Battling credit union over debt repaymentsQ&A: I’m up to my neck in debt. I lost my job three years agoTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
i360 forms link with US clinicIRISH START-UP i360medical has formed a strategic alliance with the Cleveland Clinic.Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
US medical innovator aims for healthy Irish linkCleveland Clinic Innovation Centre’s strategic alliance with i360medical builds on Irish medtech growthMon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Confront pension issue, says UK expertPEOPLE MUST accept the need to work longer if they want to aspire to a reasonable level of pension in retirement, a UK expert…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Do pension stamps from 1960s and 1970s still qualify?Q&A: I have a query regarding contributory pension. I am 62 years old and workingTue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Very big ventureVENTURE CAPITAL could create 21,000 jobs directly over the coming decade, if Ireland continues to build on its advantages in …Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Life insurance covers only part of our mortgage termQ&A: We purchased a house as first-time buyers in 2007 with Permanent TSBTue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Pension bill for ex-office holders up 25% in 2011THE BILL for pensions to former office holders jumped by more than 25 per cent last year, with former presidents, ministers, …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
27 former ministers forgo part of pensionsPENSIONS COSTS: TWENTY-SEVEN former ministers surrendered portions of their ministerial pensions last yearSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Increase in pension age 'is just the start'RECENT MOVES to increase the retirement age are only the start of the process, a conference heard yesterdayFri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Back-pain group Mainstay Medical raises $20mMAINSTAY MEDICAL, a start-up device company targeting lower back pain, will relocate to Ireland following a $20 million fundraising…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Will stamp duty relief be applied to property tax?Q&A: What happened to the stamp duty relief which was supposed to be applied to property tax? It seems to have quietly dropped…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Can bank delay giving mortgage interest relief?Q&A: I bought my house in 2008 as a first-time buyerTue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . the €324bn pension deficitHow bad is it? At €324 billion, it’s almost twice the size of our national debtSat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Tax liability for a reluctant landlord coupleQ&A: My partner and I bought a small house in 2004 for €302,000Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Is a loan from a family member subject to tax?Q&A: Are there tax implications when a person gets a loan with or without interest from a family member?Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Waterford firms object to waste transfer facilityTWO MAJOR employers in Waterford have added their voices to objections over a proposed waste transfer facility in the city.Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Should I postpone house sale until I find a new place?Q&A: I am selling my house at the moment. It’s nearly sale agreedTue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Drug firm objects to plans for waste plantA PHARMACEUTICAL business in Waterford has said plans to site a waste transfer station next to it posed a “very real threat” …Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
The bank has not taken repayments on my mortgageQ&A: I have a mortgage with Ulster Bank that was taken out to finance the building of my homeTue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Elan to spin off drug developing operationIRISH PHARMA group Elan has announced plans to spin off its drug development business into a separate listed entityTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Registering, and storing, property deedsQ&A: I understand that all remaining houses will move from the deeds system to the registration system when they are next…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
For Irish trainee accountants, it's all about locationQ&A: I am a trainee chartered accountant based in the Republic working my way through qualification at my own costTue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Irish business Amarin wins US approval for heart drugA SMALL Irish drug development business has won US approval for a new drug to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attackSat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Europe hits Elan's Tysabri revenuesSHARES IN biotech group Elan continued to fall yesterday a day after a drug developed by the company failed one of four key clinical…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Shares in Elan fall after Alzheimer's drug fails trialSHARES IN biotech group Elan tumbled yesterday after a key Alzheimer’s drug failed the first of four key clinical trials.Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
What should I do with the title deeds to our house?Q&A: As the bank won’t take our title deeds back after withdrawal and my solicitor doesn’t provide storage, would you have…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Bank won't fund my medical course in EnglandQ&A: Last June I completed a biochemistry degree in Dublin and moved to England to start graduate medicineTue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Healthy investmentA BREAKTHROUGH device to allow doctors remove clots from the brains of patients after strokes will undergo human clinical trials…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Is money I receive from my children liable for tax?Q&A: I am just approaching my 80th birthday and I have no income, pension or otherwiseTue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Will my son pay higher rate of inheritance tax?Q&A: I have a house which is probably worth, depending on luck, €350,000 which I intend to leave to my son who is presently…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Is there any relief from USC for pensioner couple?Q&A: My wife and I are in our late sixtiesTue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Pfizer to outline plans to cut 180 Cork jobsPFIZER WILL this morning outline plans for about 180 redundancies to staff at two plants in Cork.Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Can I give gifts to children as shares equivalent to cash?Q&A: Could I gift €3,000 a year to each of my children by allocating this amount to them within my stock market investment…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Good Samaritan could create gift tax problemQ&A: I have a friend who through no fault of his own is in a stressful mortgage situationTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Elan agmELAN BOASTS the highest revenue per employee in the industry, chairman Bob Ingram told shareholders at the company’s annual general…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Could we continue our repayments if property is sold?Q& A: We have an investment property which we have owned for the past 12 yearsTue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Alkermes biotech group doubles revenues for year to end MarchTHE MERGER with Elan Drug Technologies and a strong performance by its portfolio of drugs saw biotech group Alkermes report a…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
More questions on limits related to direct family giftsQ&A: I followed your recent articles on capital acquisitions tax (CAT) with interest, but I have a few supplementary questions…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Cork probiotic specialist extends P&G dealIRISH BIOTECH group Alimentary Health is extending the terms of its partnership with Procter & Gamble (P&G) as it looks…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Allowance goes to my wife but I pay the taxQ&A: I get a contributory State PensionTue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Jazz could pay €530m for US pharmaDUBLIN-BASED Jazz Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay up to $700 million (€530 million) in cash for a speciality drug business …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Icon profits rise 10% in first quarterPROFITS JUMPED 10 per cent at clinical trials group Icon in the first three months of 2012.Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
What's the story with Irish Life & Permanent shares?Q&A: I have a share certificate for 584 shares with Irish Life & PermanentTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Profits jump 10% at IconProfits jumped 10 per cent at clinical trials group Icon in the first three months of 2012.Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
How do the risks compare between savings schemes?Q&A: Can you please expound on the difference in the risk for private investors between post office bonds, bank deposits…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Do I pay household charge on my business address?Q&A: I paid the household charge for my family home, where I reside most of the timeTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Does household charge cover my second home?Q&A: I understand the household charge and have paid it on my own homeTue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Peats electrical retailers closesDUBLIN ELECTRICAL retailer Peats World of Electronics ceased trading yesterday with immediate effect and announced its intention…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
