Over €26m spent a day in contactless payments in February
New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland reveal that 1.6 million contactless payments were made every day in February. ...
Read More Irish mortgage rates still second highest in euro zone – Central Bank
Rates on Irish mortgages remain the second highest in the euro area, according to the latest figures from the Central ...
Read More Pandemic spending drives increase in deficit to €4.17bn in March
The public finances recorded a deficit of €4.172 billion in March, according to figures published this afternoon by the Department ...
Read More 20% of SME loans that were on payment breaks are in arrears or need more help
Around a fifth of loans to small and medium enterprises, to which pandemic payment breaks were applied, need further support ...
Read More European Commission approves €60m scheme for Irish SMEs
The European Commission has approved a €60 million scheme to support small and medium-sized Irish businesses impacted by the Covid-19 ...
Read More Over 70% of people don’t talk about their finances, BoI survey reveals
Over 70% of people don’t talk about their finances at all or will only do so if they have to, ...
Read More Mandatory vaccination – a thorny issue for employers
From the United States to Israel, from Australia to Ireland – most agree that a rapid rollout of the Covid-19 ...
Read More Warning over ‘eye-watering’ levels of youth unemployment
The National Youth Council of Ireland has described as “eye-watering” the high level of unemployment among young people and warned ...
Read More Covid spending to reach €28 billion by end of 2021 – McGrath
The total cost of direct Covid-19 related spending to the state across 2020 and 2021 is estimated to reach €28 ...
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