There was good news for the self-employed in this month’s Budget; but not as good as some might have hoped. Efforts were made to reach the goal of tax equalisation between those who work for themselves, and those who get paid through the PAYE system with the...
SHOULD I ALLOW THE VALUATION ? Q. We have a standard variable rate mortgage – 4.5% and owe € 175,000 over the remaining term of 19 years ( was originally 35 years ) We received a letter stating we could ask for a new valuation on our home by our lender at their...
Irish people are over-reliant on the State pension and as a result are putting huge pressure on the entire pension system. In 2010, there were 6 workers for every person retiring. In 2051 there will be two workers for every person retiring and by then there will be...
Marty Whelan’s book That’s Life is launched by Mary Kennedy in the Trocadero last night with his family looking on. A great occasion and well worth a read.
Mark Twain once quipped Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething. One of the things we cannot escape is the inexorable cost attached to raising a family. A recent survey carried out on www.rollercoaster.ie, the parenting...
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