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Six money changes for millions of Irish people in February – from €7 pint fears & €250 electric credit to €20 bin hike
MILLIONS of Irish people are set to see major money changes come in during the month of February as costs continue to rise.
February is expected to see the price of everyday needs hit new highs, as well as weekend treats increasing in costs.
While the cost to put your bins out, insurance hikes and pint prices are on the rise, there are also a number of cuts hitting next month.
Here are six major money changes heading to thousands of accounts as major updates are made.
PINT PRICES
The price of a pint is set to rise by as much as 30 cent, in a blow to both pubs and punters alike.
Guinness owners Diageo told publicans of the increase to products, the fourth in the last two years.
Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks and Hop House 13 will all see prices rise as the price of those draught kegs by 6c per pint on February 3.
Guinness 0.0 will meanwhile be raised by 9c per pint.
Due to VAT, duty and pub margins added, punters could see prices rise by up to 30c in their local.
According to Drinks Industry Ireland, Dublin prices could now hit new highs of over €7 for a pint of the black stuff.
BIN PRICES
Some 300,000 homes in Dublin are set to see a major increase in the cost of putting their bins out.
Panda Recycling will be raising the price of bin collection above inflation rates.
Those in north Co Dublin have been told that Panda will hike up their half-yearly service charge, the general waste per-lift charge, and the recycling per-lift charge.
The new prices come into effect next Saturday.
From February 1, the half yearly service charge will go from €67.50 to €70.
The price of waste per lift will go from €11.75 to €13.50, while the recycling per lift will increase from €1 to €1.25
The overall charge for customers will now be roughly an extra €20 per year, according to Panda.
There are fears other parts of the country will follow as Wicklow, Meath, Cork, Galway, and Wexford could soon see the same.
VHI PRICE HIKE
VHI has also announced a major price hike as its yearly healthcare plans cost is set to rise by seven per cent.
The firm said the price rise “is necessary to meet the healthcare needs of members as claims volumes have risen by more than 20 per cent in 2023 and inflation has had a significant impact on the cost of delivering healthcare”.
VHI hiked its premiums twice in the past year – by 4.8 per cent in March and then again by seven per cent in October – after reducing prices by three per cent in 2022.
However, customers will still have time to shop around for new rates as this rise won’t come in until March 1.
ELECTRICITY CREDIT
It was announced as part of Budget 2025 that every household in Ireland would be receiving two lump sums towards their electricity.
This payment is automatically applied to your energy bill in the form of two €250 amounts.
The first payment was made in the last few weeks of 2024.
The next lump sum amount will be paid out to Irish customers before the end of February.
ECB INTEREST RATES CUT
The ECB cut interest rates for the fourth time this year.
The lending rate that the ECB charges banks will now fall by 0.25 percentage points, which will directly benefit an estimated 130,000 tracker mortgage customers across Ireland.
Each reduction in the ECB’s refinancing rate reduces repayments by €13 a month for every €100,000 owed on a tracker.
And the move will pile pressure on mortgage lenders here to reduce new fixed and variable rates.
On top of this, lower ECB rates should make mortgages for new buyers cheaper.
Average new mortgage rates in Ireland are currently 4.03 per cent, which is the sixth highest in the euro zone according to the Central Bank.
The latest cut is the fourth reduction we have seen this year since the ECB increased rates 10 times up to September last year.
BANKING CHANGES
A number of banking changes were made in late January, with customers starting to see the changes throughout February.
On January 23, AIB slashed their saving and deposit rates.
They have reduced the rate on two of their fixed-term deposit accounts by 0.25 per cent.
AIB have also reduced the minimum amount required to open one of its fixed-term accounts to €5,000, down from €15,000.
And last week PTSB began offering 2 per cent cashback on monthly mortgage repayments to their existing mortgage customers.
The move could see customers receive €30 back a month on a monthly mortgage repayment of €1,500.
And it will be available until 2030.
Man Utd bag biggest pay-day of all Europa League clubs with £20m despite third-placed finish with Spurs close behind
MANCHESTER United have bagged the biggest Europa League prize pot so far – despite finishing only third in the initial league phase.
