Over half of parents check their child's internet activity at least once a week, according to a survey on bullying carried out by Ámarach.

More than a third of parents in Ireland rely on their children's allowance as an additional source of income for their family, according to a survey released today.

A senior official in the financial watchdog today called for increased regulation of credit unions.

THE level of trust Irish investors have in the credit unions is at a level Irish banks can only dream about at this stage.

Internet dating is superficial and reduces human relationships to a commodity, Bishop of Killaloe Willie Walsh said today.

CASH-RICH consumers are set to pump an extra €9 billion into the economy this year — but up to half will be gobbled up by rises in fuel, health and food bills.

CONSUMERS will have cash tills ringing this Christmas to the tune of €4.25 billion — an Irish retail trading record for the season.

A FRIEND of mine who has been in London since we left college told me how, at a recent dinner party with his English friends, Tony Blair was one of the main topics of conversation.