# POUND

Last year

2022

# Interest Rates

Bank of England will change rates ‘as much as needed’ to control inflation

The pound crashed on Friday and Monday after the British Chancellor’s mini-budget.

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Sep 26th 2022, 5:12 PM

All time

# Currency

Why has the pound slumped and what has Boris Johnson got to do with it?

Talk of a no-deal Brexit has ramped up since Boris Johnson took over as prime minister.

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Jul 30th 2019, 11:01 AM

# Stocks

Pound falls sharply after string of British MPs resign amid Brexit chaos

The UK currency was pummelled as a number of ministers quit earlier today.

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Nov 15th 2018, 4:09 PM

# blaming brexit

Ryanair cuts expected profit growth as value of pound drops further

The airline had campaigned for the UK to remain in the European Union.

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Oct 18th 2016, 7:35 AM

# Countdown

Pound sterling drops to 3 year low as March deadline set on Brexit

Theresa May announced that Britain will trigger Brexit negotiations by the end of March

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Oct 3rd 2016, 3:22 PM

# Taking a pounding

The pound is taking a battering as Brexit fears set in

“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water”.

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Jul 6th 2016, 8:04 AM

# abandoned

Dog owners surrendering pets to pounds to avoid paying for holiday kennels

The number of unwanted animals put down last year fell 10% but animal charities say problems remain.

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Jul 4th 2016, 2:28 PM

# Taking a pounding

Billions wiped from British economy as pound takes a beating

Predictions in London suggest that today could be the fifth-biggest drop in UK stock market history.

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Jun 24th 2016, 10:01 AM

# Currency Clash

Brexit speculation is sending the pound's value up and down

The exchange rate is all over the place.

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Jun 21st 2016, 6:50 AM

# Fitness

This workout class based on drumming could be the new fitness craze in your gym

Pound is the new thing now, Roy.

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Apr 28th 2016, 8:54 AM

# a weighty issue

How the world's currencies got their names

The Euro is pretty obvious, but other currency names have more interesting origins.

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Mar 19th 2016, 10:30 AM

# Dog's Life

14,559 dogs came into Irish pounds last year, here's what happened the ones in your county

2,896 dogs were put to sleep – a drop of 620 from 2013.

29.4k

May 27th 2015, 11:29 AM

# right guys won

The British Pound loves David Cameron

The UK currency jumped as it became clear the Conservatives were on the march to victory. Not such good news for Irish consumers though.

17.1k

May 8th 2015, 7:44 PM

# Dungarvan

Group raises €2k in one day to save seven ponies from being put down

The animals had been put into a pound after being released from a field in Dungarvan.

7.9k

Mar 8th 2014, 9:45 AM

# Death Row

These nine dogs have less than 48 hours to live if they can't be re-homed

The unwanted dogs at Monaghan Pound are just one example of the problem across the country, which became particularly worrying around Christmas time.

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Jan 14th 2014, 4:38 PM

Voices

Column: Running a dog rescue centre doesn’t involve frolicking with puppies all day

Running a charity dog rescue centre is physically very demanding, and can cost as much as €150,000 per year – but it has helped reduce the number of dogs being put to sleep by pounds by over 75 per cent in some areas, writes Marina Fiddler.

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Aug 11th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Dublin

Rescue charity concerned about change of dog pound

A Dog’s Life has said it will not be able to provide the same service to the new pound, and fears more dogs will be put down.

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Jul 29th 2013, 8:30 PM

# Inflation

Inflation rises to 2.6 per cent in Britain

Unexpected inflation increase could impact on market expectations of further stimulus from Bank of England.

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Aug 14th 2012, 12:15 PM

# POUND

Pound denies plan to put animals to rest

Six dogs at Cavan’s county pound are to be handed over to SPCA, so that a staff member can take holidays. Efforts to permanently re-home all the dogs are being made.

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Aug 11th 2011, 5:22 PM