United’s final match win at FCSB means they have landed £19.5million to date and also confirmed their place in the last 16.
And Spurs, fourth overall, stand second in the cash rankings at the end of the first phase.
The North Londoners have banked £18.4m after recording five wins and two draws out of eight games.
The two Prem sides are ahead of Germans Eintracht Frankfurt, who dropped from second to sixth in the final standings after their defeat at Roma and who have earned £18.3m for their efforts.
Both Prem sides can earn a further £16.5m if they go on to lift the trophy in Bilbao on May 21.
Although one of them is likely to have to beat the final hosts en route to that feat, with Athletic Club a serious contender and second seeds behind Italians Lazio.
But by finishing third and fourth, United and Spurs now cannot meet each other until the final.
While the windfall for the two Big Six under-achievers is welcome, even the potential maximum they can earn from this season’s competition is less than HALF the £83m Liverpool have already made from the Champions League.
Aston Villa – England’s lowest earners so far even though they have qualified directly for the last 16 while Manchester City will discover on Friday if they face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the first knock-out round – have already earned £58.8m, with Arsenal on £75.9m and City £62.7m.
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Chelsea won all six league phase matches to top the Conference League standings.
But the Blues still only banked £9.03m with the possibility of adding a further £9m if they win the competition.
Who faces who in the Europa League?
Here's a look at the ties across the competition...
Teams who finished from ninth to 24th in the Europa league phase will play off to decide who reaches the last-16.
PLAYOFF ROUND
Bodo/Glimt vs Twente or Fenerbahce
Anderlecht vs Twente or Fenerbahce
FCSB vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK
Ajax vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK
Real Sociedad vs AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland
Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland
Roma vs Ferencvaros or Porto
Plzen vs Ferencvaros or Porto
Winners of playoff ties will then face the teams who finished in the top eight of the league phase in the last-16…
LAST 16
Lazio vs Roma or Plzen or Ferencvaros or Porto
Athletic Bilbao vs Roma or Plzen or Ferencvaros or Porto
Man Utd vs Real Sociedad or Galatasaray or FC Midtjylland or AZ Alkmaar
Tottenham vs Real Sociedad or Galatasaray or FC Midtjylland or AZ Alkmaar
Frankfurt vs FCSB or Ajax or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK
Lyon vs FCSB or Ajax or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK
Olympiakos vs Bodo/Glimt or Anderlecht or Twente or Fenerbahce
Rangers vs Bodo/Glimt or Anderlecht or Twente or Fenerbahce
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ХАМАС влаштував хаос під час звільнення заручників
Фото: Getty Images Звільнення заручників із полону ХАМАСу Ізраїль і ХАМАС розпочали обмін заручниками, але його припинили через хаос під час звільнення. Ізраїль призупинив звільнення ув’язнених палестинців. Таке рішення ухвалили через хаос під час передачі ізраїльських заручників Червоному Хресту. Про це повідомляє The Times of Israel в четвер, 30 січня. Управління в’язниць Ізраїлю отримало вказівку […]Fans say same thing as Conor McGregor aims racial slur at Khabib in stunning X-rated UFC rematch rant
UFC fans were left stunned by Conor McGregor’s latest social media rant – which included a racial slur.
The former two-division UFC champion is no stranger to going on expletive-filled tirades on social media.
Long-time rival Khabib Nurmagomedov has often been the target of The Notorious’ wrath, which once again was directed at the retired Russian in an explosive X post on Friday.
Along with a screengrab of his 2019 tweet insulting Nurmagomedov’s wife and his religion, the Irishman wrote: “15 minutes I done [Jose] Aldo 15 seconds.
“Show yo wife n***a. Show yo kids n***a. Cousin f****n’ motherf****r hidin’ motherf****r.
“Show us you and your cousins kids together because we have kids here in Ireland that wanna smoke them in competition.
“Are they competing or what are you saying Ireland vs Dagestan?
“Where’s your offspring, we cant wait to see them.
“The best of Dagestan offspring? Dagestan, what do we think? Is this true?
