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<p>PwC's Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey found just over one-third, 36%, of respondents said they feel overwhelmed at work at least once a week. File photo</p>

economy

Nearly 60% of workers feeling financial strain

PwC’s latest Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey also found that AI use remains 'low'

<p>CRU data shows that the number of Irish customers switching energy providers rose 51.59% in September compared to the same period last year, and rose by over 30% in just month. Picture: Clive Sherlock/Alamy</p>

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Cost of living: Surge in people switching energy suppliers after price hikes

<p>According to the consumer sentiment survey, there was a slight reduction in economic worries among consumers but 'household finances remain a pressure point'.</p>

economy

Majority of households have less to spend during Christmas this year as financial worries mount

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Rental watchdog to target landlords suspected of breaching rent pressure zone rules

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Consumers facing an expensive Christmas as food and energy prices soar

Jerome Powell

columnists

David McNamara: US caution v Eurozone stability at the latest central bank meetings

Toll roads to impose rises of between 10c and €1 from January

Toll roads to impose rises of between 10c and €1 from January

Cars will avoid a toll rise on the M1, M7/8, M8, N6, N25WF, and N18-LT, but all other vehicles will see hikes of 10c on these roads

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Farmer pouring raw milk into container

Wholesale food prices up by 4.5% in September

Prices for food, beverage, and tobacco products have increased by 3.5%, according to the CSO

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Vintage whiskey bottles in a row

India surges as a key market for Irish whiskey as US sales slow

Drinks Ireland and the Irish Whiskey Association are pressing for the conclusion of an EU-India free trade agreement

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Budget 2026 spending package 'unnecessary' and 'too much', warns Central Bank

Budget 2026 spending package 'unnecessary' and 'too much', warns Central Bank

Consumer spending is expected to grow by 2% a year on average out to 2027

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Food prices

Food inflation at highest level in two years, CSO reveals

The CSO said consumer prices rose by 2% in the year to August, compared to an annual reading of 1.7% a month earlier

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Sad boy standing alone in the hallway

Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty, ESRI research shows

The ESRI shows that child poverty levels are currently on a par with the years following the 2008 financial crash when the skyrocketing cost of housing is factored in

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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Irish construction sector sees broad-based decline as new business dries up

For the first time in a year and a half, all three categories of construction saw a drop in activity

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

young mum queries a bill on the phone .

Consumer sentiment improves marginally in August but cost-of-living concerns rise

Irish League of Credit Unions index shows consumer sentiment index reached 61.1 during August, up from the 59.1 figure reported for July

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Grocery shopping is in session

Inflation in the eurozone remains stable at 2%

The European Central Bank is due to meet again next month in order to discuss inflation, the ongoing economic outlook and whether further interest rate cuts are justified

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Cork among most expensive places in country to go to college, study finds

Cork among most expensive places in country to go to college, study finds

Letterkenny, Sligo, and Dundalk are the cheapest towns to go to college

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Estate Agents Signage

Estate agents expect house prices to increase by 5% over the next 12 months

A couple with a joint income of €107,000 does not earn enough to buy average three-bed home in four of the five counties studied

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

Government press conference

Jim Power: Budget countdown begins with big promises

Delivery on time and on budget of the aspirations in the revised National Development Plan — energy, water, housing, transport infrastructure, and climate change — will be essential

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

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Inflation steady at 2% ahead of ECB meeting next week

Ireland’s rate of inflation, at 1.6%, was among the lowest in the eurozone

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Close up spouses calculating family budget paying online using laptop

MABS sees 10% surge in families in debt due to soaring cost of living

Money Advice and Budgeting Service calls for targeted supports in Budget 2026 amid spiralling cost of housing and utilities

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Excited group of college graduates throwing their hats in celebration

Mick Clifford: Third-level fee rise sparks backlash — but who is really hardest hit?

The backlash over third-level fees exposes not just political short-termism, but a deeper failure to prioritise true hardship

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Jerome Powell

Global interest rates remain in limbo

The toll that trade tensions are taking on world prosperity is likely to feature as the Group of Seven Leaders meet in Canada

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

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Annual inflation rate falls to 1.7% in May

Areas which saw the largest price increases over the last 12 months were food and non-alcoholic drinks, up 4%, while alcoholic drinks and tobacco saw a 3.1% increase

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

SPAR Grocery Supermarket.

