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# Recession

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Annual savings up 10 per cent on last year
Research from EBS shows that people aged 16-24 are now more confident about their economic well being than this time last year.
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Jan 8th 2013, 6:01 PM
Small firms being 'strangled' by late payments - SFA
Companies are now waiting an average of 62 days to be paid, according to a survey by the Small Firms Association.
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Jan 7th 2013, 6:45 AM
Permanent TSB says it will increase lending fivefold this year
Permanent TSB says it will significantly increase lending for mortgages and personal loans in 2013.
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Jan 6th 2013, 3:23 PM
Workers to meet union after Dublin company cuts 83 jobs
Distribution firm Johnson Brothers told its employees yesterday that 83 jobs will be lost due at its plant in west Dublin due to outsourcing.
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Jan 5th 2013, 3:20 PM
Merkel kicks off campaign, highlights economic strength
The German Chancellor’s party faces a tough battle in the upcoming Lower Saxony state vote.
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Jan 5th 2013, 2:42 PM
Small drop in live register figures - but unemployment stays at 14.6 per cent
The number of people aged 25 or under on the live register dropped for the 29th month in a row.
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Jan 4th 2013, 12:13 PM
Over 465,000 voluntary hours clocked in record 2012 for Volunteer Ireland
More and more people are volunteering since the onset of the recession but the national volunteer development agency cites other reasons for the increase.
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Jan 4th 2013, 7:15 AM
Exchequer deficit reduced by €10bn in 2012 to €14.9bn
VAT and corporation tax recorded surpluses, while income tax and excise duties recorded shortfalls.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 5:36 PM
Spain's unemployment rate fell by 1.2% in December
It is the first decline in the jobless figure since July 2012.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 10:47 AM
Column: Let’s address Ireland’s problems this year, as well as our own
Our towns and cities are hamstrung by budget cuts – but a new initiative could help find solutions and save money, writes Barry Flinn.
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Jan 2nd 2013, 7:00 AM
Poll: Do you think Ireland's economy is over the worst?
There seems to be slightly more optimism than usual about the economy as we head into 2013. What do you think – are you optimistic about it?
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Dec 30th 2012, 11:02 AM
Worst of the euro crisis is 'behind us', says German finance minister
HURRAH! Break out the champagne and foie gras…
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Dec 27th 2012, 1:04 PM
Column: Why I love baking – from measuring flour to licking the spoon
With the Great Irish Bake-Off due to start in 2013, Rosanne Hewitt-Cromwell explains why baking has made a resurgence in the recession.
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Dec 26th 2012, 6:30 PM
'Plan B' to avert fiscal cliff in the US fails
Obama said he’ll try to prevent across-the-board tax increases after a vote calling for higher rates on million-dollar earners failed.
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Dec 21st 2012, 8:33 AM
Spain passes massive austerity cutbacks
Crowds gathered today to protest against job and benefit cuts as well as the tax increases passed today.
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Dec 20th 2012, 6:43 PM
Ireland is the most charitable country in Europe
We came second in the world behind Australia and ahead of Canada.
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Dec 20th 2012, 10:36 AM
One in every six calls to Samaritans were recession-related
This was the busiest year yet for Samaritans, with longer calls to their helpline and more face-to-face contact at its branches.
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Dec 19th 2012, 11:03 AM
Five million unemployed in Spain
It was the highest number of job seekers registered in Spain since current records began in 1996.
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Dec 4th 2012, 1:56 PM
You might help crowdfund an album - but what about some scientific research?
Some scientists have turned to crowdfunding to raise money for their work – with one TCD researcher raising more than €20,000.
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Dec 2nd 2012, 8:30 AM
Column: We believe economic growth can save us… but can it?
Our blind faith in growing the economy may be ignoring some important facts, writes Dermot McNally.
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Nov 28th 2012, 7:00 AM
Join TheJournal.ie’s #Budget 2013 virtual panel
We want to hear from a wide range of people across the country to find out their thoughts both ahead of Budget Day and on the day itself.
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Nov 26th 2012, 10:25 AM
GAA fans lose an institution as Quinns of Drumcondra shuts its doors
Where many a day turned to midnight…
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Nov 21st 2012, 2:52 PM
Cesc Fabregas brings wrong passport to Moscow, detained in airport ahead of Champions League tie
Barcelona chiefs eventually resolved the situation and the midfielder was granted a temporary visa.
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Nov 19th 2012, 10:20 AM
Labour TD calls for bankers' pay and pensions to be tackled
Labour Party TD for Dublin North Brendan Ryan says the Irish public “will not stand for further cuts in education or other frontline services”.
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Nov 14th 2012, 9:00 PM
Rebellious Wheelie Bin of the Day
Possibly NSFW.
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Nov 14th 2012, 9:54 AM
Irish life CEO remuneration breaches government's pay cap - Doherty
Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty says Kevin Murphy’s total remuneration package of €586,000 breached the government’s own pay cap.
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Nov 13th 2012, 9:57 PM
Companies 'fire their best workers during recessions'
High-skilled – but high wage-earners – are among those most likely to be let go, finds Columbia University research.
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Nov 11th 2012, 8:30 AM
100 job losses at Ericsson Athlone after Ericsson Sweden makes 1,550 job cuts
The telecommunications company hopes to reduce the workforce by February 2013.
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Nov 9th 2012, 11:56 AM
Sign of the Times Photo of the Day
No comment.
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Nov 3rd 2012, 12:52 PM
Irish hospitals spent €815k on debt collectors to retrieve unpaid hospital fees
Beaumont Hospital in Dublin spent more than twice as much as any other hospital in the country on debt collectors.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 6:45 AM
Ireland, the recession and shopping: why we love a good bargain
And has the recession even pushed us into liking a ‘bad bargain’?
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Oct 28th 2012, 9:15 AM
Irish business activity increasing but consumer sector displaying renewed weakness - survey
Concerns over the eurozone and the upcoming Budget are hitting companies expansion plans, say KBC Ireland/Chartered Accountants Ireland
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Oct 24th 2012, 6:30 AM
Ninety jobs lost as chicken plant closes in Cavan
The closure of Co-operative Poultry Products Ltd will also affect local growers in the area, according to Siptu.
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Oct 23rd 2012, 12:20 PM
Over 1.3 million adults have less than €50 left after monthly bills
And looking ahead to winter, households are worried about heating costs and Christmas expenses.
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Oct 22nd 2012, 7:15 AM
Explainer: What does liquidation, examinership and receivership mean?
Businesses have always failed – recession or otherwise – but what happens when they do, and what are the different options that are available to them.
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Oct 21st 2012, 9:15 AM
PLAY: Recession Ireland Monopoly with DailyEdge.ie
It’s, er, unofficial…
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Oct 19th 2012, 9:00 PM
Poll: Do you try to shop in Irish-owned supermarkets?
Study shows that chains like Tesco, Aldi and Lidl are experiencing more growth than homegrown Irish chains – do you make a conscious choice to shop in Irish supermarkets?
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Oct 16th 2012, 9:44 AM
FÁS rebrand: Intreo to provide services to jobseekers
The initiative was launched by Enda Kenny and Joan Burton this morning.
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Oct 15th 2012, 11:40 AM
Denis O'Brien: doing business with Apple is "like going on methadone"
The tycoon also said Irish people had behaved like adults during the recession.
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Sep 25th 2012, 9:19 PM
"It's a pensions time bomb" - 1 in 5 people stop contributing to their pension
More than two thirds of people surveyed have a pension – but many are finding it too difficult to keep up with monthly financial commitments.
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Sep 25th 2012, 7:15 AM
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