WITH the detail of the latest Budget still being examined, personal finance expert Sinead Ryan has a snap reaction on some of the measures that will benefit us financially: *OAPs getting fiver extra and a restoration of 85pc of their Christmas...
Read More‘Government has ignored Ireland’s 720,000 renters in Budget 2017’ – housing lecturer
The Government has been accused of ‘ignoring’ Ireland’s renters and not properly addressing the property sector, which has suffered from increased prices and soaring rents in the imminent budget. Finance minister Michael Noonan...
Read MoreBudget 2017: Revenue Commissioners to get additional resources following Brexit
THE Office of the Revenue Commissioners is to get additional resources in Budget 2017 in light of the Brexit vote in the UK. The new resources come as Revenue conducts a review of the implications of Brexit with an emphasis on customs and excise...
Read MoreBudget 2017 revealed – Elderly win big in ‘Grey Vote Budget’ as social welfare benefits rise
Older people will make the biggest gains from Budget 2017 as Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Independent Alliance chase the grey vote. In a last minute change to the Budget, it was agreed to reduce the maximum fee that over-70s pay for...
Read More‘20% rise in UK-based workers looking for jobs in Ireland’ since Brexit vote
The number of workers in Britain looking for jobs in Ireland has soared by a fifth since the Brexit referendum result, a major recruitment website has said. There was a huge spike in the 24 hours immediately after the vote, but latest analysis...
Read MoreIrish Water is hiring a debt collection agency
Just three months on from the suspension of water charges Irish Water is now looking to hire a debt collection company. The State agency has put out a tender for a firm to start collecting debts owed to it by businesses across the country. The...
Read MoreIrish company convicted of ‘blagging’ personal information to help banks’ private investigations
A Galway company has been convicted of ‘blagging’ personal information from the Department of Social Protection to help banks pursue private investigations. Glen Collection Investments and its director, Michael Ryan, pleaded guilty to...
Read MoreData privacy chief warns firms over upcoming EU law
Preparations for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation are “well under way”, according to the Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon. The regulatory boss was speaking at a seminar on Europe’s upcoming data law which...
Read MoreExplainer: Time to head North? Why is the sterling plummeting and what does it mean for the average Irish shopper?
In case you haven’t noticed the sterling is weak right now, really weak. The currency fell to a 31-year low against the dollar this morning. What is a good deal more relevant to ourselves is the fact the pound traded at nearly the same...
Read MoreOutlook for Ireland is ‘relatively favourable but UK faces hit’ – bank
The Central Bank’s top economist has warned the UK economy will take a hit from the Brexit vote, despite it so far proving resilient. Gabriel Fagan said no “serious” economist expected the effects to have been felt immediately...
Read MoreState to set up agency in UK to cope with demand for passports
The Department of Foreign Affairs is considering the launch of a network of independent agents in Ireland and abroad to cope with a surge in passport applications, partly prompted by the UK’s Brexit vote. The department has predicted that...
Read MoreRonan ups ante in Brexit jobs race with AIB site approval
Developer Johnny Ronan’s Ronan Group Real Estate (RGRE) has said it will commence the development within months of 325,000 sq ft of office space on a site it owns at the front of AIB’s Bankcentre headquarters in Ballsbridge...
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