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‘Boxer’ Moran takes aim at Independent Ireland over ‘Elon Musk-type’ plan

“Boxer” Moran engaged in fierce exchanges in defence of public spending on a range of projects, including a security hut near Government Buildings and a bike shelter at Leinster House

<p>Sentiment has fallen between January and February in eight of the past 10 years, according to the survey. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins</p>

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Consumer sentiment declines slightly amid layoffs and sticky high costs, survey shows

<p>the Spar Group, whose shares trade on the Johannesburg stock exchange, said turnover at the BWG division increased by over 7% in euro terms. Picture: Jane Mingay/PA</p>

companies

Turnover at Spar, Eurospar, Mace, and Londis business in Republic rises by 7%

economy

Consumer spending will buoy Irish economy as exports remain sluggish and jobs growth slows

economy

New figures show a modest increase in consumer spending during 2023

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People spending less but borrowing more this Christmas

Oliver Mangan: More pain in store for stock markets as central banks grapple with decades-high inflation

Oliver Mangan: Britain avoids recession, but inflation still weighs heavily

Unexpected resilience shown over the past year with growth concentrated in the services sector

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

Joe and Helen O'Toole Community Nursing Unit in Tuam opening

Internal row has erupted in government over health service's budget crisis

Tánaiste Micheál Martin defends the health minister from a flurry of criticism by Fine Gael members

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

State mortgage top-ups for those building own homes to be rolled out from next week

Self-builders who find it difficult to get a full mortgage are to be included

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

Close up of using credit card pos terminal to pay. Hands inserting the creditcard to pos terminal for payment.

School's out: Teenagers kick-off summer by spending big

Older age groups saw a decline in spending during June, new figures show

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

US to provide more aid to Ukraine as spending package approved by lawmakers

Passage of the Bill represented a closing act for Nancy Pelosi’s second stint as House speaker, and for the Democratic majority she led back to power in the 2018 election

Fri, 23 Dec, 2022

Consumer spending dropped by 0.5% in July

Consumer spending during the month of July dropped by 0. 5%, the first decrease in spending of the year since January, according to the AIB Spend Trend.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

How €7bn in Irish savings is spent is now key as worst of Covid crisis ends

The ESRI has long forecast that house prices and rents will likely be driven higher in the short term

Fri, 21 Jan, 2022

Irish consumers rein in spending in fear of Omicron and soaring utility bills

Cheer turns to fear as Ireland is haunted by the Covid flare-up of last Christmas, and by ever-higher energy prices in the new year

Wed, 22 Dec, 2021

US consumer spending growth slows amid rocketing prices

US consumer prices are rising at the fastest rate in almost 40 years

Wed, 15 Dec, 2021

Department of the Taoiseach spent €450,000 on airfares, gifts, and hotels

Micheál Martin’s department also spent more than €1,100 on flowers, €265 for a shamrock crystal bowl to present to former US president Donald Trump, and €49 on Snack bars

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

Cropped hands arrange Christmas presents in wooden crate.

One in three consumers to borrow to fund Christmas

Credit cards the most popular form of credit, followed by store finance options and loans from banks or credit unions

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

Survey indicates short-lived spending boost and increasingly 'fragile' consumer sentiment

New CSO figures showed retail sales volumes fell for the second month in a row in October

Tue, 30 Nov, 2021

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James Bond and Squid Game ‘helped boost household spending in October’

No Time To Die and Squid Game helped households’ spending on digital content and entertainment to surge in October, figures from a card provider show.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Old-age pension, core welfare benefits and fuel allowance to rise in Budget

Dealing with the increased cost of living and aiding the post-Covid-19 recovery are the two primary themes that are likely to shape the budget day package of €4.7bn in new spending

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Honeymoon period of post-lockdown spending ends

Data from Bank of Ireland and Revolut shows a fall in spending as the holiday season drew to a close

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

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Consumer spending surges past pre-pandemic levels

Data from Revolut shows pent up demand for travel means spending on airlines is 65% higher than in August 2019

Mon, 06 Sep, 2021

Hospitality sector grows with public return to pubs and restaurants

Spending was up 30% in hotels, 28% in pubs and 10% in restaurants, as the hospitality sector continued to reopen to include indoor dining for people who are fully vaccinated

Mon, 16 Aug, 2021

No emigration safety valve for pandemic generation, as recovery plan changes welfare payments

Recession, a housing crisis, young people and vulnerable groups disproportionately affected, people musing about emigrating - haven't we been here before?Well, yes and no.

