From Quakers to cheese-makers: Cashel Blue is maturing nicely
Cashel Blue helped revive the Irish artisan cheese industry. The company behind Ireland’s only blue cheese has just secured major export...
top of page
Bill Tyson
3 days ago4 min read
How much are food prices up since the last election?
The Irish economy may be racing ahead - but so too are food prices. And this may have tempered any enthusiasm for the success in other...
10
Bill Tyson
3 days ago4 min read
Promises, promises...how did Govt. pledges from last election actually pan out?
And don’t get me started on FG’s past plans to abolish USC!
00
Bill Tyson
3 days ago7 min read
The 2024 election that decides our future may not be the Irish one!
All eyes are on the election results this weekend… But some economists don’t think much of what any of the main parties intend to do here...
00
Bill Tyson
3 days ago4 min read
Nee Nah, Nee Nah...Level Health's timely arrival revives sick insurance market
A new health insurer has slashed premium costs by up to thousands of euros and will likely trigger a price war with a range of simple and...
10
Bill Tyson
3 days ago8 min read
How to batten down the financial hatches & survive 'Storm Donald'
What can we expect from a Trump presidency? This is the man who, after all, the last time around, wanted to buy Greenland, bomb Mexico...
20
Bill Tyson
Nov 33 min read
Shop around for TV, broadband and energy deals and save €€€€s
An hour spent switching your energy, TV, phone or mortgage provider can save many thousands of euros. But how many people actually do it?...
20
Bill Tyson
Nov 13 min read
Retail chief Richard aims to revitalise Dublin city
Richard Guiney comes from one of Ireland’s most famous extended retail families, which once owned landmark department store Clerys and...
10
Bill Tyson
Oct 285 min read
Back to basics: 7 grocery heroes that will save money, your health - and the planet
Keep it simple. That’s the message if you want to save money, and care for your health - and the planet. Basic unprocessed items are the...
10
Bill Tyson
Oct 245 min read
Personal touch wins top award for Credit Unions 10 years in a row
Credit Unions celebrated their tenth year in a row at the top of the 2024 Customer Experience Ireland (CXi) survey. This consolidated...
00
Bill Tyson
Oct 214 min read
Interest rate cuts are a double-edged sword
Here's what savers and borrowers need to do as interest rates enter a new era Savers and borrowers face contrasting fortunes as the...
00
Bill Tyson
Oct 204 min read
Cars, holidays and faulty goods...the consumer issues that cost us €1bn
A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something,” – Harold Coffin, US writer and humourist. Padraig bought a car under a hire...
00
Bill Tyson
Oct 194 min read
REACH FOR THE SKY New mobile deal shakes up the market
Sky has entered the mobile phone market – and its new deal has shaken up competition. It’s a SIM-only, all-you-can-eat, package for...
10
Bill Tyson
Oct 163 min read
Yuno heats up gas market
The launch of low-cost energy provider Yuno on the gas market last Monday was overshadowed by Budget 2025. Yet it has put the Budget...
10
Bill Tyson
Oct 144 min read
Switchers can save thousands despite lack of mortgage cut action
Savvy switchers can now save €7k a year more by swapping the dearest mortgages for the cheapest. That’s a gap of €600 a month in...
20
Bill Tyson
Oct 143 min read
Our watchdogs need more teeth
This week’s Consumer Helpline Report from the CCPC gives us a great insight into the sorry state of Ireland’s ‘pack’ of watchdogs. The...
10
Bill Tyson
Oct 142 min read
Our five fave hacks for cheaper holidays
Fancy a last minute bargain break? Holidaymakers’ five favourite hacks to get a cheap deal have been revealed at last in a new survey....
10
Bill Tyson
Oct 143 min read
Being cancelled cost me millions - Graham Linehan
Despite being a massive hit, the TV series Father Ted didn’t make that much money for its co-creator Graham Linehan. He reveals that he...
00
Bill Tyson
Oct 145 min read
Five things for €500 that are better value than Oasis
One of 30 spectacular shows at Puy du Fou that cost way less than a ticket to Oasis and could be seen as a bargain. Live like King Louis...
00
Bill Tyson
Oct 143 min read
The Marxist move in Budget 2025!
“Those are my principals. And if you don’t like them…..well, I have others!” – Groucho Marx.
00
Bill Tyson
Oct 125 min read
Will getting us autoenrolled in pensions stop us being grumpy old men and women?
The way our pensions are going, most people will end up grumpy old men and women in retirement. Tha majority of pensions are underfunded...
70
Bill Tyson
Oct 102 min read
It's so over! How to break up with your service provider
Service providers only treat us well for a short while - but become very clingy when we try to break up with them. Breaking up is hard to...
120
Bill Tyson
Oct 106 min read
Savers can earn decent money - or a pittance. The choice is yours!
Falling interest rates are good news for Borrowers. But what should savers do? There are plenty of good deals but most savers ignore them...
40
Bill Tyson
Oct 93 min read
Worried about tax? Leading expert Alison has some choice advice.
Alison McHugh has almost 20 years’ experience advising high net worth families on their tax affairs, especially on inheritance planning....
00
bottom of page