Before you sign up for private schooling, think how the money might be better used

Dublin-based Deeter cracks the nut with album’s insightful charm

Smart Money: Unexpectedly, EU and US rates may decline again

New research suggests a small number of homeowners remain vulnerable to even a small rate increase

Smart Money: are we seeing a temporary slowing in mortgage borrowing or something more fundamental?

Smart Money: ECB will start to raise rates in 2019. What will this mean for mortgage borrowers?

The Kerry TD co-presented ‘The Tonight Show’ with Matt Cooper, cleverly infiltrating Dublin’s liberal media. What next, ghost-writing Fintan O’Toole’s column?

Buying a house has never been more difficult but there are ways to endear yourself to your bank and find your dream home

Draft legislation would introduce Mortgage Resolution Office with wide powers

Business stories of the year: Brexit, Panama Papers and Ivan Yates bow to the queen

Financial advice to my younger self: experts look back at the money mistakes they made

Making a couple of good financial decisions early can make the goals of owning your own home and having a decent retirement fund feasible

Banks risk prompting compliant borrowers stopping payments if seen as easy on debt

The further we depart from this the more our cultural, institutional and legislative frameworks will have to adapt

Families are trapped by ‘extortionate’ Irish rents and restrictive house buying rules

Dublin Economics Workshop hears that cases before Irish courts move slowly

In our continuing series on Ireland’s stubbornly low disposable incomes, a panel of experts advises on ways to increase your disposable income through smarter management of utilities, insurance, groceries and phone bills

Government move to force drop in line with ECB cuts could backfire, warns broker

At launch of new party, leader Lucinda Creighton vows to ‘govern in sunshine’

Lucinda Creighton and Karl Deeter present code of conduct prohibiting ‘cronyism’

Research shows there were worse crashes and recovery took centuries

Trader-uppers will have to stump up 20% of the purchase price, but for first-time buyers it’s business as usual – as long as they’re buying for less than €220,000

Submissions on proposed changes which will require a 20% deposit close at midnight

Central Bank indicates that usual six-month term of approval still applies

High Court upholds couple’s appeal against Ombudsman’s rejection of their complaint

A 10-year fixed mortgage can offer certainty for homeowners, but beware of falling interest rates

Analysis: Dublin house prices jumped 25% in last 12 months. Have we learned nothing?

Constantin Gurdgiev recently lamented loudly that Irish media appear to have lost interest in his very important thoughts

Creditors will be forbidden from pursuing Rory Askins-Byrne over property-related debts

Former taxi driver Rory Askins-Byrne is paying the price for his boom lifestyle

Irish Property Buyers’ Handbook. Carol Tallon. Oak Tress Press. €17.99

In the last days of the boom we spent like kings. The bailout years have taught us to scrimp like paupers. Will waving goodbye to the troika give us back our confidence?

Pent-up demand may explain the latest trend but repossessions could see price falls

Banks are preparing for thousands of repossessions this year, targeting tracker mortgages and homes in positive equity. Will it be fair, and will the country end up better off?