‘Very few people believe that the next year will be a good time to buy a home’MyHome.ie survey shows people have already delayed homes because of cost of living crisis and fear further price risesWed May 08 2024 - 10:45
Airlines fury at airport cap and Wizz Air’s faded ambitionThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed May 08 2024 - 06:08
More offices for fewer clients and sitting down with an Irish BrexiteerThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue May 07 2024 - 05:35
Dale Farm to invest €82m expanding NI cheddar factoryCo-op’s move will boost cheese capacity by 20,000 tonnes and increase production of whey protein concentrateTue May 07 2024 - 05:00
Pension funds in Ireland still have work to do on customer serviceNew master trust structure improves governance and should boost pension returns but are struggling on interaction with scheme membersTue May 07 2024 - 05:00
Energy prices fall 30% as wind generates almost one-third of electricityClose to 10% of wind power lost to power system as grid is not strong enough to accommodate itTue May 07 2024 - 05:00
Rules change on interest-free loans to family membersIntra-family loans are very common in Ireland but all sides need to be aware of the rules if they want to avoid unwelcome tax billsSun May 05 2024 - 10:00
EV sales slide accelerates, Simi figures showRegistration of electric vehicles is down 19% over first four months of the year against background of a 6% rise in overall car salesWed May 01 2024 - 16:13
CRH puts its hands up over shortcomings on investor dividendsQ&A: After months of frustration for small shareholders, company accepts at AGM that there were problems in transfer to USTue Apr 30 2024 - 05:30
Pharmacists call for ‘long overdue’ increase in dispensing fees on State medicine schemesIrish Pharmacy Union says fees have not increased in 16 years and pharmacists are operating State schemes at a lossMon Apr 29 2024 - 05:00
Will inheritance cause a problem with my weekly disability payment? Care is needed when planning to leave something to a person who is on means-tested social welfare supportSun Apr 28 2024 - 12:01
Medicine shortages a growing problem, say pharmacists Irish Pharmacy Union says serious shortage protocol under new legislation will ease pressure on doctors, pharmacists and patientsSat Apr 27 2024 - 05:00
How to access a low cost loan to retrofit your home Details of the State’s low cost loan scheme for energy upgrades have finally been unveiled: so who qualifies and how can you apply?Fri Apr 26 2024 - 11:46
Master trust capacity issues could cost retirees, notes report PwC confident sector will consolidate and improve outcome for pensioners but short-term challenges remainWed Apr 24 2024 - 05:00
Family concerned over inheritance if father marries againParent in their 70s has met someone new several years after his wife died and they are talking about getting marriedTue Apr 23 2024 - 05:00
Reader query: AIB shareholder worries his holding may be too small for share buybackQ&A: A loss on an asset you invested in can only be ‘crystalised’ when you get rid of it by sale or other transferSun Apr 21 2024 - 11:39
Employers may need to run two pensions under auto-enrolmentDepartment of Social Protection tells employers new rules will allow transfer from compulsory scheme to workplace alternativeSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Consumer advocate seeks refunds for Belfry fund investors Padraic Kissane says investors who lost over €80,000 each were misled on risk profile of investment promoted by AIBTue Apr 16 2024 - 16:05
Annuities or ARFs: what’s the correct decision?Choices on where to put your pension fund when you retire are very much down to your own views about financial security and investmentTue Apr 16 2024 - 05:00
Making sure my family benefits equally when I dieHundreds of thousands of Irish people who remain single need to plan carefully for what will happen their property and other assets after they are goneSun Apr 14 2024 - 11:30
Electric vehicles: is now the time for Irish drivers to buy?There are four issues feeding into decisions around electric vehicles: the initial purchase price, charging infrastructure, longevity and resale valueFri Apr 12 2024 - 12:29
Stronger focus on generic medicines could save HSE cash, says industry report Medicines for Ireland strategic review calls for agreement with Department of Health on supply and pricing of off-patent medicinesThu Apr 11 2024 - 15:30
Auto-enrolment could deliver pension pots of up to €890,000 for young workers - EYEY numbers suggest workers could retire with strong savings for retirement under new compulsory pension schemeWed Apr 10 2024 - 05:00
Making sense of the numbers around AIB’s share purchase offerBank has offered to buy out legacy investors who were all but wiped out in the crash and now hold shares worth less than the cost of selling themTue Apr 09 2024 - 05:30
Bigger salaries chase fewer homes and students promised a break on housing costs The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:35
