# Spending

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# vox pop

Video: How would you spend your last euro?

A chocolate bar, according to a good portion of the people interviewed in this video vox pop…

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Sep 9th 2011, 1:01 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

In today’s Fix: Emergency Department nurses in Limerick vote in favour of industrial action; former Chief of General Staff of the Yugoslav army is jailed for war crimes; and we are left in no doubt about Madonna’s taste in blooms…

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Sep 6th 2011, 7:56 PM

# Doom and Gloom

Front-loaded budget ‘could push economy to breaking point’

The KBC/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index is virtually unchanged, but shows a worrying emerging trend in the medium term.

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Sep 6th 2011, 12:00 PM

# Spending

European consumers are starting to spend more... except in Ireland and Portugal

Figures from Visa show that European consumers increased spending by 2.5 per cent in Q2… but that bailed out states were down.

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Sep 5th 2011, 4:05 PM

# Savings

Hopes for recovery take a blow as Irish consumers increase savings

The Nationwide/ESRI savings index shows a significant increase in the amount of cash that worried consumers are keeping aside.

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Aug 9th 2011, 11:36 AM

# Welfare

Enda Kenny announces 'radical' changes to welfare

The Taoiseach also warned of further spending cuts, saying we can “no longer afford” certain services.

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Jul 25th 2011, 8:56 AM

# HSE

HSE spent nearly €200m on taxis and private ambulances in five years

The HSE spent almost €2 million staff taxis alone between 2008 and 2010 – but has defended this, saying this was a “cost-effective solution”.

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Jul 14th 2011, 8:19 PM

# Spending

Public not going out to spend as retail sales drop 2.1 per cent

The volume of retail sales fell by over 5 per cent in May 2011 once you exclude figures for the motor trade.

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Jun 29th 2011, 1:10 PM

LIVE

New 'less girly' Beetle unveiled - the built-in flower vase is gone

Volkswagen reinvents the classic motor again but this time they’ve tried to make it more streamlined to appeal to men too.

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Apr 18th 2011, 2:36 PM

LIVE

Irish consumer sentiment takes surprising major spike

Consumer sentiment was up significantly in March, according to the ESRI and KBC, with one of its biggest jumps on record.

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Apr 13th 2011, 2:36 PM

LIVE

The 9 at 9: Monday

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Gaddafi agrees to a ceasefire in Libya, Fianna Fáil propose reform to political donations, and how coffee addiction could be genetic…

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Apr 11th 2011, 8:28 AM

# Inflation

ECB leaves interest rates unchanged at 1 per cent - for now

Eurozone banking head Trichet hints that while consumer confidence is growing, he may yet consider an interest rate hike to prevent risk of high inflation.

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Mar 3rd 2011, 2:16 PM

# Dept of Finance

Economic warnings repeatedly ignored by Ahern's government

An independent report into the Department of Finance has found that officials repeatedly warned Bertie Ahern’s government about its budgetary policy during the boom years – but were ignored.

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Mar 2nd 2011, 8:31 AM

# Optimism

Things can only get better

Consumer confidence levels at level not seen since 2007.

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Jul 30th 2010, 9:01 AM