State Savings Interest Rates Reduced

Most of the state savings products offered by the NTMA (National Treasury Management Agency)  have had their interest rates reduced this week. The lower rates only apply to  new purchases made from June 3rd .  If you already hold  Savings Bonds, Savings Certificates, Instalment Savings or National Solidarity Bonds – your interest rate will not […]
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Household Income in Ireland Hit Hardest by Austerity

A recent EU study  showed that households in Ireland  experienced , in relative terms , the largest reductions in disposable  income because of austerity measures imposed on them. The study by the “Social Situation Observatory’”  compared the  impact of  austerity  measures implemented over the period 2009-2011 in six European countries, namely Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, […]
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