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Former courts chief gets financial watchdog role

Tuesday January 05 2010

THE former chief executive of the Courts Service, PJ Fitzpatrick, has been appointed Financial Services Ombudsman for an interim period, writes Charlie Weston.

Fine credit firms for harassment

Saturday October 24 2009

IN a highly disturbing report, your Personal Finance Editor Charlie Weston described some of the unethical methods used by credit card companies when collecting debts (Irish Independent, October 22).

Ombudsman prepares to retire on his 60th birthday

Wednesday September 23 2009

FINANCIAL Services Ombudsman Joe Meade is to retire on January 2 after serving in the public service for 42 years, writes Charlie Weston.

You can’t even hand books down

Thursday August 20 2009

One parent decided to do something about it and set up a book exchange website, says Charlie Weston

Time to budget

Wednesday August 05 2009

Facing the reality of today’s economic climate means facing the fact that if you haven’t been doing personal budgeting, it’s time to start tracking your expenses, writes Charlie Weston

Write down household debt to help economy

Thursday June 18 2009

Having read Charlie Weston's report ' Family fortunes fall €43,000 in two years' (Irish Independent, June 17), it strikes me that households will not have the purchasing power or the borrowing power to have any effect at all on economic recovery.

The latest consumer sentiment index indicates that the 'feel-bad' mood of consumers worsened slightly last month as higher taxes on wages impacted on take-home pay. Photo: Jack Atley/Bloomberg News

Consumers suffer 'feel bad' factor after tax hit

Wednesday June 03 2009

CONSUMERS continue to be pessimistic about the jobs market, the economy and their personal finances, a new survey shows, writes Charlie Weston.

'Independent' duo in running for awards

Friday May 29 2009

THE Irish Independent has been nominated for two awards in this year's Bord Gais Energy National Media Awards.

Seize education from the Church

Wednesday May 27 2009

The revelation that gardai, judges, Church congregations, education ministers and their staff colluded in the institutional mistreatment of Irish children is difficult to accept.

Brian’s €5bn blitz

Wednesday April 08 2009

MIDDLE-income families were blitzed with a combination of extra taxes and pay levies as Finance Minister Brian Lenihan unleashed the toughest Budget in years.