• Daily Download - Wednesday 10th March 2010

    Cream – Sunshine of Your Love
    cream sunshine of your loveOur daily download today is from a 1960s rock band whose members are still some of music's greatest musicians. Before there was Led Zeppelin and The Jeff Beck Band, there was Cream. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker led the way for so many bands to come during the days of psychedelic rock right through to heavy metal. Dave Wright has recommended a Cream classic.

    Dave says, “There are some songs that never age and that I never get tired of hearing. Cream’s Sunshine of Your Love is one of them. It’s got one of the best riffs in rock ever and should be on your download list.” From 1967, Sunshine of Your Love features a great guitar solo by Clapton and remains Atlantic Records’ best selling single to date.

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  • Daily Download - Tuesday 9th March 2010

    Broken Social Scene – World Sick
    broken social sceneBroken Social Scene is a supergroup that refuses to be called a supergroup. From Toronto in Canada, this collective of musicians have been making music for just over a decade now and have gained fans worldwide for their huge sound - and now they’re ready to return after 5 years with a brand new album.

    Broken Social Scene’s lineup is an ever-changing one, sometimes with up to 20 members at a time. For their new album Forgiveness Rock Record, it’s the core members with some of its regular Canadian guests like Feist and Amy Millan. The album’s not out until May, but you can download the song World Sick from it for free from their website right now http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/

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  • Daily Download - Monday 8th March 2010

    Jamie Cullum & Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
    clint eastwood and jamie cullum gran torinoMany great songs have come from the movies – either as original songs written for particular stories, or songs made famous by featuring in the movies. Two years ago, Clint Eastwood appeared in a movie he said would be his last starring role. He also directed the film and co-wrote today’s daily download.

    A girl named Skye emailed us and said, “I would love if you could play, as your daily download, Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino with Jamie Cullum. It’s the best movie soundtrack I have heard in a long time. The words are so lovely and make me go all dreamy and sad at the same time.” The theme song to the movie, Gran Torino was written by Clint, his son Kyle and Jamie Cullum.

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  • Daily Download - Friday 5th March 2010

    Jeff Beck with Imelda May – Lilac Wine
    jeff beck and imelda mayOften considered one of the best guitarists who has ever lived – Englishman Jeff Beck has had a career that spans decades, and he’s still on the go today. He was one of three notable guitarists – including Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton – who played with the Yardbirds, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year. He’s now hooked up with one of Ireland’s finest voices.

    You may remember last month Jeff Beck performed at The Grammy Awards with our very own Imelda May. The Dublin lass is definitely going international! They have since recorded together and the first single to be taken from Jeff Beck’s new album is a cover of Jeff Buckley’s Lilac Wine with Imelda on vocals.

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  • Daily Download - Wednesday 3rd March 2010

    Babybird – Unlovable
    babybirdMany great bands and musicians have come out of Sheffield in England over the years – Arctic Monkeys, Richard Hawley, Pulp and Def Leppard to name but a few. One band that’s been around since the ‘90s but has remained firmly in indie circles is Babybird. Now, thanks to a great song and a famous guitarist, Babybird might just make it in the mainstream.

    14 years ago, Babybird had a top 3 hit with the song You’re Gorgeous, and it remains the song the band are best known for. Next week, they’re due to release their new album Ex-Maniac, and long time fan of the band Johnny Depp is on it. He plays guitar on, and has directed the video for, Babybird’s new single Unlovable. The video will be unveiled on 8th March.

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  • Daily Download - Tuesday 2nd March 2010

    Billy Joel – Vienna
    billy joel viennaHe has sold over 100 million records, has won 6 Grammy awards, has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – and this is his first time ever appearing on our daily download list. Billy Joel doesn’t need too much of an introduction, having released some of pop’s lasting hits like Uptown Girl and Piano Man. Deirdre Keane has suggested a lesser known gem by Billy Joel.

