My News
Personalise your news feed by choosing your favourite topics of interest
#car insurance
# car-insurance - Friday 24 April, 2020
Allianz, AXA, FBD, RSA and Zurich to give relief on car insurance premiums
What kind of relief customers will get will vary from insurer to insurer.
# car-insurance - Monday 23 December, 2019
Poll: Did your car insurance premium increase this year?
The Taoiseach recently claimed that the price of motor insurance is going down.
FactCheck: Has car insurance really gotten cheaper since 2016?
The Taoiseach has claimed the price of insurance is going down – but is he right?
# car-insurance - Friday 23 August, 2019
Insurance 'Green Card' no longer needed to drive in North in event of no-deal Brexit
It had previously been warned that the cards would be required after the UK left the EU.
# car-insurance - Monday 8 July, 2019
Government accused of 'washing its hands' of pledge to publish insurance claims database
The Central Bank is to publish its report on the database later this year – but it was meant to have been set up at the end of 2018.
# car-insurance - Thursday 4 July, 2019
Insurance companies quizzed about why they aren't reporting fraudsters to the gardaí
Insurance premiums will fall if the cost of claims in Ireland falls, insurance companies told an Oireachtas committee today.
# car-insurance - Thursday 13 June, 2019
Dáil told insurance profits have jumped more than 1000%, but government says it's being 'as aggressive as it can be'
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said customers are being ‘fleeced’ by insurance providers.
# car-insurance - Wednesday 15 May, 2019
Insurance Ireland 'confident' over online data system despite EU Commission investigation
The EU Commission announces yesterday that it will investigate whether Insurance Ireland practices are restricting competition.
# car-insurance - Saturday 2 March, 2019
Data on insurance costs from industry could be knowingly misrepresenting 'full picture', Doherty claims
The official CSO stats say the cost of insurance is going down but that isn’t being felt by many on the ground, Pearse Doherty has claimed.
# car-insurance - Thursday 17 January, 2019
Irish motorists to require 'Green Card' to drive across Northern Ireland border in event of no-deal Brexit
Irish vehicles travelling to the UK may no longer by covered by EU rules after 29 March.
# car-insurance - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
Remaining motorists affected by Setanta Insurance collapse should get their money by Christmas
Motorists will receive 100% compensation, totalling €21 million.
# car-insurance - Saturday 6 October, 2018
'That is insane': Taxi driver quoted €17,000 for insurance 'had no choice' but to pay so he could work
The cost of insurance for taxi drivers has increased sharply in the past three years, the National Private Hire and Taxi Association.
# car-insurance - Sunday 29 July, 2018
No evidence of older cars being forced off road because owners can't get cover, Insurance Ireland says
Minister Michael D’Arcy is to write to Insurance Ireland over concerns older vehicles can’t get insurance cover.
# car-insurance - Saturday 7 July, 2018
Advice column: How to lower your car insurance premium
Price discrepancies across the Irish car insurance market are as wide as ever, writes Jonathan Hehir.
# car-insurance - Saturday 7 April, 2018
All young drivers 'should have tracking devices installed to reduce car insurance costs'
Junior Minister Michael D’Arcy said young people are choosing to pay higher premiums rather than have the devices installed in their cars.
# car-insurance - Monday 2 April, 2018
Survey finds many motorists are still seeing a rise in their car insurance
Recent research from the Central Statistics Office indicated that the cost of motor insurance has dropped by 12.8% in the past 12 months.
# car-insurance - Sunday 1 April, 2018
Insurance company pays €4k to woman after initially refusing crash claim over technicality
The Financial Services Ombudsman’s office said that in 2017 there were 1,914 complaints about insurance.
# car-insurance - Thursday 25 January, 2018
There could be a 'dedicated' Garda unit to tackle 'increasing' insurance fraud claims
A report said that one of the main problems with fraudulent injury claims is that it can be viewed as a “victimless crime”.
# car-insurance - Saturday 20 January, 2018
Here’s why you may not be benefitting from the government’s big plan to bring down your car insurance
While stats show that car insurance is going down as a whole, the cost of premiums skyrocketed 70% from 2013 to 2016.
# car-insurance - Saturday 23 December, 2017
Poll: Did your car insurance premium increase this year?
Insurance premiums have risen for many people in recent years.
Woman has lost over €100,000 since car accident affected by Setanta collapse
Lost income, medical expenses and legal fees have taken a huge toll on her life.
# car-insurance - Sunday 10 December, 2017
Former Setanta policyholders worried they're 'personally on the hook' for outstanding claims
In May, the Supreme Court ruled that the Irish State must be held liable for the claims.
# car-insurance - Monday 16 October, 2017
Is my car insurance void if I drive in a red weather alert?
