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Cost of living: Six qualifying criteria to meet for lesser known €500 payment
Cost of Living
Last year a new grant was announced that would help thousands of people if they met six different criteria to be considered eligible
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Criteria to meet to be eligible for €900 payment amid cost of living crunch
Cost of Living
Due to income limits being changed 80,000 applicants will be able to qualify for a social welfare payment worth over €900 this year
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Cost of living: Thousands more eligible for social welfare payment due to changes
Social Welfare
The changes could be implemented as early as autumn
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Stop leaving ‘energy-sucking’ appliances on standby mode and save €500 on energy bills
Cost of Living
With Ireland's rising living costs and colder months approaching, many households are seeking ways to save money. Experts say one potential way to save up to €500 per year on energy bills is turning energy-draining devices off standby mode.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says that free secondary school books is 'medium-term plan'
Leo Varadkar
EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with The Irish Mirror, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government would be in favour of extending free school books to secondary school pupils but that it might not be possible so soon after the introduction of primary school books
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Irish parents unable to sleep due to anxiety over school uniform costs
School uniforms
Research from Barnardos found the average cost of the basics needed for a fourth-class pupil is €320, a first-year pupil is €972 and a fifth-year pupil is €863
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Consumers to brace for price hikes on fuel, heating, food, drink and air fares
Cost of Living
Food inflation still stands at over 10% a year having hit a high of over 13% a few months ago, with prices still slowly increasing
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Six money changes coming this month - including social welfare bonus and bills going up
Cost of Living
A round-up of all the key money dates coming up in August - from the price of a pint of Guinness in pubs to changes to fixed and variable rate mortgages.
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6 money changes coming in August from cost of living benefits to bills going up
Cost of Living
A round-up of all the key money dates coming up in August - from changes to fixed and variable rate mortgages to the price of a pint of Guinness in pubs.
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Bride found designer wedding dress in charity shop for €280 and is giving it back so it can be used again
Weddings
Anna Houlihan is now going to give her pre-loved designer dress back to the charity shop where she bought it and has left many of the table decorations with the wedding venue where they will be used again
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Woman floored by kind gesture from fellow shopper in Aldi queue
Aldi
Deirdre told 98FM that she was unable to pay for her groceries due to a card issue when she reached the top of the queue
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Cost of living: Penneys to slash prices on essential kids clothing in Autumn/Winter collection
Penneys
The new lower prices will be available on selected kids’ clothing in all 37 Penneys stores across Ireland from 31 July
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One everyday household appliance mistake is increasing energy bills by almost €200
Save money
Some appliances use a considerable amount of energy
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Irish pub price update as Guinness set to increase again amid backlash from publicans
Alcohol
Diageo has avised publicans that the price of a pint will go up by at least four cents
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Thousands eligible for little-known €4,050 cash boost as part of home improvement scheme
Cost of Living
Homeowners and renters around the country could be missing out on this lesser known grant
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Budget 2024 could see a major social welfare payment double amid cost of living crunch
Budget
There have been calls to increase Fuel Allowance, Child Benefit and Living Alone Allowance in the upcoming budget
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Failte Ireland investigating hotel price gouging amid reports of €1,000 rooms for Taylor Swift gig
Hotels
Hotels have been slammed in recent months for ramping up prices when big gigs and events come to town.
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Call for pension increase in Budget as more than half of older people find it difficult to pay bills
Budget
More than half of respondents (55%) to ALONE's annual pre-Budget survey disclosed that they find it difficult to pay their bills
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Irish mortgage rates skyrocket to highest level in six years but it's not all bad news
Mortgages
The average mortgage rate in the Eurozone is 3.70% which is almost three times higher than what it was two years ago.
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Galway man, 82, living in the dark in fear after getting €1,000 electricity bill
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Pensioner 'terrified' of electricity bills and in shock after receiving €1,000 demand sits alone with the lights out and heat off
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Offaly mum-of-three who saved €15k in one year and cleared debts shares budgeting tips
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In 2018, Caz Mooney and her husband were living paycheck to paycheck but after vowing to take control of their finances they embarked on a low spend year
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Cost of living: Thousands of Irish families to receive payments from €260 per child from Monday
Cost of Living
Applications for receipt of the payment opened in June but people are still able to apply. Those eligible for automatic payment will receive theirs on Monday, July 10
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Popular Dublin city centre nightclub Tramline to close immediately citing cost of living crisis
Cost of Living
Tramline opened on D'Olier Street in Dublin city centre seven years ago, however the owners have decided to shut their doors permanently due to the cost-of-living
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Calls for Social Welfare payments to be raised by €25 per week
Social Welfare
Government Ministers met this week to agree a €6.4bn Budget 2024 package, marking a 6% rise in core expenditure
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