In the last fortnight a great literary honour was bestowed on Dublin when it was named as the fourth Unesco City of Literature...
Author: Jill Kerby
Look east for long term profits and growth
Look east for long term profits and growth
As often happens when I’m invited onto a radio programme I don’t always end up talking about what was settled upon in the...
A reader shares her major cash concerns
A reader shares her major cash concerns
As Greece moves closer to a sovereign debt default, the issues raised by the following reader represents the concerns and fears...
Banks flexing muscle on mortgage holders
Banks flexing muscle on mortgage holders
New rules, and even some old rules that are being revisited, are turning the mortgage process into an even more daunting task...
Metallitia – Master Of Tributes
Metallitia – Master Of Tributes
Metallica have been almost annual visitors to Ireland over the last decade, where there seems to be no let up in demand for the...
Ben Bernanke’s ignorance another reason to own gold
Ben Bernanke’s ignorance another reason to own gold
Last week, an extraordinary thing happened in Washington that you should know about. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,...
Ben Bernanke’s ignorance another reason to own gold
Ben Bernanke’s ignorance another reason to own gold
Last week, an extraordinary thing happened in Washington that you should know about. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,...
Take care with Health Insurance now – you could pay more later
Take care with Health Insurance now – you could pay more later
The recent developments regarding the future ownership of the VHI, the country’s largest health insurance company, have...
VHI privatisation proposal adds further uncertainty
VHI privatisation proposal adds further uncertainty
Last Thursday the Minister for Health announced that the VHI will need at least €338 million to fill their solvency hole before...
Bank of Ireland wants your money: €1.09 billion of it
Bank of Ireland wants your money: €1.09 billion of it
If you are one of the 95,000 Bank of Ireland private shareholders, you should have received your share rights offer prospectus...
‘Be prepared’ as your Euro begins to devalue
‘Be prepared’ as your Euro begins to devalue
The boy scouts motto – Be Prepared – should be drilled into every man, woman and child in this country, for the very good reason...
Greece and the markets are causing much worry
Greece and the markets are causing much worry
Just as I started writing this column, the main US stockmarket, the Dow Jones, had fallen by 1000 points, only to recover about...
