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# POUND

Last year
2022
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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May 27th 2015, 11:29 AM
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.
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May 8th 2015, 7:44 PM
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.
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Mar 8th 2014, 9:45 AM
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
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
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 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 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