New homes purchased up to the end of October 2019 will remain exempt from local property tax (LPT) under a Bill the Government plans to pass into law this week. The proposed legislation would extend the exemption on homes bought from builders and developers, already...
The Government has been warned that spiralling rents and increasing house prices pose a serious threat to Ireland’s continued economic recovery. The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) report for 2015 warns that competitiveness must be urgently addressed if...
Bernard Manning the comedian once quipped I bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying “toys not included” …While we still need our sense of humour, these are challenging economic times and especially at Christmas time, where every cent...
What do you call the name of a person who hangs around musicians ? While the answer is “a drummer” the last laugh is on this much-maligned backbone of bands over the past 70 years. A drum kit played by Ringo Starr on Beatles hits including Can’t Buy Me Love and...
New figures from the banks show the number of people approved for a mortgage was down 10% in October compared with the same month last year. Lending rules imposed by the Central Bank have taken the “froth” out of property market, the Bank’s chief...
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