Measuring Ireland’s Progress – some highlights

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our email newsletter or our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has just released a report called Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2010. The report contains some interesting findings… Consumer prices fell in Ireland in 2009...

Advice for when you are broke – A Thrifty Pages round up

If you have been listening to the news recently, you may have seen the results of a recent survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions… 210,000 adults do not have enough income to cover essential bills, according to a survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions. 1,000 people were surveyed in order to...

Phoenix Project – help for those with financial and emotional problems

If you are stuck in a spiral of money difficulties and the emotional problems that arise from money difficulties, there is help at hand. The Phoenix Project is an Irish organisation that will provide a confidential support service to you and your family. They provide accountants and counsellors to help you...

210,000 people unable to pay essential bills

The Irish League of Credit Unions recently released the results of a disposable income survey amongst Irish adults. The results are sad and somewhat shocking: 735,000 (21%) of Irish Adults have an average of €70 left each month after essential bills are paid. 45% of respondents state that they are...

Consumers at risk when a trader goes out of business

There are quite a few businesses going bust in Ireland these days. The National Consumer Agency has just gathered together some tips on how consumers can protect themselves from insolvencies, liquidations and receiverships. If your card provider offers a chargeback facility, pay by credit card or by debit...

Dealing with a mortgage in arrears

The latest figures from the Central Bank of Ireland (28 February 2011) show a 5.7% of Mortgage Accounts in Arrears for more than 90 days. If you are one of the unfortunates with this problem – the PDFs below will provide some information and advice on dealing with your problem mortgage. Mortgage...