# spending - Tuesday 25 June, 2013
# Cronyism
# Cronyism
Róisín Shortall has called for an end to ‘potential cronyism and secret decision-making around public spending’.
# spending - Thursday 13 June, 2013
# Saving
# Saving
It is thought that the deadline for property tax registration may have triggered this.
# spending - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
Retail Ireland has said government must give consumers “hope and a reason to start spending”.
# spending - Friday 17 May, 2013
# Garda
# Garda
The Comptroller General said that the system has not resulted in changed behaviour in motor tax compliance.
# spending - Friday 10 May, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
However a report shows 60 per cent of adults still believe their income will be lower this time next year.
# spending - Monday 29 April, 2013
# Spending
# Spending
A €4 million training fund administered by a senior SIPTU official was used to pay for promotions, travel and hospitality.
# spending - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
# Results
# Results
The supermarket behemoth said the further round of austerity measures has impacted customer spending in Ireland.
# spending - Thursday 4 April, 2013
# Irish Aid
# Irish Aid
Aid from Ireland fell by 5.8 per cent in 2012, according to the latest data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
# spending - Friday 29 March, 2013
# Banking
# Banking
The regulator made the announcement to clarify the capital control rules it introduced this week to prevent a run on the country’s banks.
# spending - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
# spending - Thursday 14 February, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
You can’t put a price on love – really? As long as there’s consumer interest in Valentine’s Day, the commercial opportunities will follow, writes Dr Margaret-Anne Lawlor.
# spending - Monday 11 February, 2013
# Spending
# Spending
Working households with mortgages will see the greatest growth in spending power while unemployed households will fare worst.
# spending - Friday 11 January, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
December’s index saw the largest one month point decline in seventeen years.
# spending - Thursday 3 January, 2013
# Investment
# Investment
The company announced today that it undertook 18 acquisition and investment initiatives in the second half of 2012.
# spending - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
# Your Say
# Your Say
Most of your Christmas spending is probably done by now – so did you spend more or less than you thought you would?
# spending - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
Enda Kenny regrets Bank of Ireland’s decision on credit card rates, but says the issue is one for the Financial Regulator.
# Personal Finance
# Personal Finance
The rate increases, which had been advertised in October, kicked in yesterday – only a week before Christmas.
# spending - Monday 17 December, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
We overspend, not because we’re greedy or worried we’ll be ostracised if we don’t, but because we love how generosity feels.
# spending - Saturday 8 December, 2012
# Aaron McKenna
# Aaron McKenna
The opposition’s reaction to Budget 2013 has been standard stuff. Will any party be credible the next time Ireland votes?
# spending - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Cuts to the child benefit rate is causing anxiety this evening, along with a range of other newly-announced changes.
# Budget13
# Budget13
Want a simple run-down of everything that happened today? Check out this graph.
# spending - Sunday 2 December, 2012
# Savings
# Savings
When asked what consumers will do with spare cash, half said they would use it to pay off debt.
# spending - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
# Budget 2013
# Budget 2013
Almost half of participants in a new survey also believe the price of cigarettes will increase a lot.
# spending - Sunday 11 November, 2012
# Retail
# Retail
The Carat Ireland survey finds that consumers will cut spending on a year ago – with only 4 per cent planning to splash more than in 2011.
# spending - Friday 9 November, 2012
# EU
# EU
The Minister of State will meet with other EU finance ministers to discus the bloc’s budget for the coming year.
# spending - Thursday 8 November, 2012
# Christmas
# Christmas
Two thirds of Irish consumers also say they will focus on supporting the local economy this festive season.
# spending - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.
# spending - Monday 1 October, 2012
# Income
# Income
Disposable incomes in Irish households fell by more than in every other EU country between 2009 and 2011 – except for Greece.
# spending - Friday 28 September, 2012
# Waterford IT
# Waterford IT
TDs are told how Prof Kieran Byrne increased non-pay spending in his office from about €30,000 to €634,000 in eight years.
# State Spending
# State Spending
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has reacted angrily to the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General which was published yesterday.
# spending - Thursday 27 September, 2012
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
# spending - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
# Own Brand
# Own Brand
Latest Kantar figures show strong growth for Tesco in last quarter, while Aldi and Lidl are increasing their market share.
# spending - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
# Consumer
# Consumer
New figures also show that credit card debt is continuing to decline compared to last year.
# Emigration
# Emigration
Meanwhile, half of respondents to Sponge It survey say they think Ireland will be out of recession by 2016.
# spending - Friday 10 August, 2012
# Spending
# Spending
While consumer confidence is on the increase, Retail Excellence Ireland warns that spending continues to fall.
# spending - Thursday 5 July, 2012
# Read Me
# Read Me
…But while the watershed campaign gave Fianna Fáil a landslide in 1977, writes David McCann, the triumph was short-lived and carries lessons for us today.
# spending - Saturday 30 June, 2012
# Explainer
# Explainer
Ireland’s ongoing struggle is to get back to the markets – but what ARE the bond markets? Here’s our grind.
# spending - Thursday 28 June, 2012
# Retail
# Retail
When including the motor trade, sales are at their lowest in five years – but without cars, the outlook is improving.
# spending - Saturday 23 June, 2012
# Pricey
# Pricey
Ireland ranked overall as the fifth most expensive place for consumer goods and services last year.
