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# money - Friday 11 May, 2012

From The Score Blunt

Boxer ‘Razor’ Ruddock eyes comeback at 48, says it is not for money

11/05/12 331 Views No Comments

The man who fought Mike Tyson with a broken jaw wants to clamber into the ring and fancies his chances. Good for him.

Haiti

Haiti ‘unprepared’ for cholera resurgence

11/05/12 834 Views 4 Comments

The onset of the rainy season means an increase in cholera, but the country is not prepared for this, Médecins Sans Frontières has said.

# money - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

Agriculture

AIB launches €250m investment programme for Agri-sector

08/05/12 1,554 Views 14 Comments

The move has been welcomed by the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, who said that it ensures greater access to adequate funding for viable farm enterprise propositions.

# money - Thursday 3 May, 2012

Aid

Irish people still believe overseas aid is important

03/05/12 744 Views 7 Comments

A new poll has shown that the majority of people believe Ireland should be proud of its reputation as an international donor.

Employment

Report: Hard times for self-employed

03/05/12 1,675 Views 21 Comments

A new report says that more and more self-employed people are having difficulties in accessing credit and paying their mortgage and loan payments.

# money - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Liveblog

AS IT HAPPENED: The Europe Debate with Vincent Browne on TV3

01/05/12 12,740 Views 191 Comments

Join TheJournal.ie as we track the hits and misses of the first major televised debate between the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ camps in the Fiscal Compact referendum.

# money - Saturday 28 April, 2012

From Business ETC Money Money Money

U2, Sir Paul and…er Posh Spice make Sunday Times millionaire musicians list

28/04/12 7,860 Views 34 Comments

MCD boss Denis Desmond and Michael Flatley are among the Irish names on the list…

# money - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From The Score Sw19

Prize money at Wimbledon to be increased to over £16m this year

24/04/12 165 Views No Comments

It is the largest overall hike in the fund since 1993.

# money - Sunday 22 April, 2012

From The Score First Pick! This post contains videos

The Redzone: How the NFL Draft works

22/04/12 476 Views 2 Comments

Steven O’Rourke guides us through the ins and outs of an American tradition.

# money - Thursday 19 April, 2012

From Business ETC Bank Of Ireland

Bank of Ireland introduces new mortgage options

19/04/12 5,593 Views 59 Comments

The bank has launched two new options – Trade Up Negative Equity and Trade Down Negative Equity – that will allow greater numbers of customers in negative equity to move home.

# money - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

From Business ETC Spain

Spanish debt sales cause Euro to weaken

17/04/12 1,473 Views 10 Comments

Spain’s 10 year bond yields have traded above six per cent for a second day as the country prepares for bond auctions on 12- and 18-month bills.

# money - Tuesday 10 April, 2012

From Business ETC Savings

Consumers saving ‘less than they think they should’

10/04/12 5,252 Views 25 Comments

Some 55 per cent of people believe they are saving less than they ought to – while the number of those saving anything at all has declined, according to new data.

# money - Tuesday 3 April, 2012

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Did you hear the one about the developer, the banker and the politician?

03/04/12 7,754 Views 48 Comments

Former trader Nick Leeson on bidding wars at boom-time black-tie balls… and how someone saw fit to flick the over-ride switch so the excess could continue.

# money - Monday 19 March, 2012

From Business ETC At Last

Apple will use cash for dividends and stock buyback

19/03/12 4,490 Views 4 Comments

The best place to put Apple’s cash? Back into its shares, of course.

# money - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

14/03/12 3,531 Views 5 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# money - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Open Thread

Have your say: What should we do to rein in our spending?

10/03/12 5,202 Views 84 Comments

Is our culture suffering from an epidemic of consumerism? What should we do to make sure we’re shopping sensibly? Let us know here…

# money - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Old Romantic

Man robs victim – then asks her out on date

07/03/12 7,605 Views 16 Comments

The 26-year-old in Pittsburgh allegedly assaulted the women and her mother after the spurned ‘romantic’ gesture.

# money - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

Bailout

Eurozone agrees on new €130 billion bailout deal for Greece

21/02/12 1,925 Views 43 Comments

The second bailout will avoid the risk of a Greek default next month and contains strict rules for Greece to control its finances.

# money - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

Can We Keep It

World’s most expensive gold coin to visit Dublin

14/02/12 3,671 Views 13 Comments

The coin, called the 1933 Double Eagle, will go on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin in early March.

# money - Thursday 9 February, 2012

Up In Smoke This post contains videos

WATCH: Hungarians burn banknotes to keep warm

09/02/12 3,674 Views 5 Comments

You might not feel like your savings are worth much – but at least they’re not going up in flames…

# money - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

From Business ETC BP

BP reports gains despite payments after Gulf spill

07/02/12 693 Views 2 Comments

The company reports that it has raised its quarterly dividend by 14 per cent, even after making payments to compensate for the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

# money - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

From Business ETC Loans

Loans to households, businesses declined during December

31/01/12 1,185 Views 9 Comments

Despite the dip in lending, households’ deposits with banks rose in December

# money - Sunday 29 January, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: How would you vote in a referendum on the new EU treaty?

