Dunnes Stores and SuperValu now hold an equal share of Ireland’s multi-billion euro grocery market, as the pair battle it out for supremacy among consumers over Christmas.

It could be summer before everyone who lost a good-value tracker mortgage is identified and contacted by their lenders.

Bank of Ireland has admitted over-charging thousands of its mortgage customers.

Four firms have been given the potentially lucrative mandate to manage the planned sale of around 25pc of AIB, including Ireland’s Davy.

Property prices continue to rise nationwide, as a lack of homes for sale keep the pressure on buyers.

Wage disputes in the public sector threaten to drive up costs across the economy, according to the ESRI think-tank.

The Central Bank expects UK financial services firms affected by Brexit to make a decision on relocating here or elsewhere in the EU in the first half of 2017.

The dollar climbed to the highest level since 2003 against the euro and gold plunged as the prospect of a steeper path for US interest rates filtered through markets. US stocks fluctuated after the worst day in two months.

ONE of the biggest savings for households can be made by switching a mortgage to another provider.

In-demand locations will be subject to rent caps under plans to be announced today, the Irish Independent can reveal.