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More of the same during the 32nd Dail?
More of the same during the 32nd Dail?
As the election candidates and the parties come to terms with last Friday’s election poll results, whether by celebrating their...
Credit comes with a price…
Credit comes with a price…
Not everything is as it seems, especially when it comes to money and financial products. I was at a movie the other day and one...
New base for Tramore’s Council staff
New base for Tramore’s Council staff
Council outdoor and engineer workers in the Tramore area can look forward to a new base, following a planning application by the...
PRSI contributions v private market insurance
PRSI contributions v private market insurance
You need to be either very determined or very desperate to become self-employed in Ireland today. A couple of weeks ago RTE’s...
Debt lifeline as bankruptcy rules ease
Debt lifeline as bankruptcy rules ease
Insolvency and bankruptcy are debt solutions that should finally come into their own in 2016, now that the legal process and...
The Vee Bistro celebrates ten years in business
The Vee Bistro celebrates ten years in business
The Vee Bistro, Tramore this week celebrated its tenth birthday. Since opening on February 1st 2006, owners Derek and Catherine...
MONEY TIMES: ‘Thoughts on the bear market’
MONEY TIMES: ‘Thoughts on the bear market’
A ‘hard landing’. Now those are two words to send shivers down the spines of some readers who’ve been through it before and are...
Won the lottery or had a windfall?
Won the lottery or had a windfall?
The Lotto jackpot might have hit €10 million but that’s the kind of money that only appears in our dreams…and even comes...
Time to get planning for your retirement
Time to get planning for your retirement
In a recent column, I reminded readers that with approximately half of all private health insurance renewals coming up in the...
Council CEO emphasises context in wake of 'Frank'
Council CEO emphasises context in wake of 'Frank'
“We had a co-ordinated response to the storm,” says Michael Walsh Contextualising the significance of Storm Frank...
UHW's €1m bid for further cardiac care
UHW's €1m bid for further cardiac care
University Hospital Waterford (UHW) submitted for a second catheterisation machine during the summer, but it remains unknown...
