Irish homeowners are switching lenders as never before with switchers now accounting for almost a quarter of all new mortgages being approved.
Almost three in 10 (29pc) workers say the State would have to be their primary source of financial support if they were unable to work for an extended period, research from insurer Aviva has found.
Here we are on the eve of the day dedicated to celebrating American independence at the same time that a critical form of it has been snatched away from one half of its population by the Supreme Court.