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Don't let motoring costs drive you round the bend

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

AFTER the home it's probably the second most expensive purchase you'll ever make – and you'll have to do it a few times over in your lifetime.

Steering the youth away from drugs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

MACROOM Drugs Initiative is a community response to drug and alcohol issues facing young people, their families and the community as a whole. The main aim is to provide support for people who need it, whether they are actively using drugs, recently in recovery, seeking to change their patterns or worried about someone in their family.

Enjoying life, seeing the world... and it's all thanks to budgeting

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

GONE are the days of feckless spending as wages shrink with each passing year. It makes everybody conscious of budgeting, but just how good are Corkonians at saving? One Churchtown National school teacher has always been a great saver – and it has stood to her.

Making your personal finances work for you

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

AS you begin personal budgeting, it's not uncommon to find your expenses total more than your income. Always take care of top priorities first. Then work on making practical decisions for the rest of your expenses.

New health awareness plan for pupils

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

A DUHALLOW school will hold a health awareness week for its 95 first year students in February where everything from nutritional advice to a marathon will be had.

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

WE are all trying to cut corners at the moment, where possible, without sacrificing our standard of living.

Managing suckler cows in late pregnancy

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

ALMOST 50% of suckler cows calve in the months of March and April, so a large proportion of beef cows are now in the final 2 – 3 months of pregnancy. There are a few important management tasks to be addressed in preparation for calving.

Shop around for your health insurance

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

IN these penny-pinching times most families are desperately seeking a way to cut back on their household costs.

Student life isn't quite what it used to be in these straitened times

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

IRELAND'S financial catastrophe has, without doubt, affected all of us ordinary mortals, while a few fat cats at the top of the tree purr away contentedly as they continue to lap up the cream of their obscenely excessive wages and salaries.

Some of the reasons why you will fail

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

PERSONAL budgeting will allow you to see what money you need to make ends meet and live comfortable and which expenses you can live without. If managed well, it can even allow you to increase your plan for a comfortable retirement.

Practical personal budgeting

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

PUT the amount of money you had left after tracking your spending at the top of your budget.

How to create and maintain a budget

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

DURING the boom years, few homeowners had the need to concern themselves with budgeting for their household finances.

Getting the best deal on insurance

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

RING your insurer immediately after you get your renewal quote (say quote is 350) and ask if they can do better on the quote provided.

WHERE TO SAVE

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

ELECTRICITY

Get the most out of your money

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

Budget Account

Credit cards: how to avoid curse of minimum payment

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

CREDIT card users who overpay the minimum payments on their credit cards by just a small amount can significantly reduce their borrowing costs and eliminate the curse of the minimum payment.

Dooks man helping you balance your books

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

REGULAR media contributor and financial analyst Frank Conway knows a thing or two about saving one's hard-earned spondulicks.

Ten tips to reduce costs and to save money

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

WITH reduced take home pay a certainty for the majority of Irish citizens now a fact of life (thanks a lot Budget 2011), how we manage money will be a deciding factor in our financial well being. And, while some financial gurus may say 'spend less', for those with a mountain of debt, that is easier said than done.

Thirteen facts you really need to know about debt

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

ROUGHLY 75 per cent of mortgages in Ireland are variable (this includes tracker mortgages and standard variable rate mortgages). This makes Irish homeowners uniquely sensitive to rising interest rates.

What can you do?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:12:12 +0000

FROM a legal point of view, if you borrow money or owe money, you must pay back the full amount of the debt, that is the law!

Truly gifted ladies put their talents on show in library

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

A TALENTED group of female artists from the north Cork region are hoping to make a good impression at the Mallow Library over the coming fortnight.

These ladies are weighing-in for a very worthy 'operation transformation'

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

VOWING to quit smoking, work harder, exercise more and fight the flab, 150 people checked in at the Cullen and District Special Needs Association annual weigh in last Monday night to wage war on the excess weight they gained over the winter months.

Get the word on the world of journalism

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

HAVE you ever wondered what goes on behind the headlines of a newspaper or asked yourself what makes a good news story?

Cork's first fashion showcase of 2012 is a very pink affair

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

CORK'S first fashion showcase of 2012, 'A Pink Ribbon Affair', hits the catwalk at Fota Island Resort this Saturday, January 21.

Old batteries can make a brighter January

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

January is about to get a whole lot brighter, thanks to your old waste batteries!

Young guns get to show their talent

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

DUHALLOW national school kids are looking ahead to participating in the highly popular divisional Scór na bpaistí cultural competitions.

Give yourself a real achievement and take on the five peaks challenge

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

REHAB is calling on Cork adventurers and all those with an interest in the outdoors to sign up for the ultimate challenge of 2012, while at the same time raising money for Headsup, Rehab's youth suicide prevention project.

Get your bike ready for harbour cycle

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

THE 10th Cork Harbour Cycle will take place on Sunday, March 4.

Tourism groups must maintain their momentum

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

DESPITE recent upbeat reports regarding an increase in overseas visitors to Ireland in 2011, Fáilte Ireland warned against any complacency in the tourism sector this year, during its annual tourism industry briefing for the Cork region held in the Rochestown Park Hotel this week.

Reaping the rewards of forest management

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

FARM forestry is a continually developing sector in the rural economy and is an excellent option on suitable land, with generous funding available as well favourable status under the Single Farm Payment. County Kerry had the second highest level of planting nationally over the last few years with 735 hectares in 2010 and 622 hectares up to November 2011.The forestry option offers considerable scope to enhance farm income and complement farm enterprises.

We're just following the Food Dudes

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

Jayden O'sullivan, Ada O'keefe and Aoife O'sullivan at Castletownroche National School were among hundreds of pupils across North Cork to start the Food Dudes healthy eating programme this week FOURTEEN schools in North Cork began a new healthy easting programme this week.

A thought for the new year

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

THOUGHT FOR 2012: St. Francis of Assisi advises us to start by doing what's necessary, then do what's possible, suddenly you are doing the impossible. Beidh Scoraíocht an Déardaoin na míosa seo ar an Deardaoin, 26ú Eanair ag 2.30 in san Ionad Lae Nua, Baile Mhuirne. Fáilte is fiche roimh cách. learners are invited to join a new Club Cniotála getting under way shortly in Cois Cille. Interest has been expressed for some time and Cois Cille director, Mary will be announcing a start up date shortly.

Build-up to Kanturk arts festival

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

KANTURK Arts Festival, which is held in March, has now published its guidelines for its 'Open Art Exhibition'.

Grace is proving to be an inspiration across North Cork

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:04 +0000

CASTLETOWNROCHE'S Grace Batterberry has thankfully not given in to her "cravings" for cigarettes and despite her disappointment at only losing half a pound this week the bubbly post mistress is absolutely determined not to throw in the towel.

Raising awareness of a dog's life

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:12:56 +0000

THIS is the time of year when Christmas presents of small animals such as dogs may be abandoned when the initial novelty of receiving a pet wears off and with it goes the responsibility of caring for the dog or indeed cat and it may lead to the abandonment of the pet.