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Border shoppers Cecily Leonard, Breda Heaney and Samantha Byrne from Dublin shopping in Sainsbury's in Newry. Photo: David Conachy

Border shopping: the price is right

FOR certain folk, the long-awaited opening of IKEA in Ballymun may have removed the only incentive to take a shopping trip across the border, but it's clear that the North remains a mecca for many shoppers in the Republic.

Rental prices driven down to 10-year low

By Colin Gleeson

RENTS across the country have plummeted to their lowest level in almost a decade, a new survey has revealed.

What way will sterling go?

THE big question on the minds of many shoppers is whether sterling will remain weak against the euro, thereby keeping open the opportunity for Christmas cross-border bargain hunting.

Charlie Weston: Make a list and check it twice this Christmas

By Charlie Weston

CONSUMERS are planning to spend a lot less this Christmas.

Healthcare: targeted cover

By John Geraghty

SPECIFIED illness insurance pays a lump sum if you are diagnosed with an illness such as cancer, a heart attack, multiple sclerosis, or a stroke -- and you survive 14 days or more from the date you were diagnosed.

Pay the price or shop around

A SURVEY carried out by National Consumer Agency (NCA) on the cost of personal care goods and over-the-counter medicines has revealed price differences of up to 162pc between retailers.