Spar wants a bigger slice of Ireland's €15bn grocery market

Strategy includes plans for new store openings, upgrading existing sites, and a new design for EuroSpar supermarkets

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

JAMES BROWNE

Controls on rent increases for new build homes to be relaxed under new proposals

Housing minister will bring proposals for an overhaul of the RPZ system to a meeting of coalition leaders

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Consumer watchdog 'should have more powers to probe supermarket pricing'

Consumer watchdog 'should have more powers to probe supermarket pricing'

Proposal to boost powers of Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Close up spouses calculating family budget paying online using laptop

Consumer sentiment rises after tariff pause but one in four people 'clinging on'

The Credit Union Irish Consumer Sentiment Survey showed its strongest improvement in the outlook for jobs between April and May

Fri, 23 May, 2025

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Cost of raising a child from 'cradle to college' has grown 60% in 10 years, study says

For teenagers who may be living away at college, rents have risen from €3,320 a year in 2015 to €4,536 in 2025

Tue, 13 May, 2025

File Photo Minister for Health Leo Varadkar will launch the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill which sets out to reduce the damage tha

Crackdown planned on use of loyalty cards to buy discounted alcohol

While laws prohibit using loyalty card points to purchase alcohol, further regulations are planned for their use to buy cut-price booze

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Mary Sadlier: 'Just like that, we had to find a lot of money before the ship docked'

Mary Sadlier: 'Just like that, we had to find a lot of money before the ship docked'

Coole Swan CEO Mary Sadlier says the firm has dealt with Brexit, port strikes, and covid — so they will scenario-plan under the US tariffs every day until that stock is in the US

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

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Inflation ticks up to 2% in March

According to the CSO data, alcohol and tobacco saw the largest price increases over the last year, up 4.2%, followed by food and non-alcoholic drinks, up 3.3%

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Continual massacre in Gaza lays bare shameful global political failure

The ongoing massacre in the region and Israel’s use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons lays bare a global political failure that is shameful

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Commuters As Companies Expand In City In A 'Silent Brexit'

Housing cost the biggest worry as Irish people fear they are not saving enough

Bank of Ireland Savings and Investment Index suggests that, despite dropping to 1.8%, inflation is still a key concern too

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Germany US Tariffs

'Liberation Day' tariffs will have profound effect on Irish economy

Consumer costs will increase across a range of items while uncertainty in pharma and tech could see wages dropping

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Detail of a man shopping in supermarket

Inflation up to 1.8% ahead of US tariffs announcement

Excluding energy and unprocessed food, inflation is estimated to have gone up by 2% since March 2024.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

GERMANY-EU-ECB-BANKING-INFLATION

Jim Power: Central bankers face dilemma with shift in global trading order

The European Central Bank warned that 25% US tariffs would knock 0.3% off growth in the first year and, if the EU retaliates in kind, the drop would be around 0.5%

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Rising cost of living pushes more Irish households into poverty, CSO figures reveal

Rising cost of living pushes more Irish households into poverty, CSO figures reveal

CSO report reveals Ireland’s poverty rate rose to 11.7% in 2024, with unemployed and renters most at risk

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Changing chanels

Call for crackdown as TV, phone, and broadband prices set to soar again

Eir, Sky, Three, and Vodafone will hike prices mid-contract for the third year in a row, prompting consumer watchdog call for action

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Residential property prices rose by 8% over past year

Residential property prices rose by 8% over past year

The median price of a home sold in Ireland was €359,999

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Sinn Fein health policy

Government 'throwing families under a bus' by ending energy credits

Sinn Féin's David Cullinane said in the Dáil that finance minister Paschal Donohoe was full of 'guff, bluff, and bluster'

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

A worker in a factory working on a traditional milling machine

Manufacturing sees strong growth despite uncertainty

The Irish manufacturing sector saw the fastest pace of growth in 12 months during February

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

Demand for children’s disability services far exceed resources available, federation warns

Demand for children’s disability services far exceed resources available, federation warns

Families facing long waits for therapists and vital dentistry services

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Jim Power: Confused picture for Central Bankers

Jim Power: Confused picture for Central Bankers

In the world of economics and politics the surge in inflation in 2022 and the subsequent tightening of interest rates to bring it back under control has really been the biggest economic and political story in many countries around the world over the ...

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Table setting

Inflation rate ticks up again for the third straight month

Higher transport and restaurant costs saw inflation rate rise from 1.4% in December to 1.9% in January

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Fitzroy's Florist in Primrose Hill, London

Household spending outpaces inflation showing 'real gain' in consumption

New data from Bank of Ireland indicates a real gain in consumption of approximately 4%

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

State urged to start building before Trump tariffs raise costs

State urged to start building before Trump tariffs raise costs

Global volatility could send costs rising again, warns Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland president

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Busy Shopping Street - Grafton Street in Dublin

Irish economic growth forecast revised up on strong spending

Bank of Ireland's 2025 GDP forecast for the Irish economy has been revised upwards to 4.3%

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Irish consumers see improvements in their finances but worry pain may be on the way

Irish consumers see improvements in their finances but worry pain may be on the way

Consumer sentiment reaches six month high but nervousness remains

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Woman looking at houses and flats in the window of an estate agent in London, UK

Estate agents forecast Irish house prices will rise 6% this year

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says undersupply of homes will remain the dominant issue until annual completions exceed 40,000

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Couple Checking In At Hotel Reception

Inflation rise to 1.4% led by restaurant and hotel sector

The headline 1.4% rate is the second monthly rise since inflation bottomed out at 0.7% in September and October

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025