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Friday 21 January 2022
Expert tips on getting the perfect presents, without the last-minute panic.
Five Irish parents share their advice.
Family finance expert David Coleman shares his expert advice.
Alan wants to get his kids involved in looking after their own long-term savings. So what does David Coleman suggest?
Sarah wants to get her kids excited about saving. So what does David Coleman recommend?
We sat down with Emer and Eoin in Co Dublin, and Michelle in Co Kildare.
Space and sustainability are two big priorities for those planning a home re-design.
Extend, renovate or retrofit? If you’re looking for a warmer, more comfortable or more sustainable home, start building a picture here.
From charity runs to carolling for a cause, here are a few ways you can give back.
We get some expert advice on how to sort out your finances without turning your life upside down.
Bank balance blindness, payday purchases and spending way too much on taxis.
Alison Griffin is one of the stars of this year’s An Post Christmas ad campaign.
Katie is one of the faces of this year’s An Post Christmas ad campaign.
From buying clothes at the click of a button to sending Christmas gifts halfway across the world.
From earthworm jerky to bacon-scented beard oil.
Hopefully your Santa list went ages ago.
Holidays are comin’, holidays are comin’…
It’s the season of giving. Why not get your workplace involved?
We’re making this December very special for five people who won’t make it home.
Twelve years after he was left paralysed, Westmeath para-cyclist Declan Slevin recounts the journey which has taken him to the Paralympic Games.
From The42
The three-time world champion talks about racing with his gut.
Cycling has produced some of Irish sport’s most high-profile days.
From the Ring of Kerry to the Phoenix Park, here’s why you need to get on your bike.
He’s been getting them for 30 years, you know.
CABINET HAS APPROVED the publication of a new law that will give customers clear information on where their tips and service charges go and prohibit the use of tips to ‘make up’ contractual rates of pay.
The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, brought forward by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, will provide clarity to workers on the meaning of tips, gratuities and service charges.
The new legislation will also place tips and gratuities, but not service charges, outside the scope of a person’s contractual wages, and will oblige employers to display prominently their policy on the distribution of both cash and card tips.
Employers will also be obliged to distribute fairly, equitably and in a transparent manner how tips that are received in electronic form – such as through debit, credit cards or smart phones.
Let us know: Do you tip in restaurants and pubs?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Adoption rights campaigner Claire McGettrick responds to the new Birth Information and Tracing Bill.
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