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IIreland
Cork students and the 'absolute horror' that is the scramble for accommodation
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Cork students and the ‘absolute horror’ that is the scramble for accommodation

  • September 14, 2026
Every September is now characterised by a mad dash of students seeking to find a roof over their…
PPersonal finance
Currently, people are permitted to receive tax-free gifts up to €460,000 across all three categories of inheritance tax for their entire lifetime. Any gifts beyond this threshold are taxed at a flat rate of 33%. Picture: iStock
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Inheritance tax reform would boost value of windfalls

  • September 8, 2026
An overhaul of inheritance tax to boost what people can receive is needed because the current model does…
IIreland
Ikea Ireland's pre-tax profits of €15.75m last year are a 128% increase on the 2024 pre-tax profits of €6.9m. File picture: Barry Cronin
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Ikea Ireland’s profits more than doubled to €15.75m last year

  • August 21, 2026
Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of Swedish furnishing giant Ikea last year more than doubled to €15.75m…
IIreland
Plans for the new service were revealed just weeks after the unveiling of Ireland's next-generation passports which will include world-first security features. Cillian Sherlock/PA
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Irish passport renewal reminder service to begin next year

  • August 9, 2026
The passport office is set to roll out a reminder service to let people know when they need…
BBusiness
Given Aichen Chen and Lin Zhu's focus on food — including a restaurant at The Lough and two premises on Princes St — it's likely that food will play a central role at The Model Farm Bar & Bistro which they have just bought for €1.1m. Picture: Lisney
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Chinese duo buy Model Farm pub in Cork for €1.1m

  • August 6, 2026
The Model Farm Bar & Bistro on Model Farm Rd has been sold for €1.1m to investors Sengfund,…
EEnvironment
Children, older people, and those who are immunocompromised are at increased risk of severe illness if exposed to e.coli.
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EPA issue warning as E.coli found in private well water supplies across Ireland

  • July 31, 2026
Hotels, creches, nursing homes, and schools dependent on getting water supplied from private wells should ask whether it…
BBusiness
Having to pay a large customs charge upfront becomes quite the disincentive to ordering from outside of the EU.
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Caitríona Redmond: How new €3 customs charge is changing online shopping habits

  • July 27, 2026
A recent message started with shoelaces and (if you’ll excuse the pun), it all started unravelling from there.…
HHeadlines
Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is setting out to 'clamp down' on what he describes as 'abuse' of the free legal aid system — but solicitors plan to strike in protest at the measures. Picture: iStock
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Single defendant accused of brothel keeping, generated up to €14,000 in legal aid fees

  • June 17, 2026
It comes as a report revealed that 63 legal aid certificates were issued for a single defendant accused…
BBusiness
A composite photo of bags marketed by Longchamp, left, and Dunnes Stores, right. The French firms claim the Irish retailer has been selling a 'major designer dupe' and 'a dead ringer' for the Longchamp Le Pliage bag. File picture
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Dunnes Stores faces court action over sale of ‘confusingly similar’ designer handbags

  • June 15, 2026
Dunnes Stores is fighting a trademark infringement action over its sale of women’s designer handbags which the French…
MMedication
According to the survey of over 11,600 households, users of GLP-1 products such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are buying less food during their weekly shop. Stock picture: Niall Carson/PA
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Weight-loss drug users save hundreds on food as take-up triples

  • June 10, 2026
Weight-loss drugs are saving users’ households more than £418 (€485) a year on grocery bills in the UK,…
TTechnology
Chip off the old block: Would my kids play with my childhood Lego?
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Chip off the old block: Would my kids play with my childhood Lego?

  • June 8, 2026
AS FANS of the Toy Story franchise gear up for the release of the fifth installment next week,…
BBusiness
I compared grocery receipts from 2022 to today — here's how much more a basket costs now
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I compared grocery receipts from 2022 to today — here’s how much more a basket costs now

  • June 1, 2026
It was March 2022 when consumers started to notice the incremental rise in the cost of groceries in…
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