Following a successful pilot scheme in 2016, home energy saving kits will be available to borrow free-of-charge from all Dublin City Public Libraries for a period of up to two weeks, beginning Tuesday March 7th. The kits, which were developed by Dublin’s energy agency Codema, co

By Tiernan Cannon Traditionally, if you had an item of great significance – say a valuable piece of jewellery or the title deeds to your home – you would likely hold it in a safe deposit box at your bank. Safekeeping was once an important feature of banking, but times have changed. Ir

Pamper your pets If you’re got pets and you’re a regular at Maxi Zoo, you might be interested in this LivingSocial voucher which gives you €20 spending power for €12. Valid for one of their 18 locations around the country, you will have to use the entire value in one visit

By Tiernan Cannon We all know that the costs of running a car are notoriously expensive – what with tax, insurance, fuel costs and general upkeep – but the financial strains begin even before you get behind the wheel. The expenses involved in obtaining your driving license are signifi

Home or work? Are you a stay-at-home parent considering a return to work? Writing in The Irish Times this week, Fiona Reddan discusses the financial implications of such a move, including salary, childcare costs and tax. Reddan provides a handy breakdown of potential taxation issues a

The world wide web is a weird and yet wonderful place, at once helpful and terrifying. But, among the trolls and strange websites is quite a lot of useful online information and tools. And they won’t cost you a penny. Temporary mail Sometimes it can be handy to have a disposable

By Jake Brownell Cashing out Is it time for a change in the way we buy? Fiona Reddan of The Irish Times looks at how the world is moving forward and leaving cash payments behind. She examines how European countries such as Sweden are going digital – Stockholm’s metro system has

Rent prices have soared to some disturbingly high levels in recent years, particularly in the cities around the country. Buying a house is more difficult than ever, so it’s just the icing on the cake that rent has become such a terrifically difficult expense to manage. If you

Last week we offered some advice on how you can keep fit for less in the new year, from cycling to work to using the innumerable free resources online. Getting fit itself could prove healthy for your pocket as well as your body – it could improve your general well-being, for example,