€4k tax break for doing up homes to be extended

A lucrative tax break which allows families to claim back over €4,000 on home refurbishments will be extended until the end of 2016 under plans signed off by Finance Minister Michael Noonan, it is being reported. Mr Noonan will today urge homeowners to begin planning...

Large majority still not feeling fruits of the economic recovery

Is Ireland’s meteoric rise from the ashes over recent years nothing more than a statistical mirage? The question might seem like a preposterous one that places doubt on the trustworthiness of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), but it is one that arises from the...
Hopes of energy price war as Bord Gáis to reduce tariffs

Hopes of energy price war as Bord Gáis to reduce tariffs

Energy companies are coming under pressure to cut their prices for the winter, after Bord Gáis said it was reducing prices for new and existing customers. Bord Gáis Energy is to lower its electricity prices by 2pc from the start of October, and gas by 2.5pc. The...

Pin It on Pinterest