7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (812+ words) Violinist and conductor Patrick Rafter is artistic director of Marble City Music Festival, which takes place in Kilkenny from May 8th to 15th. Are you a saver or a spender? I'm a bit of both. You have to spend money to make…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1940+ words) Every cloud has a silver lining and for fast fashion retailer Penneys that was the sale of socks last week to fuel protesters at its flagship Mary Street store off O'Connell Street. "They did buy boxes of socks because they…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (359+ words) Irish households saved around "24 billion in 2024, up from "19. 2 billion in 2023, with the bulk of the money being put into real assets like homes and financial assets, including deposit accounts, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Some…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1836+ words) Have you fallen for any pranks yet today? On April Fools" Day, a little extra vigilance goes a long way. As the saying goes, a fool and his money are easily parted, but it can often be our own bad…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (422+ words) Come over next Tuesday, grab a six pack and bring your bills." The Washington Post journalist Chris Colin admitted it sounded like he was throwing the lamest party ever. But he was noticing that everyone in his circle was drowning…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (421+ words) The State's main supermarkets have announced cuts across their dairy ranges, with the cost of two litres of own-brand milk falling by 10 cent and 454g of own-brand butter falling by 40 cent. It is the second substantial price reduction announced by the…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1064+ words) It is hard not to despair just a little when reading the top tips from the world's energy watchdog that are aimed " at least in part " at helping consumers get through the worst of the cost-of-living crisis barrelling down the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (548+ words) A "17 million (20 million) support package aimed at helping households in Northern Ireland with the soaring cost of home-heating oil is "extremely disappointing" and "significantly below par", the North's Minister of Finance has said. Sinn F'in MLA John O'Dowd said it…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1891+ words) How to Invest" is a series of articles guiding readers through the basics of investing in different assets. See also: The risks of leaving money on deposit. It might seem a precipitous moment to consider putting a toe into the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (532+ words) Households in Ireland saved 12. 4 per cent, or "1 in "8, of their disposable income in final quarter of last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The provisional saving rate for 2025 as a whole was 13. 6 per cent, similar to 2024 and higher…...