First time buyers can cherry pick property
written by Naomi_RichardsonIt's not all depressing news on the property front. First time buyers (FTB) have the world at their feet. Once they have a mortgage in the bag (no mean feat in itself), they quite literally have their pick of the properties. And there are plenty of bargains out there. Reports this week that buyers in 2007 forked out €332,000 for a 65sqm apartment in one development...
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Christmas comes early for owners of internet firm
written by Siobhan_NortonNice to see some positive news for a change this week. Christmas came early for the owners of internet firm Web Reservations International. WRI netted almost $500 million (€335 million) from the company, which was sold last week. US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman bought WRI last Thursday for about $340 million in cash, according to the Sunday Business Post.
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Bring your skis for free this winter
written by Naomi_RichardsonSkiers heading to the slopes this year via Ryanair can bring their skis for free. But hurry - the offer closes at midnight this Wednesday - the deal saves individual passengers €80 on ski carriage. The crux? The offer is only open to the first 10,000 passengers. Ryanair’s Winter Ski Programme 2009/10 offers flights to airports in Cuneo, Grenoble, Lourdes, Salzburg and Turin - all of which are reasonably near to major resorts.
Ireland to become a world leader in broadband
written by Siobhan_NortonCould it be, could it possibly be true? Ireland to become a world leader in, I can barely say it, broadband? It seems, after months and years of us moaning about how we’re stuck in the digital dark ages, change is gonna come. UPC, trading as Chorus NTL, is planning to launch Europe’s fastest broadband service to 600,000 homes, according to this week’s Sunday Business Post.
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Don't fall for this acai berry scam
written by Naomi_RichardsonThere were a few disgruntled people on RTE's Liveline programme recently giving out about acai berries (pronounced a-sigh-ee). The berries themselves were ok (at least no one complained directly about them) but it was the simple scam they'd fallen for when signing up for 'free trials' that had them in a financial twist. Acai berries - what's the attraction you might wonder?
This week's uchoose news round up
written by Naomi_RichardsonHere's one less reason to feel guilty about watching TV. UPC, parent company of Chorus ntl is introducing a programme to reduce energy consumption of its digital TV set-top boxes. In cooperation with its vendor Thomson, UPC is introducing a next generation of energy saving green set-top boxes. This initiative fits within UPC’s climate challenge programme which is designed to reduce carbon emissions.
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Going East - Etain McGuckian's India diary (4)
written by Etain_McGuckianEight, respectively peaceful, sleeping hours later, but slightly frozen from our air-conditioned cabin, we arrived in Jaipur. Our hotel (www.umaidbhawan.com) offered to pick us up from the train station and we were thankful for the relative luxury that awaited us. After a dip in the pool, we took on the 'Pink City'
Going East - Etain McGuckian's India diary (3)
written by Etain_McGuckianWe hopped on the night train from Patnem, which was buzzing with sari- and shirt-clad bodies, their mass of suitcases in tow. While they sat round eating curry or tending to their kids, hounding traders could be heard over the babbling, selling ice cream, magazines, chai, curry and coffee. I felt high from all the colour of activity.
Weddings on a budget - get crafty with invitations
written by Jennifer_DugganDIY is not a term that is traditionally associated with weddings but the credit crunch has meant that thrifty brides are getting crafty. From invitations to flowers, brides on a budget can save hundreds of euro by doing it themselves. When I first started researching wedding invitations, I quickly discovered that while the hand-painted, embossed cards were pretty, they were also way out of my budget,
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It's time to cut the cost of your car insurance
written by M_HorganIt’s a buzz finding a bargain and if there’s one thing to learn when times are tight, it’s the art of honing haggling skills. But consumers can be lazy, or just plain stuck in their ways: the idea of going online or ringing a broker to discuss a better value insurance option is just not on our radar. Yet it’s an annual expense for most of us. We have to insure our cars...
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