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Gardening tips for February

Traditionally and for gardeners especially, February can be a very difficult and unpredictable month. Apart from being one of the coldest months of the year with regular spells of frosts and possibly even snow, the weather conditions can vary considerably from cold yet bright sunshine…

Surge in septic tank registrations reported

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

There has been a surge in registrations for the septic tank fee in the build-up to tomorrow’s deadline of the €5 discounted rate ending. That is according to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan, who compared it to a late surge seen in relation to…

Residential property prices up 0.2% in May

General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Residential property prices nationally grew by 0.2% in the month of May, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This compares with a decline of 1.1% recorded in April and a decline of 1.2% recorded in May of last year. Overall…

Lending to households down again in March

Mortgages & Money, Property News

The annual rate of decline in loans to households eased to 3.9% in March from 4% in February, according to the latest figures from the Central Bank. The bank said that a drop in lending for house purchases and consumption again accounted for much of…

Property prices fall by 2.2% in February, according to CSO

General, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Residential property prices at a national level fell by 17.8% in the year to February, according to the latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This compares with an annual rate of decline of 17.4% in January and a decline of 10.8% recorded…

Garden & Outdoors

February gardening tips

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Traditionally one of the coldest months of the year, with regular spells of frosts and possibly even snow, makes February an unpredictable and often difficult month to do any gardening work. On a more optimistic note, there are also visible signs of the oncoming spring to be seen…

7pm to 10pm the peak time for criminal activity

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New figures have revealed that the busiest time for criminal activity at business premises around the country is between 7pm and 10pm. The information was released by Carlow-based security firm Netwatch, who also revealed that there were 6,198 incidents of criminal activity last year at…

ECB now expected to leave rates untouched this month

Mortgages & Money, Property News

Economists now expect the European Central Bank to leave their rates untouched when they meet later this week. It had been reported last week that the ECB was set to cut mortgage interest rates to a record low of 0.75% after Eurozone inflation dropped below…