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

Credit and debit card spending jumps by 47% in Ireland

Point of sale (PoS) spending was 6% lower in April compared to March, at €5.2bn.

Mon, 31 May, 2021

Spending Habits: Investing in AIB shares in 2007 was my biggest financial mistake

Founder of FitPink athleisurewear, Jenni Timony saw her sales rise by 700% in January of this year. She is philosophical about the flow of money in a business

Wed, 19 May, 2021

Apple to spend €355bn and increase jobs in US in next five years

The company said it plans to spend $1bn alone as it builds a new campus and engineering hub in the research triangle area of North Carolina

Mon, 26 Apr, 2021

Consumer spending falls further

February sees largest fall in spending since last spring

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Arnold Dillon: Shop owners can have some optimism, but recovery has challenges

Unlocking households' spending power will be key to strong economic rebound

Fri, 01 Jan, 2021

Over €28m per day spent using contactless payments in October

The latest contactless payments numbers published by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show that roughly 1.8m payments were made each day in October of this year

Sat, 05 Dec, 2020

Northern Ireland finance minister criticises ‘disappointing’ public pay freeze

The freeze on pay in the public sector has been described as “disappointing” by the Northern Ireland finance minister.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2020

Digital air traffic control tower at Cranfield Airport

UK Foreign Office minister resigns over plans to slash aid budget

The UK Foreign Secretary is expected to make a parliament statement on Thursday setting out how the reduced aid budget will be used.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2020

Association of School and College Leaders

Malala Yousafzai joins chorus urging UK Government not to cut overseas aid

Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has asked the UK Government not to cut the overseas aid budget in Wednesday’s Spending Review. British Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce that he is suspending the UK’s commitment to spend 0.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2020

Johnson vows to ‘end era of retreat’ with biggest UK military investment since Cold War

Boris Johnson will “end the era of retreat” when he unveils what is being billed as the biggest programme of investment in Britain’s armed forces since the end of the Cold War.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2020

Grocery spending rises by almost a third since start of pandemic

People are spending 30% more on groceries since Covid-19 started to impact Ireland in March.

Fri, 01 May, 2020

NUIG body reforms expenses regime

NUI Galway has updated its policies after an investigation found a charity set up to raise funds for the university shelled out money for luxury hotels and travel for directors’ spouses.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2020

Supermarket spend hits €11.2bn

Spending at supermarkets in the Republic reached €11.2bn so far this year, up 3.2% from the same 10 month period in 2018.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2019

€250m expected to be spent on Black Friday sales with annual online spending forecast to reach €16bn

€250 million is expected to be spent on Black Friday sales this year as Irish consumers continue to spend despite a recent weakening in consumer confidence.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2019

'Shocking' that govt using GDPR to hide spending of taxpayers' money, PAC hears

The Government has set a "seriously dangerous precedent" in using GDPR to hide the spending of taxpayers' money, it has been claimed.

Thu, 24 Oct, 2019

Warning on Government spending ‘slippages’

Further “slippages” in government spending on health and social welfare could overheat the economy, the Government has been told.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2019

Consumer spending falls as clothing and footwear sector struggles

Consumer spending dropped in July compared to a year ago, a new report has revealed.

Wed, 14 Aug, 2019

Grocery price inflation at supermarkets eases back to 2.8%

Shoppers spent €2.49bn at the tills at supermarkets in the 12 weeks to mid-July, while grocery price inflation eased but remained at an elevated level of 2.8%.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2019

HSE capital spending plan ‘sitting in the Department’

Opposition parties have accused the HSE and Department of Health of deliberately delaying publishing its capital spending plan for this year for seven months because the children’s hospital crisis means that no money is available.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2019

Government warned not to 'repeat the mistakes of the past' on big investment projects

Labour leader Brendan Howlin says the spending by this government needs to be more carefully examined.

