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Moyvalley, county Kildare - one of the NAMA properties in firesale

800 apartments, houses, pubs, hotels in NAMA sale

NAMA has launched a firesale of 850 properties across Ireland and the UK including pubs, office blocks, five start hotels and golf courses.

Business • 29 Jul 11

NAMA will launch deferred payment scheme in October

Need a mortgage? NAMA to offer them at a discount

The National Asset Management Agency will stump up some of the money needed by first-time buyers to buy its apartments in a bid to re-energise the property market.

Business • 03 Aug 11

Your mobility entitlements at the airport

Know your rights before you go to the airport and don't get fobbed off by airline officials if you have mobility issues. Tina Leonard reports

Business • 25 Jul 11

Airport car parking - best deals

Make sure you drive down the cost of your holiday this year by getting the best rate for airport parking. Tina Leonard looks at the options.

Business • 04 Aug 11

At least 100 repossessions may be invalid

At least 100 orders for possession of homes sought by lenders since December 2009, could be struck out following a judgment by the High Court

Business • 05 Dec 12

Is it safe to save in euro?

Is it safe to keep your savings in euro? That’s a question many in Ireland are asking amid continued turbulence in Europe in relation to the prospect of a Greek default.

Business • 05 Dec 12

More pain for mortgage holders as rates rise

Mortgage holders are about to experience further financial pressure with yet more interest rate increases.

Business • 21 Jul 11

Consumers to benefit in life insurance price war

Consumers could benefit from a price war that has broken out among life insurance companies.

Business • 20 Jul 11

Bord Gáis - customers will have higher electricity bills from August

Bord Gáis increasing electricity prices in August

Bord Gáis has confirmed that its residential electricity prices will be increased by 12% from the beginning of August 2011.

Business • 20 Jul 11

More pain for mortgage holders later this year

Mortgage pain for up to 600,000 home owners

More than 600,000 homeowners face a hike in mortgage payments after the European Central Bank has announced a 0.25 percentage point rise in interest rates.

Business • 07 Jul 11

'Green shoots' in house price say UK auctioneers

A six-bedroom house on Ailesbury Road in Dublin 4 sold for €2.23m today amid brisk trade at Ireland's second mega-distressed-property auction

Business • 07 Jul 11

600,000 face mortgage hike

Around 600,000 homeowners are bracing themselves for mortgage hikes with European Central Bank rates almost certain to rise this week.

Business • 05 Jul 11

House prices 'continue to fall'

Asking prices for houses are continuing to fall with Dublin's dropping by more than half since 2007. But home-owners outside the capital are not dropping as much

Business • 05 Jul 11

Ailesbury Road house going for less than €1.5mn

House prices have dived by 60% in Dublin.

House prices in Dublin have fallen by more than 60% since their peak in 2007, the largest drop recorded since the property crash began

Business • 28 Sep 11

Half of all mortgages are tracker

Central Bank figures show that a quarter of 786,000 residential mortgages have been taken out to finance rental properties, and more than half are on tracker rates.

Business • 28 Jun 11

Travel insurance - five tips before you fly

Is travel insurance worth it? What to watch out for before you take out a policy. Plus how to get the European Health Insurance card – formerly the E111 - before you travel

Business • 04 Aug 11

Alcohol prices in Ireland 'dearest' in Europe.

Drink and cigarettes are more expensive than anywhere else in Europe and hotels and restaurants are the third most expensive, a European Union survey has found

Business • 30 Jun 11

MBNA fined for over-charging on interest

Credit card firm MBNA has been fined €750,000 by the Central Bank for over-charging almost 400,000 customers interest charges amounting to €17m

Business • 05 Dec 12

Baggage charges aren't the only hidden costs to flying

Flights: avoid the hidden costs this summer

A third of customers flying from Ireland incurred extra baggage charges of an average of €55 when flying in the past year. Tina Leonard tells Pat Kenny how to avoid hidden costs

Business • 27 Jun 11

Sunbathing abroad doesn't come without banking strings

Holiday finance: beware of ATM charges

Going abroad this summer? Taking a weekend break in London? If so, be aware of costly bank charges when you use you cash or debit card.

Business • 25 Jul 11

Know your rights when your phone breaks down

Phones, particularly smart phones, are now such an integral part of our lives that many would be lost without them. So what are your rights if they break down? Tina Leonard reports

Business • 24 Jun 11

What happens if my credit union closes?

People with savings accounts in credit unions will not lose their money even if the branch closes or merges with another in a neighbouring suburb or town.

Business • 05 Dec 12

Cost of gas set to increase this winter

Hundreds of thousands of homes are facing even higher gas bills this winter as the price of the fuel increases on the wholesale markets.

Business • 01 Dec 11

PTSB can force you off tracker

Permanent TSB's buy-to-let customers have been told that they must change to capital and interest repayments or they will lose their tracker rate.

Business • 15 Sep 17

Schull mill house and mews is one of jewels in the auction

Ballsbridge home under hammer for €1.45m

A six-bedroom house on Ireland's most expensive street is going under the hammer for less than €1.5m, a far cry from the €8m it might have attracted four years ago

Business • 07 Jul 11

800 apartments, houses, pubs, hotels in NAMA sale

Need a mortgage? NAMA to offer them at a discount

Your mobility entitlements at the airport

Airport car parking - best deals

At least 100 repossessions may be invalid

Is it safe to save in euro?

More pain for mortgage holders as rates rise

Consumers to benefit in life insurance price war

Bord Gáis increasing electricity prices in August

Mortgage pain for up to 600,000 home owners

'Green shoots' in house price say UK auctioneers

600,000 face mortgage hike

House prices 'continue to fall'

House prices have dived by 60% in Dublin.

<p>Half of all mortgages are tracker</p>

Travel insurance - five tips before you fly

<p>Alcohol prices in Ireland 'dearest' in Europe.

<p>MBNA fined for over-charging on interest</p>

<p>Flights: avoid the hidden costs this summer</p>

<p>Holiday finance: beware of ATM charges</p>

<p>Know your rights when your phone breaks down</p>

<p>What happens if my credit union closes?</p>

Cost of gas set to increase this winter

PTSB can force you off tracker

<p>Ballsbridge home under hammer for €1.45m

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800 apartments, houses, pubs, hotels in NAMA sale

Need a mortgage? NAMA to offer them at a discount

Your mobility entitlements at the airport

Airport car parking - best deals

At least 100 repossessions may be invalid

Is it safe to save in euro?

More pain for mortgage holders as rates rise

Consumers to benefit in life insurance price war

Bord Gáis increasing electricity prices in August

Mortgage pain for up to 600,000 home owners

'Green shoots' in house price say UK auctioneers

600,000 face mortgage hike

House prices 'continue to fall'

House prices have dived by 60% in Dublin.

<p>Half of all mortgages are tracker</p>

Travel insurance - five tips before you fly

<p>Alcohol prices in Ireland &#39;dearest&#39; in Europe.

<p>MBNA fined for over-charging on interest</p>

<p>Flights: avoid the hidden costs this summer</p>

<p>Holiday finance: beware of ATM charges</p>

<p>Know your rights when your phone breaks down</p>

<p>What happens if my credit union closes?</p>

Cost of gas set to increase this winter

PTSB can force you off tracker

<p>Ballsbridge home under hammer for €1.45m

<p>Alcohol prices in Ireland 'dearest' in Europe.