    Deirdre says, “I’m not a huge Billy Joel fan, but one of his songs I heard recently is now on my list of all time favourites. It’s also one of Billy’s personal favourites and I just think Vienna is a timeless song you can listen to over and over again.” From Billy Joel’s 1977 breakthrough album The Stranger, Vienna was written after Joel tracked down his estranged father who was living in the city.

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  • Daily Download - Monday 1st March 2010

    Heathers – Remember When
    HeathersIt’s not easy being 18, doing your Leaving Cert, setting up your own record label and releasing an album – all with your twin sister. But that’s exactly what Ellie and Louise MacNamara did two years ago when they released their debut album Here, Not There. A track from that is our daily download today.

    Dubliners Ellie and Louise are now 20 years of age and go by the name Heathers. Our download today is about to get a new lease of life as from Thursday, it will be featured in the new Failte Ireland ad campaign. With just guitar and their fantastic harmonies, it’s called Remember When and you can download it from iTunes or check out their myspace page HERE

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  • Daily Download - Friday 26th February 2010

    The Hours – Ali in the Jungle
    The HoursOne of the British ‘It’ bands of the last few years is just about to get bigger. The Hours have members that used to play with the likes of Pulp, Elastica and Joe Strummer but as a band they’ve just hit the big time with our daily download song due to a big TV ad giving it great exposure. Paul Twohig from Cork has recommended this track.

    Paul says, “I highly recommend the song Ali in the Jungle by The Hours for the daily download as it’s a real inspirational song. Just listen to the lyrics behind a great band!” Inspirational is why Nike picked Ali in the Jungle to appear in their brand new ‘human chain’ ad, which premiered during the Winter Olympics coverage this month. Let’s just say it’s the perfect song to train to!

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  • Charlie Winston's new video with Audrey Tatou!

    As you may have heard, Charlie Winston dropped in for a session last week and performed his new single. Tony chatted to him about managing to get superstar actress Audrey Tatou to star in his new video - and here's the end result!


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  • Daily Download - Thursday 25th February 2010

    James Vincent McMorrow – This Old Dark Machine
    James Vincent Mc MorrowIreland is brimming with new talent right now. Just over a year ago, we featured a guy called James Vincent McMorrow on the daily download as he released his 4-track EP. Tomorrow, he’s set to release his debut full length album, and it’s a real work of art. Recorded in a cottage by the ocean over 5 months, James Vincent McMorrow should be very proud of his debut.

    Extremely talented is all I can say about James. He moved to the seaside last year by himself, with just a microphone, loads of instruments and recorded his album called Early in the Morning. If comparisons are needed, I’d say he sounds like Ray LaMontagne, a bit of John Martyn and some Neil Young. The first single from it is This Old Dark Machine. Album in shops tomorrow, 26th Feb!

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  • Daily Download - Wednesday 24th February 2010

    Hurts – Wonderful Life
    hurts wondeful lifeBeing handpicked for the BBC’s Sound list each year does wonders for a band or singer’s reputation and career. In recent years, the list has included Little Boots, La Roux, Florence and the Machine, The Ting Tings and MGMT, all who have gone on to great things. This year’s list features a band called Hurts and Sean Long has recommended one of their songs.

    Sean says, “Hurts are a duo from Manchester and I first heard this song when a friend posted the video on Facebook and I loved it instantly. It has an 80s feel to it and reminds me a little of Tears for Fears. The lads came 4th on the BBC’s Sound of 2010 list and the song is called Wonderful Life. I think these boys will be big.”

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  • Daily Download - Tuesday 23rd February 2010

    Jónsi – Go Do
    jonsi As you know, we’re big fans of Icelandic band Sigur Ros on the show, and their song Hoppipola was in our Top 20 songs of the Decade at the end of last year. Of course, the band is on a break at the moment to start their families, but if you haven’t heard already, the lead singer Jonsi is releasing a solo project.

