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The EU’s top court will issue a ruling today which could have major implications for all exam bodies and the rights of candidates to examine their own test papers.

Households are borrowing €50m a month to buy big-ticket consumer items like cars, home improvements and holidays.

The Consumers Association of Ireland (CAI) has said that Virgin Media subscribers should be free to cancel their contracts with the company without penalty, given the “significant” loss of Eir Sports and BT Sports.

The Consumers’ Association of Ireland (CAI) has called on the Government to conduct an independent review of the insurance industry amid growing concerns that motor insurers are penalising pensioners and younger drivers who tend to drive older cars.

A consumer group has called on the newest entrant to the mobile phone market to make customer care its main priority.

The biggest one-year hike in motor insurance prices in more than a decade is wiping out any savings hard-pressed motorists are making at the petrol pump.

Thousands of customers are to be affected by a price hike from mobile phone operator Three.

Business activity and personnel hiring are both expected to continue growing strongly this year on the back of a marked increase in economic confidence.

Companies have become more cautious about the broader economy, despite continuing to increase their activity and employment levels.

New research has shown that 20% of Irish families spend between four and 10 hours per weekday in front of a screen; at weekends, the figure goes up to 50%. 

People in Ireland can pay more than €5.50 for a call to directory enquiry services that lasts just one second.

A one-second phone call to directory enquiries can cost almost €6, a study shows.

New OECD proposals on how corporate tax is calculated would put Ireland at a considerable disadvantage in attracting foreign direct investment in the future, according to Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).

The Consumers Association of Ireland wants Bord Gais to defer a price hike in light of a €55m payout to workers.

The price of an average grocery basket of branded goods continues to creep up, despite the recession hitting cash-strapped consumers.

The current supermarket price war spells good news for hard-pressed consumers in the short term, but is it sustainable and will the long-term consequences for Irish suppliers and producers prove detrimental?

Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) has warned that there are more than 120 accountancy firms operating without any regulatory oversight and a number of them are being run by convicted fraudsters.

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Over 70% of firms are viewing next week’s budget as being important to their prospects for 2014, with most more concerned with specific measures within it, rather than the marginal reining in of the overall adjustment.

INCOMING Chartered Accountants Ireland president, Brendan Lenihan, will represent 22,000 members in the year of its 125th anniversary.

Supermarkets must cut costs if they want to prevent risking a customer boycott over soaring recession-era price hikes.

Experts are warning that gas leaks pose a huge threat to home-owners this Christmas, and can in many cases be fatal.

Thousands of homes have been fitted with illegal and potentially dangerous gas boilers, it has emerged.

Any increase in taxes will stifle recovery in the domestic economy and result in further job losses, according to Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).

Ulster Bank have announced measures to ‘make amends’ to customers after a technical incident which left thousands unable to withdraw cash or access their accounts earlier in the summer.

The Consumers' Association is today calling on anyone who was affected by the recent Ulster Bank technical debacle to contact them.

Publication of the Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 today was welcomed by Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), with the professional body describing the legislation as a step which can help many people currently enduring economic hardship as a result of the financial crisis.

Ryanair Holdings has lost a court challenge that may have forced Alitalia’s owners to repay a €300m loan from the Italian government.

CONSUMERS in Ireland are increasingly shifting towards an electronic payment culture, new figures suggest.

ACCOUNTING graduates can expect rewarding careers and high salaries.

NO insurance firms are fully complying with the consumer protection code, according to findings from the Central Bank.

NEW findings from the Central Bank show that independent moneylenders are complying with recently introduced regulations, despite the fact that the annual percentage rates (APRs) being charged by most are well in excess of 100%.

THE governing body of Irish chartered accountants has warned against passing the Finance Bill through the Oireachtas with unseemly haste.

SCHOOLS have been told by the Government’s consumer watchdog to stop forcing parents to buy expensive uniforms.

EDUCATION Minister Mary Coughlan has said she has no plans to issue guidelines or direct schools to make uniforms less expensive despite the pressures on some families to meet the costs.

The Chiropractors Association of Ireland (CAI) has warned that heavy schoolbags can cause back problems in later life.

AN Apple a day is good for phone sales as well as your health as stores around the country reported a heavy demand for the company’s iPhone 4 which went on sale yesterday.

A CONSUMER watchdog has warned Eircom it may lose customers and see others ditch their land lines for mobiles after the telecommunications giant announced it was hiking prices by an average of 3%.

DOUBLE-DIGIT increases in home insurance could result in householders being unable to afford adequate cover, with catastrophic results, according to the Consumers’ Association of Ireland.

USERS have been warned to be aware of hidden fees when it comes to choosing a credit card –described by a consumer expert as “public enemy number one”.

Further job losses are expected in the construction sector and consumer spending remains week, according to a new survey.

AN all-out supermarket price war has broken out with all the major retailers slashing prices in a bid to lure shoppers.

SHOPPING. It was once such a simple and pleasant pastime — peruse, choose, pay.