# Money

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Eoin McGee: Survive without takeaway coffee during the lockdown? Here's what we can learn from that and other broken spending habits

Financial planner Eoin McGee has some advice on how to approach your finances as we emerge from lockdown.

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Jul 13th 2020, 7:00 AM

Voices

Money Diaries: A software engineer in Dublin living with her boyfriend and three flatmates during the shutdown

This week, our reader finds she’s enjoying slowing down while staying at home during the shutdown, and is spending less.

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May 31st 2020, 8:00 PM

Voices

How I Spend my Money: A 55-year-old office administrator from Galway with four children

This week, our reader details the week she spent in early March as Covid-19 became a public health issue in Ireland.

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Apr 12th 2020, 8:00 PM

# Bono

U2 are donating €10 million to fund PPE for healthcare workers in Ireland

The money will be spent securing personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.

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Apr 9th 2020, 12:20 PM

# Wages

19,000 people close pandemic payment due to claiming it 'in error'

The government says the temporary wage subsidy scheme is not being taxed at the time at which you receive it.

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Apr 8th 2020, 1:07 PM

# Banking

Banking institutes warn customers to be 'extra vigilant' of Covid-19 online scams

Figures from the BPFI show €12m was scammed through card fraud alone last year.

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Mar 31st 2020, 2:18 PM

# Scam

Warning over increase in fake Euro notes as 'prop money' with value of over €430k seized

The use of fraudulent currency when making purchases is an offence.

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Feb 24th 2020, 12:20 PM

Voices

How I Spend my Money: A 26-year-old chef in Maynooth who is studying while working

This week, our reader shows how he manages to keep his spending down because he gets his meals at work.

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Feb 16th 2020, 8:30 PM

Voices

How I Spend My Money: A 30-year-old back living at home and on the dole after over a year travelling

This week, our reader details her spending while on social welfare benefits after taking a year out to travel.

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Feb 2nd 2020, 8:00 PM

# State funding

Taoiseach: 'We won't ask the taxpayer to bail out the FAI'

Amid debts of around €62 million, the FAI recently asked government for a bailout of €18 million.

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Dec 30th 2019, 12:07 PM

# we buy gold

Government drafting legislation to regulate cash for gold shops

There was concern when these shops first opened in Ireland that they were being used by burglars to offload stolen jewellery.

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Dec 15th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What's the story with RTÉ's finances at the moment?

We take a look at the issues it has been having with its finances, and what it is planning to do about this.

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Nov 15th 2019, 7:00 PM

# budget 2020

Just a few days out from the Budget, what can we expect?

All will be revealed on Tuesday.

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Oct 6th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Donation

Mary Lou McDonald says Englishman who left €1.7m to Sinn Féin was a ‘rebel with a cause’

The man left the money to Sinn Féin in his will.

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Sep 11th 2019, 2:07 PM

# caught for cash

'The expenditure is just going up and up and up' - Sligo LGFA appeal for financial support for All-Ireland semi

The Connacht side face Tipperary at Kilkenny’s Nowlan Park on Saturday.

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Aug 12th 2019, 8:17 PM

# cash in the kitty

'Disorderly' Brexit a real possibility, says minister as he outlines how much money there is for Budget 2020

The Summer Economic Statement tells us what money we have to spend in October’s Budget.

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Jun 25th 2019, 2:59 PM

# Libra

Facebook announces plans for new cryptocurrency to come into operation as early as 2020

Facebook and some two dozen partners released a prototype of Libra as an open source code for developers interested in weaving it into apps, services or businesses/

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Jun 18th 2019, 10:30 PM

# Winner winner

There was one winner of last night's Lotto jackpot worth €6.2 million

The winning ticket was sold in the north east of the country.

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May 19th 2019, 9:45 AM

# carlow arts festival

This transparent piggy bank will be put on a Carlow street - and the money can be used for anything

People will be invited to put money into the pig – and the money can be spent however the community agrees to spend it.

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May 18th 2019, 7:00 PM

# cashing in

Prize bond fund reaches record amount - and over 200,000 people won last year

In 2018, gross sales reached €574 million and pushed the total value of the fund up to €3.4 billion.