    Jonsi’s debut solo album ‘Go’ will be released in the first week of April. He sings in both English and Icelandic on the album, which he wrote over many years while with Sigur Ros. The first single off the album is an explosion of sound – with Jonsi’s unique vocals, pounding drums, piano and amazing strings. You couldn’t ask for more. It’s called Go Do.

    Jónsi - Go Do from Jónsi on Vimeo.

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  • Daily Download - Monday 22nd February 2010

    Our Little Secrets – Good or Bad Thing
    Our Little SecretsIt’s always a good thing when you see a community of musicians working together, and the Irish scene is great for that sense of community. Our Little Secrets is a musical collective led by singer/songwriter Rhob Cunningham, and sees many other artists coming together to make some great music.

    Rhob Cunningham has some great songs and a great voice – not unlike Ryan Adams or Fionn Regan – and under the guise of Our Little Secrets, he has teamed up with the likes of Gavin Glass, The Villagers and Cathy Davey to make his debut album. First off, though, is our beautiful daily download, with Lisa Hannigan on harmonising vocals. Good or Bad Thing will be available as a FREE download from 5th March on www.ourlittlesecrets.ie

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  • Daily Download - Friday 19th February 2010

    Sad Brad Smith – Help Yourself
    sad brad smithThere’s not a lot we know about the singer Sad Brad Smith. That may have something to do with the fact that he was pretty much unknown until a film director heard him play in a Chicago coffee shop and asked him to write a song for his upcoming movie. That movie is now on release and stars George Clooney in the leading role. Andrew England has recommended that song.

    Andrew says, “I saw the new George Clooney movie Up in the Air a few weeks ago and I haven’t been able to get this song out of my head ever since. It’s by an artist called Sad Brad Smith and the song is Help Yourself. I’ve never heard of him before but the song really stood out for me on what is a very good soundtrack.”

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  • Daily Download - Wednesday 17th February

    Jolene - Dolly Parton

    Dolly Parton

    Today's Daily Download pick comes from The Queen of Country Music - the one and only Dolly Parton.

     

    Dolly is known for her flamboyant style and famously sais "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap".

     

    Today's download choice is 'Jolene' - The song tells the tale of a housewife confronting a seductress believed to be having an affair with her husband.

     

    Jolene became Dolly's second number one country single...

    Click HERE to watch the Dolly sing Jolene live.

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  • Daily Download - Tuesday 16th February

    To Get To You - Damien Leith

    Today’s Daily Download pick is from Irishman Damien Leith who won Australian Idol back in 2006.

     

    Damien, a former Trinity student, moved to Australia in 2000 and was picked out of 25,000 hopefuls to be crowned the winner of the show!

     

    Next month sees the release of his third album, Remember June, featuring the new single – and today’s download choice To Get To You’…

     

    Click HERE to watch the video for 'To Get To You'

     

     

     

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  • Daily Download - Monday 15th of February

    In Your Hands - Charlie Winston

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    Charlie Winston is the brother of singer Tom Baxter. He is an English singer/songwriter living in Paris. Charlie has been hailed as a bit of a superstar in France. He was hailed as "the best surprise" of 2009 by France's Rolling Stone magazine. Charlie's album Hobo reached the number one spot and earned him a platinum disc for sales of over 200,000!

    Some may find it funny that he doesn't share the same surname as his brother Tom... Well he does! The boys surname is Gleave but they use their middle names on stage.

    Watch the video for In Your Arms HERE

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  • Daily Download - Thursday 11th February 2010

    Train – Hey Soul Sister
    train hey soul sisterTogether since 1994, and with multi-million album sales under their belt – American band Train have been lying low the last few years. You’ll know them best for their Grammy award winning song Drops of Jupiter, which was a hit back in 2001. Now Train are set to release their 5th album.

    The San Francisco band have named their new album after their home city, and Save Me San Francisco will be out here in April. First to come our way though is the new single, which is already a huge hit in America. It’s Hey Soul Sister.

