# Recessionomics

All time

Poll: Do you try to shop in Irish-owned supermarkets?

Study shows that chains like Tesco, Aldi and Lidl are experiencing more growth than homegrown Irish chains – do you make a conscious choice to shop in Irish supermarkets?

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Oct 16th 2012, 9:44 AM

# Recessionomics

Open thread: Feeding a family on less than €10 a day

As new Irish book gives handy tips and recipes to help families cut their food bill, we want to hear about YOUR cost-efficient cooking…

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Jun 30th 2012, 9:15 AM

# Recessionomics

Massive increase in number of people seeking advice over debt in past three years

The Free Legal Advice Centre says there has been a 400 per cent increase in debt queries in the last three years with a 45 per cent rise in the last year alone.

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Jun 2nd 2011, 8:19 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Consumers warned to wash their salads as ecoli outbreak spreads; Britain prepares for a heatwave as Ireland gets its woollies out; and why one Booker prize winner believes he’s better than any woman writer.

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Jun 2nd 2011, 8:06 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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May 6th 2011, 4:50 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know by 9am: Noonan promises good news in today’s Exchequer figures; two barmen go on trial for the manslaughter of a customer who drank himself to death and why using the word ‘pet’ is insulting to your family moggy, er, animal companion.

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May 4th 2011, 8:33 AM

# distressed property

Knock-down Irish property auction drawing foreign buyers

Sale of ‘distressed’ properties is set for 15 April in Dublin – and agent says the homes and commercial spaces on offer will be priced “aggressively”.

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Feb 21st 2011, 11:53 AM

# Housing

'Shared equity' proposal might keep struggling householders in their homes

Housing association Threshold puts forward plan that would see the State buy properties on point of repossession and renting back to former owners.

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Feb 7th 2011, 5:41 PM

# Recessionomics

Dublin businesses strike bargain to get 20 per cent off insurance premiums

Umbrella group for city centre traders does deal to cut cost of insurance for its 2,500 members after slow shopping year.

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Jan 28th 2011, 3:09 PM

# Consumer Price Index

Cost of education soars by over 25 per cent since peak of boom

The costs of education and health care have soared since 2006 according to the latest Consumer Price Index;

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Jan 21st 2011, 1:01 PM

# Recessionomics

Consumer prices down slightly in November

Central Statistics Office finds that only clothes and footwear saw a price hike in the last month.

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Dec 10th 2010, 1:51 PM

# Broadabandoned

Broadband and telephone still out for over 4,000 houses

Eircom technical crews finding it hard to access areas of Carlow, Wexford and Wicklow to fix faults.

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Dec 3rd 2010, 5:32 PM

# Recessionomics

Irish shoppers expect to spend €1.5bn this Christmas

Despite last month’s fall in consumer confidence, Irish shoppers are looking forward to splashing out on Christmas gifts, food and socialising.

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Nov 9th 2010, 8:55 AM

# Recessionomics

The emergence of the savvy Irish shopper

The recession has brought some benefits – Irish consumers are no longer willing to be complacent, ill-informed or ripped off.

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Oct 11th 2010, 9:47 AM

# Recessionomics

Medical card holders to pay more for pharmacy bills from today

The levy will apply to each prescription item collected by a patient.

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Oct 1st 2010, 2:45 PM

Voices

The Guardian: Ireland facing a double dip recession

One economist is so shocked by the fall in our output, he thinks it’s a misprint.

Sep 23rd 2010, 1:23 PM

# Debt

Ireland unlikely to dodge out on debt, says IMF

But we’re not out of the woods yet.

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Sep 2nd 2010, 4:14 PM

# Childcare Costs

Irish childcare costs highest in Western World

It costs more to send your child to a creche in Dublin than to some of the country’s most expensive private schools.

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Aug 23rd 2010, 9:22 AM

# Optimism

Things can only get better

Consumer confidence levels at level not seen since 2007.

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Jul 30th 2010, 9:01 AM

# State Assets

McCarthy heads group to check state assets

Board will look into efficiency of assets such as RTÉ and an Post.

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Jul 22nd 2010, 7:10 PM

# Recessionomics

Cost of doing business in Ireland goes down

We’ll drink to that.

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Jul 22nd 2010, 12:54 PM