on …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Court frees tribunal to publish final reportTHE WAY has been cleared for the planning tribunal to publish its final report after the Supreme Court threw out the last remaining…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Financial services watchdog lists 20 complaints dailyCONSUMERS ARE making 20 complaints a day about banks, insurance companies and other financial service providers, new figures …Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Another leafy suburb, another planning problem for DunneDeveloper Sean Dunne is facing a planning controversy over a $2 million house he has largely demolished, in an exclusive estate…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Call for car insurance firms to pay promptlyCAR INSURANCE companies have been warned to pay claims on time and to alert policyholders to the effect of settling claims on…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
US officials order work to stop on Seán Dunne's $2m houseDEVELOPER SEÁN Dunne is facing planning difficulties with a $2 million (€1Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Wedding a holiday event - for the IrishENGLISH TOURISM: ENGLISH TOURISM chiefs say they are hoping to attract large numbers of Irish visitors to next year’s royal …Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Utility firms seek 25,000 extra prepay metersGAS AND electricity companies want tens of thousands of customers to pay for their energy use in advance as a way of reducing…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
An Post ceases 'turning blind eye' to free redirection arrangementAN POST has put an end to a long-standing arrangement which allowed customers to forward misdirected letters to their intended…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Regulator commits to mortgage debt planNEW MEASURES to protect thousands of homeowners in mortgage arrears will be in place by the end of the year, Financial Regulator…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Q&AI’m heavily in arrears on my mortgage. What succour does this latest report offer?Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Report recommends against debt forgivenessA GOVERNMENT-appointed expert group has recommended against debt forgiveness for homeowners with lengthy arrears on their mortgages…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Estate agents failing to sign code of conductSOME 40 per cent of estate agents and auctioneers have not signed up to a voluntary code of conduct established three years ago…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Gas and electricity reconnect costs may be halvedCHARGES FOR reconnecting electricity or gas are to be halved under new proposals to ease the hardship faced by thousands of householders…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Pre-clearance for US customs delayedAIR TRAVEL: AER LINGUS has confirmed that pre-clearance for US customs and immigration will not be available at the new Terminal…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Shoppers in Republic urged to spend localRETAILERS HAVE urged people to shop local this Christmas as new figures show continued high levels of cross-Border shopping.Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Cross-Border shoppers spent €418mShoppers from the Republic spent €418 million in Northern Ireland in the year up to July, according to a new report from the …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Over 320 complaints against estate agentsMORE THAN 320 complaints against estate agents and auctioneers have been received in the past three years by the body set up …Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Mortgage changes to hit one-bed apartmentsTWO OF the Republic’s main mortgage providers have introduced rules requiring bigger deposits from purchasers of one-bed apartments…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Titanic legal struggle gave homeowners sinking feelingANALYSIS: IT WAS a scene more appropriate to the last hours of the Titanic or the final days of the Roman Empire: two giant …Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Companies agree fund for repair of damaged homesONE OF the most expensive legal battles in the history of the State is likely to end soon after the two companies involved agreed…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Agreement reached in pyrite caseA multi-million euro trust fund is to be set up to repair faults in over 500 north Dublin homes and compensate owners for the…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí assault trial adjournedTHE TRIAL of four gardaí accused of assaulting a young Dublin man after breaking into his home has been adjourned until next …Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí assault hearing told of discrepanciesA DUBLIN man who claims he was beaten up by four gardaí in his home has said he cannot explain discrepancies between his evidence…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Gaffney tells court he had never been violent to gardaíTHE YOUNG Dublin man accusing four gardaí of assault has denied he lashed out at them and said he was never violent to any officer…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Beating left victim 'like jelly', court toldA MAN has told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court how he was “like jelly” after being beaten by gardaí who entered the bedroom where…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Errors by drug firm sparked food scare that devastated pork tradeANALYSIS: Two Irish-based companies have escaped with relatively light fines after a criminal investigation of their role in…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Audits will check health staff have enough to doDEPARTMENT OF Health managers are to be audited annually to ensure that they and their staff have enough work to do.Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Wyeth sets aside €30m to cover civil actions threatA US pharmaceutical giant which was fined yesterday for breaches of Irish waste management legislation has set aside €30 million…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Energy regulator tells ESB to cut payroll costs by 5%THE ESB has been told to cut its pay costs by 5 per cent over the next two yearsSat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Campaigners welcome move on cystic fibrosis unitCYSTIC FIBROSIS campaigners have welcomed the signing yesterday of the contract for a new unit to treat the disease at St Vincent…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
€109 a week dearer to run rural than city householdsRURAL HOUSEHOLDS need up to €109 a week more for essentials than city dwellers because of higher food and transport costs, according…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Cost of living more for rural-dwellersRural households have to fork out over €100 a week more on essentials than city-dwellers, according to a new study.Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