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  • Daily Download - Thursday 11th February 2010

    Train – Hey Soul Sister
    train hey soul sisterTogether since 1994, and with multi-million album sales under their belt – American band Train have been lying low the last few years. You’ll know them best for their Grammy award winning song Drops of Jupiter, which was a hit back in 2001. Now Train are set to release their 5th album.

    The San Francisco band have named their new album after their home city, and Save Me San Francisco will be out here in April. First to come our way though is the new single, which is already a huge hit in America. It’s Hey Soul Sister.

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  • Daily Download - Wednesday 10th February 2010

    She and Him – In the Sun
    she and himThere have been many famous musical duos over the years – Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina…but what about She and Him? This obscure sounding indie folk duo are actress, singer and musician Zooey Deschanel, and musician and producer M Ward. They’re new single is our download suggestion today.

    You’ll know Zooey Deschanel from the brilliant movie last autumn called 500 Days of Summer. She’s been the ‘She’ from She and Him for the last few years and is set to release their second album called Volume Two. The first single is a beautiful summery tune called In the Sun and will be available to download from 12th March.

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  • Playlist for March 11th


    John maus - do your best
    Patrick kelleher - not leaving town (david kitt mix)
    Four tet - sing (floating points mix)
    Luomo - let you know
    Invisible conga people - cable-dazed
    Al usher - lullaby for robert (bogdan irkuk mix)
    Mike slott - gardening
    B-movie lightning - triple trouble
    Mt kimbie - 50 mile view
    Toro y moi - blessa
    Output message - bernard's song
    Fat freddy's drop - flashback
    Idjut boys - laisn
    Wighnomy brothers - that's a nice way to give me feedback
    Crowdpleaser & ly sander - walking home
    Gotye - heart's a mess (supermayer mix)
    Ryuichi sakamoto - world citizen
    Neu! - len wohl
    Arvo part - summa


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  • Get Keeva A Ken - The Result!

    We posted a photograph of Keeva and asked any listeners interested in going on a date with her to fill out a short application form.  Our three finalists were;

    Damien from Blackrock

     

    Johnny from Louth

    And the man finally chosen by Keeva, Jamie from Dublin

    Jamie says his mam thinks he looks like the vampire guy in Twilight!


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  • Movies with John Maguire

    Shutter Island

    Nationwide, 15A

     

     

    Martin Scorsese reunites with Leonardo DiCaprio for a full blown, twisty-turny psychological thriller Shutter Island, based on Denis Lehane’s creepy novel.

     

    It’s 1954 and US Marshals Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner Chuck (Mark Ruffalo), are making their way to an asylum for the criminally insane on remote Shutter Island.

     

    They have come to investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), a patient who has mysteriously disappeared from her cell and cannot be found. Her doctor, Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley) is helpful, up to a point, but Teddy soon believes the institution – headed up by Max Von Sydow’s sinister German Dr Naehring – is hiding a secret. But the more he investigates the asylum, the more things don’t add up, and soon Teddy is being haunted by visions of his dead wife (Michelle Williams) and the arsonist who burned their apartment to the ground (played by Jackie Earle Healey)

     

    It’s a rich old stew, and Scorsese seasons it with great performances, especially from DiCaprio, lots of old movie references (to 40s noirs, Val Lewton chillers, Hitchcock, Hammer Horror movies, you name it) and great cinematography and editing from his old team of Robert Richardson and Thelma Schoonmaker.

     

    The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

    Nationwide, 18

     

     

    It’s much the same story in the long-awaited adaptation of Swedish writer Stieg Larsson’s phenomenal best-seller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – which gets a cinema release here, but was originally a two-part television mini-series on Swedish TV.

     

    By much the same story I mean it’s set mostly on an island – albeit one connected by a bridge – it concerns a missing girl – an heiress to a business fortune. She was Harriet Vagner and she disappeared one day 40 years ago and was never found. Now her Great Uncle Henrik, a very wealthy man, has hired disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) to re-open the case and try to find some new clues.

