Money Guide Ireland

I always wonder about the motives behind some of the financial articles in the Irish Independent. Certain banks seem to be mentioned more than others. I often wonder if the articles are unbiased - or are they a thinly disguided advert?
Take an article in todays Indo by by Charlie Weston about high interest current accounts. […]

In Ireland it hasn’t been that long since all the main Banks charged us for the privelige of looking after out hard earned money. Some of them still do! Last year a trend was started by Halifax of paying fairly good interest rates on current accounts.
Halifax are still the highest interest on current accounts […]

Bank of Ireland are offering an introductory interest rate of 10.5% (10.92% EAR) on offer to new and existing personal current account customers
Customers - new and existing can avail of 10.5% credit interest from the 15th of October 2007 which will apply to cleared credit balances up to a maximum of €1,500.
Bank of Ireland […]

HALIFAX, the retail arm of Bank of Scotland Ireland, continues to introduce new accounts and ideas to attract customers in Ireland. They have teamed up with Visa to provide a debit card that will be accepted throughout the eurozone.
Debit cards have been available in the Irish market for years, but these are generally not accepted […]

A survey looking into the future of Ireland’s personal wealth has found that 65% of people with access to the internet do not use online banking. Coupled with the fact that less than half (43%) have access to the internet on a daily basis, online banking is used by as little as 14% of […]