29/01/12 6,634 Views 187 Comments

EU leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss the fiscal compact. But how will you vote if Ireland does hold a referendum?

# money - Friday 27 January, 2012

Billion Euro House This post contains images

Artist makes ‘billion euro house’ from shredded banknotes

27/01/12 8,225 Views 25 Comments

Artist Frank Buckley has plastered a house in Smithfield, Dublin, with €1.4 billion in shredded banknotes.

# money - Wednesday 25 January, 2012

From The Score Political Football

Sort it out: Europe’s top clubs warned on rising debts

25/01/12 318 Views No Comments

UEFA officials call newly-released debt figures a ‘wake-up call’ for the continent’s elite clubs.

# money - Tuesday 17 January, 2012

From Business ETC Inflation

Inflation drops in December across eurozone and UK

17/01/12 1,481 Views 4 Comments

The fall in inflation has raised hopes that the European Central Bank may reduce interest rates.

# money - Saturday 14 January, 2012

From Business ETC Economic Freedom

The 20 least economically free nations in Europe

14/01/12 1,154 Views 2 Comments

In a society with high economic freedom, people are free to work, produce and invest in practically any way they choose – here we take at look at the LEAST economically free nations in Europe.

# money - Monday 9 January, 2012

From The Score Hallelujah

Demaryius Thomas’s immaculate reception earned Tim Tebow $250,000

09/01/12 714 Views No Comments

In addition to catapulting the Broncos into the play-offs, the quarterback’s game-winning pass activated a lucrative salary accelerator.

# money - Sunday 1 January, 2012

Budget 2012

Budget 2012: What measures kick in today?

01/01/12 6,038 Views 43 Comments

A number of the measures outlined in the Budget 2012 will kick in today – we take a look at what they are.

# money - Tuesday 27 December, 2011

Review 2011

Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories you tweeted in 2011

27/12/11 3,265 Views 2 Comments

Gay mice, a footballer leaving Twitter and an April Fools’ joke – some of the stories you most wanted to share with your Twitter followers.

# money - Friday 23 December, 2011

From The Score KO

What next for Floyd Mayweather? A holiday and then prison…

23/12/11 2,341 Views No Comments

Pop Tarts cost $1. Pencils cost a dime, playing cards $2.50, and bottled water 75 cents. ‘Money Mayweather’ prepares for life behind bars.

# money - Tuesday 29 November, 2011

Opinion

Column: Rich people can afford to give more – so a tax on wealth makes sense

29/11/11 6,057 Views 183 Comments

The top 1 per cent of earners in this country own roughly €130 billion – so it’s time for the government to bring in a wealth tax, says Siobhán O’Donoghue.

Palestine

Israel to release Palestinian taxes

29/11/11 2,499 Views 64 Comments

Israel withheld the funds for two months. The decision is partly based on the fact that Palestinians are “backing off from some of their unilateral moves at the UN”, the country’s defence minister has said.

# money - Monday 14 November, 2011

West Belfast

Police seeking information on armed robbery

14/11/11 116 Views 3 Comments

A man was threatened during the robbery, which took place in West Belfast this afternoon.

# money - Monday 7 November, 2011

From The Daily Edge Jilted

Man ordered to pay $6,500 to jilted fiancée

07/11/11 1,061 Views 20 Comments

The Brazilian man said “I don’t” to his fiancée – and now a court has ordered him to pay her money for the “suffering, anguish and humiliation” that she experienced.

# money - Friday 4 November, 2011

G20

G20 leaders unveil plans, pledge to reinvigorate economic growth

04/11/11 183 Views 3 Comments

The group have published their final communiqué, which includes their decisions on climate change, energy markets, fossil fuels – and not allowing a return to ‘pre-crisis behaviours in the financial sector’.

# money - Friday 28 October, 2011

From Business ETC Money Stats

Lending to Irish households down €183m

28/10/11 165 Views No Comments

Latest figures from the Central Bank show that the level of lending to households dropped by 4 per cent between September 2010 and 2011.

# money - Friday 21 October, 2011

Consumer

New banking costs comparisons resource launched online

21/10/11 376 Views 6 Comments

The National Consumer Agency has launched the resource, which is available on its website.

# money - Friday 30 September, 2011

Expenses

Fingleton expenses “will infuriate” people, says Hannigan

30/09/11 1,041 Views 44 Comments

Dominic Hannigan, the Labour Party TD, has said this highlights the need for increased powers for Oireachtas committees, which will be decided by referendum next month.

# money - Monday 26 September, 2011

From The Daily Edge Homeless

Music legend Sly Stone “living out of a van”

26/09/11 828 Views 7 Comments

The soul legend used to live in a Los Angeles mansion and was the frontman of one of the most forward-thinking American bands. But, sadly, he has seen better days.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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David Hall
Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

Jim Clarken
Column: ‘Women are digging up anthills for the tiny grains inside’
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Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

Michael Taft
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
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Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

Naoise Nunn
Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
Column: Parents bringing their children to be kneecapped. Yes, this is Ireland.
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Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

Mike Morris
Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.
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Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

Lynn McDonald Byrne
Column: Some talk about the ‘magic’ of childbirth. To me, it was horrific.
By Lynn McDonald Byrne

For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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