     

    The tattooed girl of the title is Lisbeth Salander, the punk-rock computer expert he hires to help him. She’s a strange girl, with a bad attitude, but she’s also a genius with a photographic memory.

     

    The story is far, far too complicated to go into in any more detail, except to say that one mystery opens up another, and so on, until a series of Biblical clues lead the pair into extreme danger.

     

    Those who have read the book will know that this is  a tough, brutal story and features a lot of sustained violence. It’s not easy to watch at times, but the plot hasn’t been messed about with too much and the performances are mostly decent (especially Noomi Rapace as Salander). It’s much too long though, as you might suspect for a film originally designed to be shown in two 90 minute instalments over two nights.

     

    Read more from John at www.maguiresmovies.blogspot.com

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  • Showbiz with Lia

    Corey Haim with on-screen brother Jason Patric in Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim has died aged 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office has confirmed. A spokeswoman said he passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning. A post-mortem will determine the cause of death and no other details have been released as yet.

     

    Take That star Mark Owen confessed to having ten affairs. He broke the news to his wife Emma yesterday, they have two kids together. He blamed a long battle with booze. He said he had all ten flings after he started dating Emma five years ago. They married last October and he insists he has been faithful since their wedding. One of the affairs was with 24 year old Neva Hanley which had been on and off for 5 years. He said all the other girls were one night stands while Take That were on tour.

     

    Mark with wife Emma

     

    Chris Brown is begging his fans to help keep him relevant -- and he is using a recorded message to spread his desperate plea. Brown's message is available through SayNow.com -- a website in which celebrities can record messages for their fans. In the message, Brown begs his fans to help "bring me back"-- saying "a lot of radio stations aren't playing my records. They are not being that supportive and I wouldn't expect them to."

     

    Charlie Sheen is expected to return to the set of Two and a Half Men on Tuesday, according to his publicist. The actor, who entered rehab on 23 February, is in the process of leaving the facility, Hollywood Reporter has said. He is due to appear in court on Monday on domestic abuse charges stemming from his Christmas Day arrest.

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  • Thursday 11th March

    Horse Racing

    3.05 Sandown Saturday

    Imperial Cup

    €20 each way on Pepe Simo at 7 to 1

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  • Date Night

    I'm in...

     


    Steve Carrell and Tina Fey together in Date Night... 

    In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous. The film also stars one of my favs Mark Wahlberg and James Franco.

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  • Today's show was dedicated to...

    People who remembered their dreams from last night...

     
    Eddie - I had a dream I was eating a giant marshmallow and then when I woke up my pillow was gone!

    T - I dreamt I hurt that singer who sings Fire Flies

    Anna - I had a dream that involved me and Tony Soprano!

    Declan - I had a dream I was surfing and I have never done that, maybe I should try now.

     

     


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  • More on Mad Men

    Barbie goes mad for "Mad Men" 

    Look out Ken, there's a new man in Barbie's life. In fact, there are two of them, and they are "Mad Men". The makers of Barbie have said they are launching a new line of collectible dolls based on characters in acclaimed television drama "Mad Men," including sexy executive Don Draper and his advertising agency partner Roger Sterling.

    The TV show has been a hit on the AMC cable TV network with its tale of ad men who work along New York City's Madison Avenue in the 1960s. The men, and women, on the show are notoriously scandalous, getting involved in all sorts of business problems and love affairs.

    Barbie's no slouch in the fan department, either, and there is no doubt her makers at Mattel Inc. know a thing or two about publicity and advertising -- just like the "Mad Men."

    The new dolls will be priced just under $75.

     

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  • Playlist for March 10th

    7-8 p.m.

     

    P.I. L  --  Public Image

    Buzzcocks  --  I Believe

    Ash  --  War With Me

    Vampire Weekend  --  White Sky

    New Pornographers  -- 

    Tom Petty  --  Don’t come around here no More

    Dave Couse  --  Dark Blue

    MGMT  --  Flash Delirium

    Beastie Boys  --  Sabotage

    Doves --  Sky Starts Falling

    Hole  --  Skinny Little Bitch

    Broken Bells  --  Vaporize

     

    8-9 p.m.

