Insurers accused of failing to reduce premiums despite reforms
Alliance for Insurance Reform will speak to Oireachtas Committee on Finance today Brian Hanley of the Alliance for…
‘Get used to higher food costs’ – inflation hitting consumers’ pockets with the price of butter alone up 50pc
Meat, milk, sugar, olive oil and butter prices in this country have shot up, with sugar and olive…
Rise in the numbers with no arrangements in place for retirement
More than one in four adults still do not have a retirement plan in place, according to research…
Meat prices up by more than €5 in a year as cost-of-living crisis deepens
A high-end meat cut, such as striploin steak, is now more than €5 dearer per kilogram than last…
Third energy provider to hike its prices as colder weather sets in
Energia, which has 300,000 customers in this country, is set to hike its prices just as the colder…
Food prices now rising at fastest rate in almost two years, with more hikes to come
The cost of shopping trolley staples are surging at a rate of 5pc a year – almost three…
New threat to electricity bills as network charge hike gets approval
The decision will add just under €29 a year to household electricity bills. However, this year’s rise is…
Second health insurer in a week announces hike in premium rates
Irish Life Health is to raise the cost of 99 of its plans by an average of 3pc…
Families insured with Laya to be hit with hikes of up to €700
Premiums are going up by an average of 4.5pc on a range plans from October, although there are…
Credit unions cleared to more than triple mortgage and business lending
The new rules apply from next month and will increase the total lending capacity of the sector for…
No evidence of price gouging by supermarkets, competition watchdog finds
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) said that supermarkets here are not making any higher profit margins…
Energy bills Ireland: Record number of households in arrears as families ‘forced to prioritise buying groceries’
Figures provided to Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan by Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien show 301,000 households are in arrears…