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    Avantcard changes their Bank Account for payments to Citibank

    The bank account information for payments on the webpage changed to Citibank from AIB. [broken link removed] Statement still says AIB but the online webpages say now different.
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    Travel Insurance with higher baggage coverage

    Does anybody know of a Travel Insurance available to Irish Residents that covers more than the usual 2500€ for baggage? Thanks
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    No New Credit Cards by MBNA?

    So today my bookmarked linked to online services for MBNA did not work and I was redirected to the homepage which looked very cut down and while I could log on from there I noticed that nowhere on the page there was information about the credit cards they offer or a link to apply. Looks like...
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    Insurance - Higher Cover for Baggage

    Most companies seams to offer only up to 3000€ for baggage insurance with single items up to 250€. Does anybody know a provider (for irish residents) that offers better cover? Let's say someone has an expensive taste and wants better cover for the nice coat in the bag? Any tips are...
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    Household Charge

    So it’s 2nd of January and 2 things come to mind about the new household charge Nowhere to pay I can’t pay this charge anywhere, Fingal Council does not have any information or webpage where I can pay, neither the Department of the environment. I like to pay my taxes early. Incompetence. I’m...
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    PTSB - New Online Functions

    PTSB open 24 improved for me this evening with now having a new payment & transfer section that allows me to enter third party transfers to accounts outside Ireland online (IBAN/BIC). It also has a new transfer between own accounts function that includes transfers to my PTSB Visa card. It...
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    UK Border Agency now inspecting parcels from Germany to Ireland?

    Well I know that in exchange for a handsome sum of money with outrages terms (including fees if we don’t use the loan) we have handed over large parts of Irish Sovereignty to the English again but this is just crazy. I just got a parcel from Germany (A EU country) which was send via German...
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    PTSB Plus Package

    Permanenttsb has just launched a Plus Package to their current account: From Travel Insurance to PC support, we’re giving you a whole lot more, for a whole lot less. It’s all part of the Plus Package – a new range of benefits available with your Current Account, from just €10 per month...
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    Tesco Clubcard Visa - Change in Terms as of 1.1.11

    Tesco is changing the T&C as of 1st January 20111 as they have deceided to apply UK goverment agreements also to Irish Customers. Area of Change: How we use your monthly payment Change: We will now use your monthly payments to firstly pay any goverment tax due, and than to pay of your most...
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    Opening an account with DKB bank in Germany from Ireland

    (This Key Post was written on 25 November 2011) Opening an account with DKB What does make a DKB-Cash account a good choice? 1. 0 € Fee for standard operations 2. 0 € Fee for withdrawing cash with your Visa Card worldwide 3. 0.5% p.a. interest on the balance of your current account 4. 2.05%...
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    Secret Trials to stabilize Banks

    It was just a matter of time before Zanu FF instituted legislation that would make even Mr Mugabe and Mr Kim Jong wish they would be able to ignore the will of the people like the ruling classes in Ireland. And this morning Mr Lenihan (worst finance minister of the EU) used his new powers of...
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    Why is our press ignoring home-grown terrorism?

    So I understand it’s important to report on the irishtimes.com / independent.ie / rte.ie that there has been a terror attack in Stockholm. But what I can’t understand is that not at least the same amount of columns is used to report last nights attempted terror attack in Swords, which was...
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    PTSB Saturday 27/11 Open24 / Card not working

    Am I the only one where neither open24 online / phone system nor my bank card at the ATM will work? I tried calling but after 30 minutes in the Queue I gave up. I hope this is only a system problem and not a bad sign.
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    New PTSB Online Savings Accounts via open24

    This morning after login into open24 I was greeted with a big advertising banner for their new Online Instant Access Savings account and Online Regular Saver Accounts. The Instant Access account is opened online in an instant (with SMS confirmation) and seams to pay 2.5% Rate(Gross/AER) for...
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    Is Tesco replacing cards now?

    Out of nowhere (my card it not expiring for another 4 month) I today received a new Tesco Credit Card which has a new credit card number and also features now a separate club card number on the card. I like that there is now a different club card number as it saves you writing the credit card...
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    Forged Irish Passports (Again)

    So citizen wishing to get a passport can’t get a passport because of strikes, work to rule or broken machines which were introduced to make the passports me secure. Now the 2nd time in a couple of month another allegation of forged Irish passports comes to light. First the allegation that the...
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    Ulster Bank overcharged credit card customers

    Ulster Bank overcharged credit card customers: According to a message on my online banking: "Under the E.C. (Payment Services) Regulations 2009, which came into force on 1st November 2009, we must ensure that payments to Ulster Bank Credit Cards via Ulster Bank Anytime Banking are given same...
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    Weather Disrupts Bus Services

    Seriously, our government tells us that we all should prepare for the weather changes due to the “global warming” and our own government can’t even get public transportation up and running in the capital because of some minor snow. Weather in Dublin, Temperatures below 0 C everywhere, some icy...
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    Anger as FAS docks wages of protestors

    How is this for entitlement? In my local paper I find on the FrontPage: Wow. On what planet do these people live? They go to a demonstration and they expect to be paid for it? I’m all for free speech and people’s right to demonstrate but they can do it on their own dime please.
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    Welcome to a minority government (well Irish style)

    So our esteemed TD’s Jummy Devins and Eamon Scanlon decide to resign from the party whip over the transfer of breast cancer services. And while Mr. Scanlon says he would vote with the opposition on a private members motion about the transfer Mr Devins has not made such statement. And both also...
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