QUIRKY comedies rarely have much of a lifespan, but this week sees Peep Show (Friday, Channel 4, 10pm) return for a seventh series.

QUINN Group’s reluctant acceptance of the appointment of two administrators is welcome for many reasons.

A GENERAL hike in insurance premiums and as much as a 3% tax on all non-life premiums could be the cost consumers have to pay for the state’s second largest insurance provider going into administration.

The establishment of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is probably the biggest financial gamble in the history of the State. Obviously, it is necessary to withhold final judgment on the overall plan until all the details are known and the legislation enacted.

The results of an independent investigation into the foreign-exchange overcharging scandal at AIB are released today. But how damaging will they prove to be? Conor Keane and Paul O'Brien report.

MOTOR insurance companies should be prevented from lowering their initial quotes to match cheaper offers from rival insurers, an Oireachtas committee has recommended.

THE AIB overcharging scandal deepened last night after it emerged the bank suspended a senior official on full pay.

ALLIED Irish Banks was exposed this week as having ripped off at least €14m since 1996 by systematically overcharging foreign exchange customers.