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Euro-zone inflation slows below 2%, strengthening case for ECB cut this week
Consumer prices rose 1.9% from a year ago in May below the European Central Bank’s target with pressure in services sector cooling
Rate of grocery price growth more than doubled in past year, Kantar says
When inflation goes above 3%-4% shoppers feel it in their wallets and change their behaviour, Kantar says
Summer holiday checklist - 25 ways to ‘save not spend’ in the days ahead
A small amount of preparation and financial forward thinking will stand you well as you prepare for your getaway this year
Average pay has passed €1,000 a week. The figure offers some key messages about where the economy is and how households are doing
An increase in well-paid, permanent jobs in some sectors has pushed up average earnings
‘I’ve paid Eir €3,000 more than I needed to, can I get a refund?’
The price of being switched to an out-of-contract rate when your deal term ends can be high
How one reader was scammed through an offer of a lavish birthday hamper
Scammers replicated website of cosmetics retailer Rituals and sent email offering free birthday gift
An Aer Lingus customer trying to get €530 she is owed by airline: ‘I feel like I’m losing my mind’
Transaction would not go through on the Aer Lingus website, so the customer did it over the phone instead
Will tariffs make life even more expensive for Irish consumers?
In the News podcast: Inflation is down but prices are up, and then there are Trump’s tariffs
Is the Tesco self-scan being policed more ruthlessly?
Galway Tesco customer says she had 87 items in her shopping trolley unpacked and re-scanned by staff
Around 15% of consumers unable to cope with €1,000 financial emergency, survey finds
Shopper confidence up after cooling-off period from tariffs, but overall confidence remains ‘gloomy’, credit union poll suggests
‘I used to be trying to stretch my last €11 until pay day, now I’ve written a book about being good with money’
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Auto enrolment: employers can’t afford to wait any longer for start of pension scheme
Auto enrolment has been delayed again, but that gives SMEs time to prepare their pension plan for staff, which can be a key recruitment tool
‘I am really disappointed in how Aer Lingus treats customers when things go wrong’
Some things airlines can’t control, but how they handle situations is well within their control
Earning a decent income but still scraping by? Your situation may be about to get worse
After a decade of mostly strong economic growth, many middle-income family budgets do not have a lot of slack. Now, the Government faces tough decisions
US shoppers to face price hikes as Trump tariffs hit Walmart
Consumers starting to feel effect this month, executives said, despite recent deal with China to pause the heaviest tariffs
Social welfare increases and tax reductions planned in budget to tackle cost of living, Taoiseach says
Sinn Féin leader sharply criticises decision to rule out repeat of previous payments
US tariffs could jeopardise planned tax cuts in budget, warns Minister
Budget 2026 set to be ‘very different’ from predecessors, says Neale Richmond
‘Would you like to do eight hours work for €1,500? That’s the savings I’m talking about’
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
‘Disrespectful’: Reader annoyed by Panda’s response to ‘unannounced’ bin plan change
Long-time Panda customer was on a pay-by-weight plan — until he discovered he’d been moved to a monthly charge without notice
An Ikea case study: A reader’s extractor hood stopped working. This is what he did next
Andy first contacted Ikea in January, but a resolution seemed further away than ever – until Pricewatch stepped in
More than half of women entrepreneurs feel financially insecure, AIB survey finds
Nearly one third of women entrepreneurs’ businesses ‘would not withstand a financial shock’
Irish inflation jumps to 2.2% as restaurant and hotel prices climb
Price increases related to higher food and alcohol prices, says CSO
Irish consumers pay almost €500 more than EU average for energy each year
Price of electricity 30% higher and domestic gas almost 10% than European standard
Supermarket prices up almost 5 per cent in 12 months new data shows
If spread over the course of a year, price hikes of that scale could add €400 to typical household’s grocery spend
Growth in Irish services sector is subdued
AIB purchasing managers index records weaker rate of expansion in April
Travel insurance and car hire for your holiday: An essential guide
Q&A: How to secure the best deals and avoid the sneaky tricks some companies try to pull
Consumers moving to own-brand products amid cost pressure, EY study shows
Irish consumers continuing to do majority of shopping in-store
Food prices continue to climb, according to inflation data
EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices shows 2% climb over the last year
‘Wrong on so many levels’: are we paying too much for our drugs to be dispensed?
A reader wonders if pharmacies’ reluctance to dispense more than a month of a longer prescription at a time is down to maximising prescription fees
The Eircom shares debacle: ‘I spent €5,000. They are now worth less than €500′
An email from frustrated shareholder Daniel raises an interesting idea about what to do about ‘nuisance’ shares and the endless paper they continue to waste
Electricity prices dip in March but are 52% higher than a year ago
Official figures show charges remained higher than last year
Decking, doughnuts and jogging: 25 fads that have been big in Ireland
When’s the last time you went for a jog? Or slipped on your decking in your slanket while listening to your ghetto blaster?
Ireland now: anxious, jumpy and no country for young men or women
Despite full employment, a new survey suggests Irish people are increasingly concerned about the economic outlook
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