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Apr 25th 2019, 5:41 PM

# Extortion

Two people released following arrests in Sligo over illegal money lending

A man, woman and teenage girl were arrested today.

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Apr 2nd 2019, 10:46 PM

# Global Game

Six Nations considering whopping £500m offer from investors CVC

News of the bid comes on the eve of a crucial World Rugby meeting about the proposed Nations Championship.

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Mar 13th 2019, 5:00 PM

# amigo loans

UK Moneylender charging nearly 50% APR opens for business in Ireland

Amigo uses a model whereby a friend or family member acts as a guarantor for the borrower in case they can’t pay the money back.

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Feb 4th 2019, 3:44 PM

# Complaint

Artists who wrote letter criticising Abbey Theatre direction 'won't be blacklisted'

That was among the sentiments expressed at an Oireachtas committee meeting today during which the current issues with the Abbey Theatre were discussed.

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Jan 30th 2019, 5:49 PM

# Fraud

Romanian gang members flee Ireland despite surrendering passports

They were due back before the courts two months ago.

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Jan 19th 2019, 9:30 PM

# Explainer

Credit unions are to be given more freedom to compete with moneylenders, so what would this mean?

It could mean they can offer small loans to people who otherwise mightn’t get credit.

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Jan 8th 2019, 8:30 PM

# Explainer

Explainer: How will the liquidation of Qudos impact Irish customers?

The short answer is, we don’t know yet. But here’s what might happen.

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Dec 14th 2018, 9:34 AM

# Property Market

The national average rent is €1,122 per month - it's an extra €500 if you want to live in the capital

The average rent in Dublin is now €1,620 per month.

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Dec 13th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Money

Floyd Mayweather to fight 20-year-old Japanese kickboxer on New Year's Eve

The format or rules for his meeting with Tenshin Nasukawa have not yet been specified.

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Nov 5th 2018, 8:36 AM

# celtic interconnector

European bank to help fund electricity cable linking Ireland and France in light of Brexit

The €1 billion underwater electricity cable linking Ireland and France is expected be finished by 2025/2026.

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Oct 15th 2018, 6:10 AM

# decisions decisions

Whatever happened to the carbon tax? It came down to a call between VAT and fuel hikes

Leo Varadkar said the government would ‘grasp the nettle’ and increase carbon tax. Today, it failed to deliver.

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Oct 9th 2018, 8:38 PM

# budget 2019

€1.5 billion to go into a Rainy Day Fund

Another €500m is to be added to the fund annually from 2019.

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Oct 9th 2018, 2:53 PM

# Cork

Cash and gold coins found during search over €3.5 million fraudulent claims

CAB and gardaí carried out the search.

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Oct 9th 2018, 1:10 PM

# Money

Mayweather says '9 figure pay day' and Pacquiao rematch on cards this year

The US star earned an estimated $220 million from the previous fight.

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Sep 15th 2018, 3:59 PM

Voices

'You don’t have to be male, middle-aged and born into the right family to be rich in Ireland – but it helps'

Journalist Joe O’Shea delved into the world of Ireland’s rich list for a two-part programme due to air this week.

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Aug 30th 2018, 7:00 AM

# budget 2019

Welfare increase, carbon tax rise and more take home pay: Here's what's coming in Budget 2019

Speaking during his summer briefing with the media, Leo Varadkar outlined a number of measures being worked on for October’s Budget.

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Aug 6th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Dublin Airport

Revenue detector dog Josie helps find €90k in cash that could be connected to criminal activity

The money was found when a UK national in her thirties was searched.

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Aug 4th 2018, 4:37 PM

# Wages

Garda management says it may be 'impossible' to afford wages for the rest of the year

The organisation has had to cap overtime to try to control its spending.

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Jun 28th 2018, 5:35 PM

# Conservation

Panda conservation is worth billions of dollars a year

A new study looked at pandas and their reserves, and compared them in 1980 to today.

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Jun 28th 2018, 11:01 AM

# Social Protection

Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year

It is paid at a rate of €125 for children aged 4-11 and €250 for children aged 12 years and over.

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Jun 25th 2018, 6:05 AM