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Aengus Cox

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RTÉ Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Correspondent @rtenews #Wicklow E: [email protected]

 Wicklow/Dublin, Ireland
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Raisin issues scam warning over 'physical letter' rte.ie/news/business/2026/11… via @rte
Raisin issues scam warning over 'physical letter'

Raisin issues scam warning over 'physical letter'

Raisin has issued a warning to businesses and its customers in Ireland over what the bank calls a "physical letter" claiming to come from Raisin that is "fake".

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Are more mortgage rate increases likely after PTSB hike? rte.ie/news/business/2026/10… via @rte
Are more mortgage rate increases likely after PTSB hike?

Are more mortgage rate increases likely after PTSB hike?

PTSB today announced it is increasing interest rates on its fixed-rate mortgages - what will this mean for borrowers, and will other lenders follow suit?

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Explained: What's happened with Revolut?

Explained: What's happened with Revolut?

Aengus Cox runs through what exactly happened to Revolut services today and examines whether it could affect the fintech bank's reputation.

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Farming scheme payments to commence this week - Dept

Farming scheme payments to commence this week - Dept

Delayed Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) payments to farmers will "commence this week", the Department of...

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Gas Networks issue leading to inflated estimated bills

Gas Networks issue leading to inflated estimated bills

An issue affecting meter readings has led to some gas customers receiving inflated estimated bills, which consumers have reported are many multiples of the amount that their bill would typically be.

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'Right to be forgotten' for mortgage protection in place

'Right to be forgotten' for mortgage protection in place

From today insurers are required by law to disregard a previous cancer diagnosis when assessing applications for mortgage protection insurance.

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Dublin to host major AI summit amid safety concerns rte.ie/news/2026/1014/159526… via @rte
AI hacks 'early warning shots' - Google Deepmind chairman

AI hacks 'early warning shots' - Google Deepmind chairman

Recent hacking incidents perpetrated by AI agents are "early warning shots", Google DeepMind co-founder and Chair Demis Hassabis has told a major international AI summit at the RDS in Dublin.

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Farming groups criticise payment delays over strikes

Farming groups criticise payment delays over strikes

Farming groups have called for immediate action after the Department of Agriculture this evening confirmed there will be a delay in issuing payments under the BISS and CRISS schemes.

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Details over €46m fertiliser supports announced rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/101… via @rte
Details over €46m fertiliser supports announced

Details over €46m fertiliser supports announced

The Department of Agriculture has published additional detail on how €46.2m in fertiliser supports, announced in the Budget, will be distributed to farmers facing severe input cost spikes caused by...

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PrepayPower to freeze energy prices for winter rte.ie/news/business/2026/10… via @rte
PrepayPower to freeze energy prices for winter

PrepayPower to freeze energy prices for winter

PrepayPower has announced it is freezing electricity and gas prices for customers this winter.

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Consumers receiving mixed messages over red meat - survey rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/101… via @rte
Consumers receiving mixed messages over red meat - survey

Consumers receiving mixed messages over red meat - survey

A majority of Irish adults hear conflicting messages about the role of red meat in a balanced diet, new research has found.

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€38m out of €100m paid out under fuel support scheme rte.ie/news/business/2026/10… via @rte
€38m out of €100m paid out under fuel support scheme

€38m out of €100m paid out under fuel support scheme

Just €38m of an allocation of €100m has been paid out under the Fuel Income Support Scheme (FISS), which has been extended until the end of year as part of the Budget.

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Mixed reaction among farming groups to Budget measures

Mixed reaction among farming groups to Budget measures

There's been a mixed reaction from farming groups to the agricultural measures announced in Budget 2027, with the Irish Farmers' Association seeking further measures to address surging costs.

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Revolut increases interest rate on balances up to €2,500 rte.ie/news/business/2026/10… via @rte
Revolut increases interest rate on balances up to €2,500

Revolut increases interest rate on balances up to €2,500

Revolut has increased the interest rate on its main savings account by half a percentage point.

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Two Dublin car dealers have been convicted of misleading consumers about the history of second-hand cars, following prosecutions brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0930…
Two Dublin car dealers convicted of misleading customers

Two Dublin car dealers convicted of misleading customers

Two Dublin car dealers have been convicted of misleading consumers about the history of second-hand cars, following prosecutions brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).

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Two Dublin car dealers convicted of misleading customers rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0930… via @rte
Two Dublin car dealers convicted of misleading customers

Two Dublin car dealers convicted of misleading customers

Two Dublin car dealers have been convicted of misleading consumers about the history of second-hand cars, following prosecutions brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).

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Possible insurance saving due to levy reduction rte.ie/news/business/2026/09… via @rte
Possible insurance saving due to levy reduction

Possible insurance saving due to levy reduction

Consumers could see a small reduction in insurance-policy costs, after the Central Bank announced the Insurance Compensation Fund (ICF) Levy is to be reduced to 0% from the beginning of next year.

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Lidl launches mobile offering with price for life deal rte.ie/news/business/2026/09… via @rte

Lidl launches mobile offering with price for life deal

Lidl is entering the Irish mobile-phone network market, with the launch of a rolling SIM-only monthly plan.

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Sean McNamara has stepped down from his position as President of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/092…
ICSA president McNamara leaves role with immediate effect

ICSA president McNamara leaves role with immediate effect

Sean McNamara has stepped down from his position as president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA).

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European Commissioner for Agriculture @CHansenEU has arrived at the ploughing @NPAIE … he’s having a go with the tractor plough 🚜
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