Mon, 20 May, 2019

TD calls for agency to oversee State's building projects and stop 'legacy of incompetence'

The chairperson of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming has made a call for the establishment of a National Capital Projects Agency, similar to the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA).

Thu, 16 May, 2019

Cost of prisoner's stay in custody stands at €68k a year, TDs told

The public spending €68,000 a year to keep a prisoner in jail due to shelter, heating, food and recreational costs, a senior Government official has confirmed.

Thu, 04 Apr, 2019

Irish Consumer Spending dips in February

Visa’s Irish Consumer Spending Index saw a fall in spending last month.

Wed, 13 Mar, 2019

We're spending less in shops and more online

A study carried out by Visa's Irish Consumer Spending Index showed that people have not been spending as much.

Wed, 13 Feb, 2019

Watchdog investigates school’s spending

The Department of Education’s financial watchdog is investigating a school in Galway over alleged procurement issues.

Tue, 22 Jan, 2019

Visa Consumer spending index falls for first time in almost two years

Consumer spending here fell during December, according to Visa.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2019

Spending

‘Boxer’ Moran takes aim at Independent Ireland over ‘Elon Musk-type’ plan

Consumer sentiment declines slightly amid layoffs and sticky high costs, survey shows

Turnover at Spar, Eurospar, Mace, and Londis business in Republic rises by 7%

Consumer spending will buoy Irish economy as exports remain sluggish and jobs growth slows

New figures show a modest increase in consumer spending during 2023

People spending less but borrowing more this Christmas

Oliver Mangan: Britain avoids recession, but inflation still weighs heavily

Internal row has erupted in government over health service's budget crisis

State mortgage top-ups for those building own homes to be rolled out from next week

School's out: Teenagers kick-off summer by spending big

US to provide more aid to Ukraine as spending package approved by lawmakers

Consumer spending dropped by 0.5% in July

How €7bn in Irish savings is spent is now key as worst of Covid crisis ends

Irish consumers rein in spending in fear of Omicron and soaring utility bills

US consumer spending growth slows amid rocketing prices

Department of the Taoiseach spent €450,000 on airfares, gifts, and hotels

One in three consumers to borrow to fund Christmas

Survey indicates short-lived spending boost and increasingly 'fragile' consumer sentiment

James Bond and Squid Game ‘helped boost household spending in October’

Old-age pension, core welfare benefits and fuel allowance to rise in Budget

Honeymoon period of post-lockdown spending ends

Consumer spending surges past pre-pandemic levels

Hospitality sector grows with public return to pubs and restaurants

No emigration safety valve for pandemic generation, as recovery plan changes welfare payments

Credit and debit card spending jumps by 47% in Ireland

Spending Habits: Investing in AIB shares in 2007 was my biggest financial mistake

Apple to spend €355bn and increase jobs in US in next five years

Consumer spending falls further

Arnold Dillon: Shop owners can have some optimism, but recovery has challenges

Over €28m per day spent using contactless payments in October

Northern Ireland finance minister criticises ‘disappointing’ public pay freeze

UK Foreign Office minister resigns over plans to slash aid budget

Malala Yousafzai joins chorus urging UK Government not to cut overseas aid

Johnson vows to ‘end era of retreat’ with biggest UK military investment since Cold War

Grocery spending rises by almost a third since start of pandemic

NUIG body reforms expenses regime

Supermarket spend hits €11.2bn

€250m expected to be spent on Black Friday sales with annual online spending forecast to reach €16bn

'Shocking' that govt using GDPR to hide spending of taxpayers' money, PAC hears

Warning on Government spending ‘slippages’

Consumer spending falls as clothing and footwear sector struggles

Grocery price inflation at supermarkets eases back to 2.8%

HSE capital spending plan ‘sitting in the Department’

Government warned not to 'repeat the mistakes of the past' on big investment projects

TD calls for agency to oversee State's building projects and stop 'legacy of incompetence'

Cost of prisoner's stay in custody stands at €68k a year, TDs told

Irish Consumer Spending dips in February

We're spending less in shops and more online

Watchdog investigates school’s spending

Visa Consumer spending index falls for first time in almost two years

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