New research shows more than 1.6 million adults place bets on sporting events.

People in Ireland spend €2.4bn on sport and fitness every year, but most adults believe children are doing less exercise than they themselves did as children.

Consumers are missing out on an average of €2,000 in savings on household bills by failing to shop around for the likes of health insurance, broadband and banking provider.

From switching energy providers to changing banks, Vickie Maye says there are ways of ensuring you have more to spend on yourself

We are still splashing the cash online even if tough economic times have reined in the spending.

91% of Irish people have spent money online in the last year.

More than 85% of workers experienced financial stress in the last year and four in 10 feel they live from pay cheque to pay cheque, a survey has revealed.

An opinion poll commissioned by the Pro Life Campaign has found overwhelming support for allowing TDs a free vote on the abortion legislation.

Three out of four hotels in Ireland say they expect business to pick up in the next three years, while more than half saw their turnover increase last year.

An internet security company is urging parents to monitor their children’s online activity after it emerged that 13% of people aged 15 to 24 admitted to being cyber-bullied.

Almost a quarter of Irish employees search for new jobs on their work computers, according to a new study.

Measures are needed to support small firms to tackle Ireland’s unemployment rate, it was claimed.

A warning has been issued today about the number of Irish adults hoping to live solely on the state pension when they retire.

The Irish economy is not fully reaping the benefits of cloud computing, according to the Microsoft/Amarach Cloud index which is tracking the adoption of cloud computing in Ireland.

The overwhelming majority of Irish practising Catholics want to see radical change in their Church, including the ordination of women, an end to compulsory celibacy for clerics, with permission for priests to marry, and a greater role for the laity.

If similar surveys were undertaken in other countries, the results would be pretty much the same, writes Fr Seán McDonagh

Mothers are buying local Irish products in order to support the economy and secure jobs, according to new research.

IT IS good to talk, according to those phone company ads.

It has been claimed today that if households spend just €4 more a week on 'Guaranteed Irish' products, it would result in the creation of more than 6,000 new jobs a year.

OVER 1.2 million people in Ireland are aged over 50, have billions of euro to spend, are well resourced and optimistic and upbeat about their future.

AMERICAN consumers would like to have greater access to Irish food products, according to a new survey by Dublin-based Amárach Research.

THE credit union movement is gearing up to take on the banks by providing a range of new services including current accounts, debit cards and credit cards.

THE past week has been a bit of a mixed bag in terms of the economy.

CONSUMERS are wary of switching phone companies to get cheaper calls after Smart Telecom last year pulled the plug on 40,000 subscribers.

The 2006 Intranet research report of the Irish Computer Society (ICS) has found that 80% of large organisations surveyed said that employees are not taking full advantage of company intranets as an internal communications tool.

IRISH net surfers will spend 330m on goods and services bought over the internet this year, experts predict.