What’s in the Budget? Budget 2017 has understandably dominated news coverage over the past few days, and The Irish Times is no exception. Among a wide range of Budget-related topics, Sheila Wayman tackles the issue of childcare, outlining who will benefit from the new Single Aff

Carbon monoxide can occur anywhere fuel is burned – not just in the home. That’s the message being promoted by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) for Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, warning consumers that the highly poisonous gas is produced anywhere fossil fuel

If you even have a passing interest in video games, you’ll have heard about the furore over No Man’s Sky, the space survival game that was much hyped before its recent release due to the promise of an open universe home to some 18 quintillion explorable planets. Unfortunat

More than 56,000 students across the country have received their Leaving Certificate results this week, and for many the search for accommodation begins next week. For those of you moving away from home for the very first time, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has of

Contactless – the good and the bad Contactless payments make paying for goods and services an even easier task – simply tap your card against the terminal and you can pay within seconds for amounts of up to €30, without having to enter your pin. According to the Irish Inde

Irish families could be wasting large quantities of food as a result of misconceptions surrounding the freezing of food. According to the results of a UK survey conducted by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in a bid to tackle myths surrounding the freezing of food, which could also app

With thousands of kids across the country on summer holidays, the National Standards Authority of Ireland has urged parents in particular to buy summer products with the appropriate standards, to ensure they’re safe and fit for purpose. “As people are making plans for this summe

Summer’s here If you’re not sure how you’re going to keep the kids entertained this summer (besides handing them a sweeping brush and pointing them outside), the Irish Independent’s Louise McBride has a few useful tips this week. Those include the various summe

Rental rise Rent has risen by an average of 9.3% nationwide in the first three months of the year, according to a new report from Daft.ie. The report raises concerns over this rate of inflation, noting that households should spend no more than one-third of their disposable income on r