Budget supermarket Aldi said today it saw sales rise by a quarter last year as the credit crunch sent well-heeled consumers looking for bargains.

DESPITE the economic downturn, 46% of Irish people expect to see their income rise over the next 12 months, a survey by Halifax has shown.

The Thomas Crosbie Media-owned and operated news sites BreakingNews.ie and Irishexaminer.com have performed strongly in the latest JNIR survey published today.

Only 57% of Irish people travelling abroad for leisure purposes in the past 12 months took out travel insurance, according to research findings issued today by Vhi Healthcare.

Ireland’s top earners and investors retain strong confidence in the Irish economy, according to the results of a survey carried out by Friends First and F&C Ireland.

THE Irish Examiner’s readership soared by a massive 40,000 additional readers a day last year, new research figures reveal.

A new opinion poll on the issue of re-introducing work permits for foreign workers has revealed that 78% of voters are in favour of the idea.

IRISH shoppers will be spending almost €55 million on the internet in the run up to Christmas, with concert tickets, compact discs and DVDs among the most popular items so far.

IRISH voters aged under 35 are overwhelmingly in favour of legalising abortion, pointing to a major change in the constitution within the next decade.

RECRUITIRELAND.COM, a leading recruitment website, has announced a special incentive for employers in the midlands.