Charlie Weston Personal Finance Editor – 10 May 2013 THE European Central Bank may not cut its key lending rate again until the end of next year – a move that would be a blow for tracker mortgage holders. A comprehensive survey of European economists has found that most do not expect another cut until...Read More

independent.ie 26 March 2013 A HOUSE gutted by an early morning fire will likely have to be demolished because of concerns over its structural safety. The roof of the detached two-storey home collapsed moments after fire crews had left the building following a search for possible victims. The fire, at Tobertascain in Ennis, Co Clare,...Read More

Independent.ie – By Charlie Weston and Fionnan Sheahan – 13 March 2013 aoiseach Enda Kenny is set to outline at a press conference today that: – Banks will have to offer deals that last years — rather than just putting those behind with their payments on the likes of interest-only deals for a few months....Read More

Independent.ie – Ray Managh – 11 March 2013 A YOUNG Co Galway boxer’s dreams of fighting for Ireland were floored when he was injured in a rear-ending traffic accident, the Circuit Civil Court was told. And when Judge Matthew Deery today awarded him €11,150 damages against the offending motorist’s insurance company, Martin Mongan took another...Read More

Independent.ie – John Fallon – 11 March 2013 PEOPLE may soon have to start including their Facebook and other social media accounts in their wills if they want family to have photos and other items after they die. A legal symposium at NUI Galway at the weekend heard that the days of families inheriting shoeboxes...Read More

Independent.ie – Michael Brennan Deputy Political Editor – 08 March 2013 WORKING mothers have complained that they will have less time to spend with their babies due to the decision to tax maternity benefit for the first time. There were a flood of calls to the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) after the Irish...Read More

Irish Independent – Charlie Weston Personal Finance Editor – 05 March 2013 THOUSANDS more people will apply for debts to be written off under new personal insolvency rules than expected, new research has found. As many as 25,000 people will apply for personal insolvency debt deals. This prompted experts to conclude that the Government and...Read More

A trainee solicitor who claims a leading City law firm rejected her for a job because she was pregnant was criticised for leaving early when she went home at 6.30am after working all night, an employment tribunal heard on Friday. Katie Tantum, 33, the daughter of a former MI6 director, told senior lawyers at Travers...Read More

THE threat of a new bout of ‘blue flu’ is looming as talks on garda pay cuts reach breaking point. The garda unions are facing increasing demands from their members to consider the work-to-rule which could leave the State without police officers. While the representative associations might not sanction such a move it could be...Read More

HOMEOWNERS face the controversial prospect of paying for their water based on the size of their home, rather than their estimated usage. People with bigger houses face paying a higher temporary water charge than those with smaller homes from next year. The Irish Independent has now learnt an “assessed charge” – which will have to...Read More