Families being hit with massive rises in Laya and Aviva health insurance plans have been warned not to accept the hikes. Instead, they should switch to other polices offered by the same insurers.

When I presented ‘Dragons’ Den’ on RTE Television, people often asked me whether many of the participants in the programme went on to make a lot of money.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed up more than half of one per cent yesterday, mirroring European stocks which rose following a sell-off that wiped out two days of gains.

Many SMEs can sometimes be reluctant to hire a recruitment agency, citing cost as the number one reason not to.

BUSINESS analytics firm SAS is the create 150 jobs over the next three years in Dublin.

Pre-election Budget will also help working parents.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan will reduce the difference between the Universal Social Charge paid by entrepreneurs and PAYE workers in the next Budget, as well as lowering the overall rate of USC paid by everyone, the Sunday Independent understands.

Plans for almost 280 new jobs to be created throughout the south east of the country are set to be announced later this morning.

European shares bounced back on Monday from sharp declines in the previous session, boosted by mining and commodities trading firm Glencore which rose after announcing plans to cut its debt.

Irish emigration fell for the first time in ten years in 2013 as the number of people who emigrated dropped by 6pc to 83,791.