Mortgage lending plunges by 66pc in first quarter
THE mortgage market slowed dramatically in the first three months of the year.
THE mortgage market slowed dramatically in the first three months of the year.
Homeowners who want to move house but are afraid of losing their low interest tracker mortgages will be offered a lifeline by two major banks. A tracker is a mortgage linked to the currently low rate set by the European Central Bank.
SAVVY consumers have found ways to beat the banks. They are withdrawing cash in larger amounts to get around charges being imposed on them to operate day-to-day bank accounts.
Usually it's a really dumb idea to get all your services from one company in a bundle.
IT'S about a year since the Greeks were withdrawing about €800m a day from their banks amid fears that the country could be forced out of the euro.
YOUNG people are turned off by pensions, a new survey has found.
THE Dail ethics watchdog confirmed it has received a complaint from Independent TD Mick Wallace about Justice Minister Alan Shatter.
Enda Kenny has dismissed calls for Alan Shatter to resign over his use of confidential garda information against a political opponent during a live television broadcast.
INDEPENDENT TD Mick Wallace is set to quiz Justice Minister Alan Shatter on the minister's use of garda information about him.
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny says Justice Minister Alan Shatter is "not going around collecting information" on politicians or members of the public.
A MAJOR dig for the remains of a missing Dublin man who gardai believed was murdered has concluded without finding a body.
HE has got more support for his controversial drink-driving proposals from abroad but Irish viewers will be able to watch the German's take on Danny Healy-Rae online as early as next week.
PUBLIC servants face compulsory redundancies unless they accept a new deal on cuts in pay and pensions, the Government has warned.
A WEST of Ireland secondary school is refusing to take back a student expelled for allegedly selling illegal drugs at school, despite being ordered to do so by Department of Education, the High Court has heard.
A LIMERICK man accused of the murder of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan has brought a High Court action aimed at delaying the start of his trial.
Public servants face compulsory redundancies unless they accept a new deal on cuts in pay and pensions, the Government has warned.
YOUNG people are turned off by pensions, a new survey has found.
THE self-employed and workers who fund their own pensions have been warned that their pension contributions are at risk if they seek a debt deal under the new personal insolvency regime.
SEVERAL senior judges could retire before January 1 next year when the Government axes lucrative pension subsidies for public and private sector workers.
THE mortgage market slowed dramatically in the first three months of the year.
Homeowners who want to move house but are afraid of losing their low interest tracker mortgages will be offered a lifeline by two major banks. A tracker is a mortgage linked to the currently low rate set by the European Central Bank.
THE European Central Bank may not cut its key lending rate again until the end of next year – a move that would be a blow for tracker mortgage holders.
SAVVY consumers have found ways to beat the banks. They are withdrawing cash in larger amounts to get around charges being imposed on them to operate day-to-day bank accounts.
THE savings rates paid by banks has been slashed in the past year, a new report seen by the Irish Independent shows.
YOUNG families are bearing the brunt of the financial downturn, new research from a leading think-tank has found.