There are plenty of good reasons to be saving money these days. A contingency fund with three to six months net pay in it can...
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Potholes returning with a vengeance to rural roads
Potholes returning with a vengeance to rural roads
Drive down many a county road of late and you’ll have met one, two or in some motorists’ daily experiences, a half...
Rescue package sought as new vehicle sales plummet
Rescue package sought as new vehicle sales plummet
The predicted drop in new vehicle registrations was every bit as devastating as had been anticipated, with sales during January...
Exclusive interview with Brian Crowley MEP
Exclusive interview with Brian Crowley MEP
‘In politics, there’s no such thing as a safe seat’ It’s been difficult to spot the woods from the trees...
Battle lines emerging ahead of European poll
Battle lines emerging ahead of European poll
Contenders for the three European Parliament seats in the South constituency to be contested in June are slowly cranking their...
EU law pension implications will ‘take a test case
EU law pension implications will ‘take a test case
The chief executive of the Pensions Board says the implications for Ireland arising from a European Court of Justice ruling...
Clarion Capital – a new American suitor for Waterford Crystal
Clarion Capital – a new American suitor for Waterford Crystal
There is some optimism that Waterford Crystal may be rescued but there are still some issues outstanding. The Receiver has...
‘Thriving economy? Finance Minister in cloud cuckoo land’
‘Thriving economy? Finance Minister in cloud cuckoo land’
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan “is living in cloud cuckoo land” if he thinks Ireland “has a thriving...
‘Rent to Buy' offers another avenue into house ownership
‘Rent to Buy' offers another avenue into house ownership
The tightening of credit in this harsh economic climate has made it increasingly difficult for many to get onto the first rung...
We’re saving, not spending – and a good thing too!
We’re saving, not spending – and a good thing too!
The man and woman in the street seem to know an awful lot more about this recession than their governments: they know that the...
Irish motorists' improving conduct noted in EU survey
Irish motorists' improving conduct noted in EU survey
Positive motorist behaviour is evidently being brought about given the reduction in Irish road deaths during 2008 – 279,...
Second investor interested in Crystal
Second investor interested in Crystal
A second potential investor has expressed an interest in purchasing Waterford Crystal’s Kilbarry operation as a going...
