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More than one million families will not have enough money to meet basic fuel needs this winter, according to research published Friday by National Energy Action. The NEA report follows a recent survey that revealed three in 10 Britons are too scared to put their heating on fearful of crippling fuel bills.more

A PREGNANT WOMAN who broke down in tears after being sacked by her boss at a Wrights of Howth operated restaurant telling her "business is business, enjoy your maternity" has received EUR 15,000 compensation. more

Irish Water customers who have changed address or other information have until 5.30pm today to update their details. Up to €173 million is expected to be refunded to customers who paid the charges with 30,000 cheques issued each day. more

Worries about money after years of government pay cuts are keeping nurses up at night, a new poll suggests. One in five nurses have said they can't afford to pay their bills, according to the Royal College of Nursing survey.more

House prices will keep rising over the next three years, but the property market is not overheating, according to the State's leading think tank. Prices are likely to rise by 20pc by 2020, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said in a new report.more

The old £10 notes will only be valid until March next year, the Bank of England has revealed. The notes will cease to be legal tender on March 1, 2018, following the introduction of the plastic tenner on September 14.more

While some savvy shoppers might have already done their Christmas shopping in September, most of us will be trawling the streets closer to the big day in search of last-minute gifts.more

An analysis of the 2016 Census data by Pobal has revealed Ireland's most affluent and disadvantaged areas. The 'Deprivation Index' starkly reveals multiple pockets of affluence in areas of south and east Dublin while there are high levels of disadvantage in parts of the north and west of the city.more

Photos of debtors showing their new motorcycle, exotic holidays or lake house, are enough for Polish tax officers to start a prosecution - Money.pl reports.more

Commuters across the UK are set to endure the worst train strike in decades after workers at five major rail companies walked out on Wednesday morning. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on Southern, South Western Railway and Greater Anglia are staging a 48-hour strike while a 24-hour walk-out will be held by staff at Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North.more

The majority of people, 31,870, are paying back an average of 21.80 euro per week by way of deductions from their benefits in deals struck with the department. However, 2,800 people who did not reach agreement with the department are having their weekly payments forcibly cut by 15%, the maximum the department can legally deduct without consent. That averages a loss of 29 euro per week.more

The actions taken in the euro zone, in response to the fiscal crisis, have limited the risk of destruction, said Nouriel Roubini, a well-known economist.more

More than 150,000 workers whose firms are signed up to the voluntary living wage rate are set to get a pay rise.more

Twitching curtains and peeking over bushes is just the tip of the iceberg for some nosey neighbours, recent research suggests. Hotspots for people spying on those living nearby have just been identified, with some towns in the UK branded as having the nosiest neighbours, specifically when it comes to house prices.more

A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens.more

Shoppers at fashion retailer Zara have found unusual notes in their clothes from workers claiming they have not been paid for making the merchandise. more

Sales of beer in Britain's pubs, bars and restaurants have fallen by the biggest margin for five years, figures show.more

Free glasses and subsidised teeth-cleaning treatments are among the benefits that have been added to the State's treatment benefit scheme. The services are now available to qualified PRSI contributors including the self-employed, and their dependent spouses or partners. The cost of extending the benefits is expected to be more than €70 million in a full year.more

A "world-first" mental health scheme set up to tackle the unmet psychological stress among NHS GPs has seen more patients in its first 10 months than it was expected to handle annually. The revelation comes as a survey of more than 800 family doctors found one in seven admit they have turned to alcohol or prescription drugs to manage the pressure of their jobmore

The family of a mechanic who died after the truck tyre he was inflating exploded has settled its High Court action for 500,000 euro. Father of three Mariusz Cwenar (39) suffered a very tragic death in the workplace accident, the court was told.more

The number of free-to-use cash machines could reduce in the UK as part of plans to cut the fee paid by card issuers to ATM operators.more

Commuters will face travel chaos on Wednesday as Irish Rail carry out their first day of industrial action. Intercity, Dart and Commuter routes will all grind to a halt from midnight tonight as workers protest over pay.more

The cost of on-street parking charges in Dublin city centre could increase by some 40 per cent to more than 4 euro an hour next year as Dublin City Council seeks to recoup the cost of running the service. The new rates would range from about 90 cent in the outer suburbs to 4.15 euro in the city centre, where the current cost of an hour's parking is 2.90 euro.more

The total debts of companies listed in the National Debt Register reaches almost 10 billion zlotych and the average debt exceeds 41.5 thousands zlotych - latest KRD figures show. more

Cardiff, we're sorry, but you're the junk food capital of the UK. The news was revealed today after researchers took a detailed look into the nation's spending habits.more