Government extends Abhaile scheme for four more years
The Abhaile scheme, which supports families who are in serious or long-term mortgage arrears and are at risk of losing ...
Read More 20% never carry cash, younger people leading the way
Younger people are leading the way when it comes to cashless living, with half of 18-24 year olds saying they ...
Read More Oil edges higher, buoyed by tighter supplies
Oil prices rose today, buoyed by evidence of tightening supplies and economic stimulus in slow-recovering China. Brent futures were up ...
Read More ‘Consumers feeling strengths as well as strains’
The pressures facing Irish consumers are fading but are far from finished, according to the Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index, ...
Read More Annual wholesale electricity prices down over 35% in June
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the price of wholesale electricity in June rose by 11.3% from May, ...
Read More ‘Embarrassment of riches’ should be spent on capital infrastructure – Goodbody
The chief economist at stockbroker Goodbody said he supports a proposed new capital spending stabilisation fund for the country’s “embarrassment ...
Read More New home construction starts down 16% in June
The number of new homes that building work commenced on in June was down 16% on the previous month. However, ...
Read More Ireland’s home ownership age gap among the highest in Western Europe – ESRI
Ireland has one of the biggest gaps in home ownership between younger and older people in western Europe, a new ...
Read More ECB to raise rates by 25 basis points in July, slim majority say September too
The European Central Bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on July 27, according to all economists in ...
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