     

    David Bowie  --  Golden Years

    Tindersticks  --  Drink Tank

    Massive ttack  --  Psyche

    Ryan Adams  --  Go Easy

    Long Lost Brothers  --  Fallin just Like A Fool

    Jimmy Hendrix  --  Valleys of neptune

    Pink Floyd  --  In the Flesh 

    Gill Scott Heron  --  Your Soul And Mine

    Dan Le Sac  vs  Scroobius Pip  --  Five Minutes

    a.R.E  Weapons  --  Don’t Be Scared

    Gorillaz  --  Empire Ants

    The Flaming Lips  --  The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine

     

     

    9-10 p.m.

     

    Soulsavers  --  Revival

    The Rolling Stones  --  Torn and Frayed

    Husker Du  --  Chartered Trips

    Low  --  California

    Retribution Gospel Choir  --  Hide It Away

    Spiritualized  --  Soul On Fire

    Dave Couse  --  All Tomorrows

    The Smiths  --  I Know Its Over

    Adrian Crowley  --  Liberty Ship

    Nick Cave & Warren Ellis  --  Song For Bob


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  • Cut up the card

    We owe €2.9bn on 2.17 million personal credit cards. Consumers have been desperately trying to reduce this debt mountain. Payments on credit cards have been greater than the amount spent on them in 10 of the last 12 months. New spending on cards in January was the lowest since April 2005. Consumers paid down €83m more than they spent on cards in January. 
    The average credit card debt is €1,200. But the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) reports its clients owing €8,000 on average on credit cards.

    Don’t pay the minimum
    Households in financial difficulties have been found to be three times more likely to be only paying the minimum (which can be as low as 1% with MBNA) on their card each month, according to the Law Reform Commission.
    It will take 20 years to clear a €8,000 debt if you pay just 2.5% of the outstanding balance every month. In that time you will have paid €6,000 in interest alone.

    Switch card
    Tesco will give you 0% on balances transfers for six months and on purchases in Tesco. (Typical annual percentage rate (APR) of 14.9%).
    MBNA offers 0% for 10 months, but this card issuers has recently admitted overcharging customers by €18m, is aggressive when people are in arrears and can charge interest for two months if you are one month behind in payments.
    EBS member card also offers 0% on balance transfers for 10 months.

    Get the interest frozen
    If are heavily indebted it is possible to have the interest and penalty charges frozen on your card.
    Credit card companies don’t admit this, but if you are heavily in arrears they will agree to freeze the interest and penalties.

    The best rate on purchases
    AIB’s Click card (an interest only account) has the lowest rate on purchases of 8.5%. But the rate for cash withdrawals is 23.4%.
    Bank of Ireland’s Clear card has a rate of 9.5%, with cash withdrawals charged at 19.9%.

    Clear you card debt
    Get a personal loan (rates average at around 11%) or a credit union loan (average rates of around 7% to 8%) and clear the debt.
    Cut up the card.

    Get a prepaid card
    If you need make online purchases then get a prepaid or disposable credit card. You do not need to have you credit history checked to get one of these.
    Get a 3v disposable card. You register online then take the card to a retailer, hand over the cash and the card is loaded up. You get a 16-digit visa number. It is free to load up to €20 on the card, then €2.5 for between €30 and €100, and €5 for between €110 and €350. 300,000 people have registered for 3v cards.
    Or, get a prepaid Mastercard from www.neteller.com. The physical version of this card can be used to book Ryanair flights without incurring the €5 “administration charge” per flight.
    You need to register online, then send off a colour photocopy of your passport and a utility bill. Once registered and “authenticated” you can then load the card online from you bank account. There is no charge for this. If you load the card from a credit or debit card there is a 1.75% charge per transaction.

     


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