Insurance Ireland has clarified that a post doing the rounds on social media is false.
# car-insurance - Monday 7 August, 2017
Driver tries to forge their insurance disc, fails miserably
See if you can spot what the guards spotted.
# car-insurance - Saturday 13 May, 2017
Nearly 2,000 people refused a car insurance quote last year - just 53 were denied one in 2008
The sharp rise in refusals has been described as a “dramatic and worrying this trend”.
# car-insurance - Monday 24 April, 2017
Irish parents routinely lie about being a car's main driver to lower their children's premiums
Over 13% of parents have ‘fronted’ for their children’s insurance according to a new survey.
# car-insurance - Tuesday 10 January, 2017
Car insurance gone up? Insurers will soon have to tell you why
New laws will be in place by the end of the year to ensure that insurance companies tell customers why they are paying more.
# car-insurance - Thursday 29 December, 2016
Poll: Is owning a car worth the cost?
Motor insurance, fuel, tax, etc. It all adds up.
# car-insurance - Friday 25 November, 2016
Your paper insurance disc could soon be a thing of the past
The committee chairperson had some harsh words for Insurance Ireland and the Central Bank yesterday.
# car-insurance - Thursday 24 November, 2016
'Thrown to the wolves': There's no justification for 300% price hike in car insurance, says committee
An Oireachtas committee said Irish drivers must get detailed breakdown of why their car insurance costs so much.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
# car-insurance - Friday 28 October, 2016
Nissan is hoping to tempt new customers with two years' free insurance
The offer is aimed at making the cost of running a car more affordable.
# car-insurance - Wednesday 28 September, 2016
Here's why your insurance premiums look set to rise more this year
Ireland’s leading motor insurers have laid bare the losses made by the industry in 2015.
# car-insurance - Tuesday 13 September, 2016
Car insurance: Commission investigates possible 'unspoken co-ordination' between firms
The CCPC is investigating possible breaches of competition law, due to industry players openly signalling upcoming increases in premiums.
# car-insurance - Monday 5 September, 2016
Motorists paying an extra €250 per year over spiralling insurance costs
Insurance premiums are wiping out any savings motorists are making from low fuel prices.
# car-insurance - Saturday 3 September, 2016
"My generation are shackled by the mistakes of institutions which should have known better"
Kian Griffin argues that young motorists are being left to foot the bill for a broken system.
# car-insurance - Friday 12 August, 2016
'Shocking figures': Motor premiums up almost 40% in the last year
In the last year, one third of Irish drivers have seen their insurance rise by up to 50%.
# car-insurance - Sunday 24 July, 2016
Thousands of drivers to get refunds after collapse of Enterprise Insurance
The insurance firm, which was declared insolvent on Friday, has about 14,000 Irish customers.
# car-insurance - Friday 22 July, 2016
This is how drivers will be protected if a motor insurance company collapses
The liquidation of Setanta Insurance in 2014 left over 1,700 people out of pocket.
# car-insurance - Saturday 2 July, 2016
What on earth is going on with motor insurance premiums in Ireland?
A protest took place in Dublin today over the spiralling cost of car insurance premiums here.
Your say
View more polls
Poll: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
IT’S A MONTH since the launch of the HSE’s new Covid-19 contact tracing app.
Since then, the app has had well over one million downloads, with the take-up rate heralded as being “the most successful launch” of the app anywhere in the world, said HSE CEO Paul Reid last month.
The app is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day. The bluetooth function means that users will be notified via the app if they have been a close contact of a confirmed case.
As cases begin to rise again – particularly in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – health officials fear that transmission could once again spread within the community.
Of the 174 cases reported yesterday, around 50 of them were reported outside of the three counties now under new restrictions.
With that in mind, we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
Poll Results:
Yes, I check in every day (4676)
Yes, I check in most days (4052)
I didn't download it (3841)
No, I've stopped using it (2747)
Yes, but I only check in once or twice per week (2735)
Yes, but I only have the bluetooth contact tracing function enabled (1770)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Money Diaries: A construction contracts manager on €67K with a young family in Galway
By TheJournal.ie reader
Larry Donnelly: American politics is in a bad state and the TV networks aren't helping
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
Dublin Weather
Change location-
Monday
Mainly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots
Max: 18 °C
Min: 13 °C
-
Tuesday
An afternoon thunderstorm in spots
Max: 20 °C
Min: 13 °C
-
Wednesday
Intervals of clouds and sunshine
Max: 21 °C
Min: 13 °C
Mainly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots
Max: 18 °C
Min: 13 °C
An afternoon thunderstorm in spots
Max: 20 °C
Min: 13 °C
Intervals of clouds and sunshine
Max: 21 °C
Min: 13 °C
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
Download our app
