We spoke to John Lowe from Money Doctors. John Lowe is a qualified financial advisor, and in 1999 he founded Providence Finance Services Limited which now trades as Money Doctors…

Budget 2021 was anxiously awaited by the motor industry. It was hinted to contain a pretty radical reform of the Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) system, and it did. Sometimes described…

The Garda Commissioner’s June 2020 Report to the Policing Authority is available to view HERE This monthly report provides updates on progress on a range of areas, including Garda numbers,…

John O’Connor of Omega Financial Management recently wrote for the Engineers Journal about property as an investment option for your pension, here are some of his main points. There are…

Ireland, like many developed, is facing significant population challenges in the both the medium and long term. While we currently have one of the youngest populations in Europe, the number…

Colt Technology Services have announced today that it will be extending its Colt IQ Network in the greater Dublin area due to demand from multinational customers for digital infrastructure in…

KPMG and Google have partnered to offer cost effective tools that allow Irish businesses to improve customer experience and comply with GDPR through transformative business and operating models. This new…

Local Property Tax (LPT) has sparked debate since it was first proposed in 2013 and it seems new recommendations by the Independent Alliance will spark further debate as the Government…

Regulators have reported that regularly switching energy providers can save you up to €1,400 over a four year period. The Regulator found that those who switched or renegotiated every year…

The Vaults, a new tourist attraction in Dublin City centre, is set to open its door on the 30th of June. The attraction will have six scenes spread across four…

Personal finance is about compromises. If you spend a little more here, you have to cut back a little there. In the zero-sum game that is budgeting, money you spend…

15 years on from switching from punt to euro and there’s still a lot of ‘old money’ that has never been converted. In fact, there is €350m in old Irish…

It is recommended that a Will should be reviewed every five years to ensure that its contents properly reflect the true wishes and instructions of the person making the Will….

Every investor faces the same conflict: how to balance risk and reward. Should you accept a lower return in exchange for peace of mind? Or should you attempt to make…

Property prices are set to rise by at least 8 per cent in 2017, with double-digit growth a “distinct possibility”, as today’s launch of the new help-to-buy scheme, plus looser…

Every investor faces the same conflict: how to balance risk and reward. Should you accept a lower return in exchange for peace of mind? Or should you attempt to make…

Property prices in Dublin and elsewhere are continuing to rise at a significant rate despite the Central Bank’s lending restrictions. The latest Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) showed prices nationally…

A Dublin-based property company is to pay 60 per cent more than the guide price for what is easily the best development site to have come on the market in…

The pay gap between new teachers and more established colleagues has emerged as one of the most fiercely debated issues in the looming strike. The ASTI insists that teachers who…

Bitcoin was created by libertarian-minded programmers with a deep suspicion of central banks and the national currencies they issue. Yet it is central banks that are doing some of the…

We’re down to the final straight, and after a budget that has had more leaks that a colander, where are we at? The Government has about €1.2 billion for tax…

Figures show that more than 2 million people are now employed in Ireland. The number of people employed in Ireland continues to rise, increasing by 2.9 per cent, or 56,200,…

A report from property website Daft has found that rents are now above what they were during the Celtic Tiger years. The study found that the average monthly rent nationwide…

According to the latest survey conducted by travel and leisure website, lastminute.com, getting out of debt is a top priority for many in 2016 with nearly 1 in 4 (24…