Renting is now more expensive than the peak of 2007

Renting is now more expensive than the peak of 2007

The Private Residential Tenancies Board, a government appointed body that all landlords in Ireland must register with, have released a report confirming that rents in Dublin are now higher than they were during the previous peak in 2007. However the rate of growth in...
ECB CUTS ITS INTEREST RATE TO 0%

ECB CUTS ITS INTEREST RATE TO 0%

I can virtually hear certain Irish mortgage holders sing Oh Happy Day as a result of the European Central Bank cutting its main interest rate from 0.05% to 0% this afternoon. Are they happy ? 40 year term, interest only for the full term and a tracker rate to boot…...
Irish Life plc buy 2 of the 4 health insurance companies

Irish Life plc buy 2 of the 4 health insurance companies

Great-West Lifeco Inc. ( in Ireland it was called Canada Life ) announced that its Irish subsidiary, Irish Life Group Limited, has reached agreements to acquire Aviva Health and to increase its 49 per cent interest in GloHealth to a 100 per cent ownership interest. It...
RTE TEN LifeStyle – Four ways to save money

RTE TEN LifeStyle – Four ways to save money

Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it is one mantra I believe in. There are times in your life when proactivity has to be the priority. If you have a goal, that at least crystallises the task – you know what you have to do to achieve that goal. With...

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