Financial literacy lags other countries - BoI study Financial literacy levels in Ireland appear to lag those in other comparable jurisdictions, a study carried out on behalf of Bank of Ireland concludes. Business • 14 hrs
Interest rates on some State savings products to rise The interest rates on a range of medium to long-term State savings products are to increase, on foot of several hikes of European Central Bank … Business • 26 Mar
€17.9bn spent using contactless payments last year The value of goods bought using contactless payments last year jumped by almost a third, as the shift to cashless gathered pace. Business • 27 Mar
Total value of Irish pensions fell almost 16% in 2022 The total value of Irish pensions fell by almost 16% last year, according to new figures. Business • 28 Mar
Switching declines leads to drop in mortgage approvals A decline in switching activity following a busy period that saw many borrowers lock in fixed rates, contributed to a fall in new mortgage lending … Business • 24 Mar
ICS announces fixed and variable mortgage rate hikes Non-bank lender ICS has become the latest mortgage provider to increase its interest rates. Business • 21 Mar
Ulster Bank credit cards to cease working from today Ulster Bank will begin deactivating remaining customer credit cards from today, as part of the process of winding down its operations here. Business • 22 Mar
Revolut to launch car insurance in Ireland Financial app Revolut is to begin offering car insurance in Ireland. Business • 22 Mar
What is identity fraud and how can you avoid it? While it sounds more Hollywood than a corner shop robbery, identity theft is much more widespread than any of us would like to think. living • 21 Mar
Public fear reduced competition in banking sector 82% of the public fear that consumers will be impacted by the decrease in banking competition caused by the exit of Ulster Bank and KBC … Business • 20 Mar
Euro zone inflation eases in Feb, core prices pick up Euro zone inflation eased a touch in February but underlying price growth continued to accelerate on a surge in services costs, the EU's statistics agency … Business • 17 Mar
Bank account closures accelerated in February Steps taken by Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland to proactively close customer accounts as part of their exits from the market led to an … Business • 16 Mar
Calls to helpline over utilities and fuel double Eir, Bord Gáis and Harvey Norman topped the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission's list for consumer contacts last year. Business • 16 Mar
What to know about gifting money to your children When the thorny issue of gifting money to your son or daughter to buy their first property crops up, doing it the right way can … living • 14 Mar
EBS to increase fixed mortgage rates and deposit rates EBS is the latest lender to announce an average rate increase of 0.59% across its fixed rate residential mortgages and increases to its fixed rates … Business • 14 Mar
Finance Ireland to increase fixed mortgage rates Non-bank lender, Finance Ireland, is increasing its fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.75%. Business • 13 Mar
Revolut starts issuing Irish IBANs to customers here Revolut said today that it started rolling out Irish IBANs to its new Irish customers. Business • 13 Mar
Households saving rate stays high at 20% in Q4 - CSO New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that households' saving remained high during the last three months of 2022. Business • 09 Mar
Irish mortgage rates increase in January on ECB hikes Mortgage rates went up in January reflecting some of the effect of successive interest rate rises from the European Central Bank. Business • 09 Mar
Warning issued about serious rise in investment scams Consumers have been warned of a serious rise in highly convincing investment scams that are being carried out by fraudsters. Business • 10 Mar
Rising costs to impact summer holiday plans for most 74% of Irish consumers expect rising costs to impact their summer holiday plans for this year, according to new research by global tech company Wise. Business • 07 Mar
No withdrawals from one Irish Life fund for six months Insurance and pensions group Irish Life has blocked withdrawals from one of its Irish property funds for the next six months after a recent increase … Business • 07 Mar
PTSB to increase new fixed mortgage rates by 0.75% Permanent TSB is to increase its interest rates for new fixed rate mortgages by a further 0.75% from tomorrow. Business • 08 Mar
Could gold be a solid investment in uncertain times? Diamonds may have the edge when it comes to a girl's best friend but as the world becomes more volatile year by year, investing in … living • 07 Mar
ECB to increase rates again after March meeting - Lane The chief economist of the European Central Bank, Philip Lane, has said interest rates will have to be increased further, beyond the ECB's meeting later … Business • 06 Mar