“Who’s next cos fatso with the coach whistle won’t fight. Who the f**k designated this fat b***h as master father?
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“Certainly not his own father. Abdulmanap 
. And they all know it in Dagestan.
“Dagestan think you are p***y lips for retiring. Real Dagestan is forever. You are laughed at behind your back in Dagestan.
“Lazy you are, they say. Fight me and make a 100 million dollars and give it to the entire village of Dagestan!
“But you won’t, why? Fat lazy scared b***h. Lazy fasto.”
MMA fans were quick to react to the incredible post, with one saying: “This is a man losing the plot in real-time.”
Another said: “This is one of the dumbest tweets I’ve ever read. Conor is so over.”
And another said: “Prime example that money can ruin some people.
One remarked: “Conor Mcgregor is an awful loser…My friend you lost the fight 7 years ago.. get over it!”
Another chimed in: “Have some shame he literally finished you made you tap like a chicken.”
McGregor and Nurmagomedov, both 36, took part in the biggest fight in UFC history in October 2018.
Then lightweight champion Nurmagomedov emerged victorious from the UFC 229 grudge match, submitting McGregor via a fourth-round neck crank.
McGregor campaigned heavily for a rematch but his dreams of exacting revenge were shattered in October 2020 when Nurmagomedov announnced his retirement from the sport.
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Shopper shares how to get big sack of potatoes for free with Lidl hack & people are asking why they didn’t try it before
A SAVVY shopper has claimed they managed to get a large sack of potatoes for free from Lidl with a hack anyone can do.
The woman claimed that you need to take advantage of the supermarket’s “free vegetable item” coupon that is available on their app.
She stated that the big sacks of potatoes are included in the deal, and she walked away with a large supply of spuds to take home.
On the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, she showed a photo of the huge bag going through the till.
Many bargain hunters were very impressed with the handy saving, and flocked to the comments to share their thoughts.
One said: “Why did I not notice this yesterday.
“I got a small bag didn’t think to check if big ones were on it.”
Another added: “I’m going tomorrow & donating to the food bank as only me at home.”
Meanwhile a third commented: “Thanks for reminding me about mine.
“I was gonna do same thing as I saw the big bags were on the list.”
Lidl Plus savings
Shoppers can get coupons in the Lidl Plus app that are “tailor-made” to shoppers based on their habits.
Speaking of their Coupon Plus feature, the Lidl website says: “In this section of the app you’ll also find all of your Coupon Plus and in-app rewards.
“Make sure you activate these coupons before you head to the till⁺.
“We’ve made it even easier for you to unlock rewards with Coupon Plus.
“From a free in-store bakery sweet treat when you spend just £10 in a month, to an incredible 10 per cent off your next shop when you hit £250.”
We shared how you can now get £5 off your grocery bill when you spend £25 or more in a single transaction through the Lidl Plus App, but it’s only available for selected accounts.
Why do Aldi and Lidl have such fast checkouts
IF you’ve ever shopped in Aldi or Lidl then you’ll probably have experienced its ultra-fast checkout staff.
Aldi’s speedy reputation is no mistake, in fact, the supermarket claims that its tills are 40 per cent quicker than rivals.
It’s all part of Aldi’s plan to be as efficient as possible – and this, the budget shop claims, helps keep costs low for shoppers.
Efficient barcodes on packaging means staff are able to scan items as quickly as possible, with the majority of products having multiple barcodes to speed up the process.
It also uses “shelf-ready” packaging which keeps costs low when it comes to replenishing stock.
The coupon is valid for 14 days from when it appears in your app, the exact dates will be listed in the coupon details
Some exclusivity apply, such as alcohol, infant formula, and gift cards, which won’t count towards the spend amount or discount.
The coupon can only be redeemed once per eligible Lidl Plus account and cannot be combined with other Lidl Plus coupons that offer discounts on your total spend.
In order to claim it you have to be a Lidl Plus Member, as it is exclusively for Lidl Plus account holders who are 18+.
It is available in Lidl GB branches (excluding Northern Ireland).
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