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Figures released by the CSO today reaffirm the strength of the Irish domestic economy, and arrive just one week after tax receipts came in €3 billion ahead of target. Ireland remains the fastest growing economy in the European Union - a hugely s...

One of our most popular posts this year was the list of DWP postal addresses.  So Santa does not go down the wrong chimney - when you send Iain Duncan Smith his Christmas present – we have included this very useful list which can be d...

This morning Simon Collyer (the ABC's Head Dish Washer) visited his GP for the  annual MOT. Simon started chatting to nurse Jan Warren. Jan is involved in the WASPI Campaign. WASPI stands for Women Against State Pension Inequality. As...

Refuge, in partnership with The Co-operative Bank, has launched a powerful new campaign “My money, my life” to raise awareness of financial abuse and call for industry-wide agreement to support people who experience financial abuse in the...

Workie. He’s the larger than life character the DWP developed as part of an exciting new campaign calling on people not to ignore workplace pensions. You can’t fail to notice him goes the DWP blurb! They are not wrong their!  With so...

We do get some interesting people contct us at the ABC This arrived this week. If your not planning to survive Christmas this could help. **** We have been working to produce a guide aimed at helping those unfortunate enough to be arranging a funeral...

Are you on a state pension and on your own this Christmas?  Community Christmas believes that no elderly person in the UK should be alone on Christmas Day unless they want to be. Communities are encouraged to provide companionship to older peopl...

Housing accounts for almost a third of all spending in households headed by someone under 30, compared to less than 20 per cent for those aged 50 to 74, the Resolution Foundation said in response to the latest Office National Statistics (ONS) Family...

Tanaiste Joan Burton has welcomed today’s Cabinet approval for the Bankruptcy Amendment Bill 2015, which will reduce the term of bankruptcy from three years to one in line with proposals put forward by Labour TD Willie Penrose. The Bill is now...

The Irish Central Statistics Office which show that new car license figures have increased substantially this year. Dominic Hannigan TD commented: “The new car license figures from the CSO are an important means of measuring economic...