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Newspapers can be strange entities. Even those that pride themselves on being impartial and measured frequently aren’t. What significance a story is given will depend very much on what’s going on that day, what the publication’s attitude is to the current government and what it believes to be populist right now.

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Claremorris-based DeCare Dental Insurance is continuing to expand its business with the launch of its dental insurance service in Northern Ireland. But while DeCare may be a new name in Northern Ireland, it is not a new name in the dental insurance industry. DeCare already provides dental insurance services to over 45,000 members throughout Ireland and has been established here for over 10 years. DeCare employs over 90 people in Claremorris and a further 150 in Dublin and Cork in its dental insurance and software development companies. Worldwide, the DeCare Dental family of brands collectively support over 10 million members and employee groups and are a subsidiary of WellPoint, the largest health benefits provider in the U.S.

A consultant at University Hospital Galway is costing the facility hundreds of thousands by failing to sign off private health insurance claims promptly.

The decline in property prices in recent years has seen many people contemplating entering the market for the first time. What are the factors to consider in arriving at a decision to buy?

The payment performance of Irish companies has remained consistent for the third quarter in a row, according to the latest insights from Experian, the global information services company. Businesses in the Republic of Ireland paid creditor invoices on average 24.34 days beyond invoice terms, consistent with the performance in Q1 and Q2 of 2012. However, when compared with the third quarter of last year, 2011, there has been a year on year increase of two days.

Sex matters. It is about to matter a lot more. From December it becomes illegal for an insurance company to notice what gender you are when selling you insurance.

Sex matters. It is about to matter a lot more. From December it becomes illegal for an insurance company to notice what gender you are when selling you insurance.

The new Personal Insolvency legislation, may be an opportunity to help families in mortgage arrears but it still leaves too much power in the hands of the banks.

If you listen to a lot of media chattering in Ireland you would think that Equality and Fairness mean the same thing. The two words are used interchangeably by occupants of that very crowded space they call the High Moral Ground.