A win for Ireland would have boosting optimism and spending too, which is badly needed. Even if Ireland did get the re-match it would cost the country 25 million to organise, as well as an outflow of cash to some neutral location. Well it won't happen now and the Irish public mood is low, all in all referee Martin Hansson could knock off .1% growth of the Irish economy next year, in an already struggling economy. The Irish Taoiseach and the Minister of Justice of ... Read More

In one of my previous articles I wrote about the great savings that can be got from going to Northern Ireland, How things have changed in the space of 3 months. A look at the prices now in Southern Ireland. Baby products, a lot of people, I included, went up north to buy baby products, this was probably the biggest saving up in Northern Ireland, now the Irish retailer is aggressively cutting prices, the Republic of Ireland has now cheaper prices, Superquinn has baby ... Read More

Think your paying too much for food compared with our Northern Ireland neighbours? As anybody would tell you at the moment, the economy in Southern Ireland is on a rocky road, not only are people not spending as much, but they are shopping up in Northern to get a better bargain. To be honest I have traveled up to Banbridge and Sainsburys to find what all the fuss is about ( a few times actually ). Here are my price comparison findings with food. Baby ... Read More