Aon and Irish Life put pension cash into climate transition fundThe €500m fund established with Irish Life Investment Managers is first signal investment by new master trustsMon Apr 08 2024 - 05:00
We had to go abroad for work. Will we be taxed on sale of our home?Couple wonder will they be hit again financially now after being forced to rethink their plans following the financial crashSun Apr 07 2024 - 17:47
Where next for Irish mortgage rates, and when?The ECB is expected to start cutting interest rates but consumers should not presume that they will automatically benefitFri Apr 05 2024 - 11:05
Aer Lingus looks to break pilot deadlock and passing on pension planThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Apr 03 2024 - 06:48
How can I help my mum if she refuses to sign an enduring power of attorney?Q&A: Daughter suspects her mother has dementia but the mother insists she is fine and does not want to entertain the need for supportSun Mar 31 2024 - 11:00
What happens if the executor to a will can no longer carry out duties?The role of an executor in organising the affairs of a dead person and managing inheritance is onerous and not easily discardedTue Mar 26 2024 - 05:00
Single mum is locked out of the mortgage tax creditQ&A: Family suffering the same cost of living pressures as everyone else is told they do not qualify for relief from surging interest ratesSun Mar 24 2024 - 12:57
Kingspan faces potential fines while Revenue secures €750m in settlementsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Mar 20 2024 - 06:38
Widow’s pension means I’m stuck paying PRSI on my job. What should I do?Q&A: Gaps in a long working life mean that reader falls short of a full State pensionSun Mar 17 2024 - 10:00
What sort of income can you get from a pension annuity? Finding out is harder than it should beSome in the annuity sector seems to be anything other than focused on openness and transparency with customersFri Mar 15 2024 - 14:38
Ireland is one of slowest countries in Europe for medical reimbursment, it’s ‘a bit of a travesty for patients’AstraZeneca’s Alex Wilkes warns Ireland needs to speed up access to medicines and expand the breadth of its pharma sectorFri Mar 15 2024 - 05:00
Does it make sense to leave our Irish home to children living abroad?Q&A: Sorting out property from overseas can be complex, especially compared to the tax certainty and flexibility of selling the property yourselvesTue Mar 12 2024 - 05:00
Will funding my child’s college education limit what he can get tax-free later on?Q&A: Limits on financial support for adult children were tightened a decade ago because of perceived abuse by well-off familiesSun Mar 10 2024 - 12:16
Public cancer patients being offered treatment that is second best to one in private system, conference hears Minister for Health tells medicines industry conference he has sanctioned 34 new hires to speed up vetting process for new treatmentsThu Mar 07 2024 - 16:25
Patients waiting over two years for access to EU- approved medicinesIrish approvals process delays mean public patients forced to wait for new therapies already available to private patientsThu Mar 07 2024 - 10:04
CRH boss in €19m share sale and AIB’s record profitsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Mar 07 2024 - 06:39
Regulator proposes ‘beefed-up’ consumer protectionCentral Bank publishes consultation paper on reformed consumer protection code for the digital ageThu Mar 07 2024 - 05:00
Women more than twice as likely to rely on State pensionStudy shows women in retirement still fare poorly under Irish pensions systemWed Mar 06 2024 - 05:00
I’m confused over whether I have tax liability on free sharesQ&A: Tax position on your shares has changed down the years, as has the structure of your shareholdingTue Mar 05 2024 - 05:15
Tracking down a retired solicitor over query with a willQ&A: Probate Office query has arisen over validity of will simply because it was not initialled on every pageSun Mar 03 2024 - 11:14
Ireland the focus for UK-listed health centre groupPrimary Health Properties targets significant growth in Irish market where it already owns 21 health centresSat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
Preparing for the worst: The importance of letting loved ones know your wishes while you canDrawing up an enduring power of attorney or an advance healthcare directive is not morbid; it’s common senseFri Mar 01 2024 - 12:15
Will Revenue tax me for moving back into the family home with my child?Rules limiting the tax-free benefit of the Bank of Mum and Dad are in place, but there are exceptions, including for those living with parents in the family homeTue Feb 27 2024 - 05:15
Irish back pain group Mainstay Medical raises €115m to fund expansionTwo new investors lead funding round as company looks to accelerate commercial rollout in key US market as well as Europe and AustraliaMon Feb 26 2024 - 21:30
Higher summer air fares, hotelier gloom and ‘rooftop revolution’The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:31
