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Auto-enrolment pension scheme to begin in September 2025

The Government’s new auto-enrolment pension scheme will begin on 30 September 2025. The new start date was agreed by the Cabinet this week, and revealed by the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys speaking on RTÉ’s This Week programme. The scheme will mean that 800,000 workers will be automatically added into a private pension scheme, […]

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Budget 2025: Here’s what we know so far

The Budget for 2025 will be announced this afternoon. Coalition leaders met yesterday evening to finalise the details. Here’s what we know will be included so far. The point at which people pay the higher rate of tax of 40% is expected to increase from €42,000 to €44,000. This will be largely to take account […]

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Budget set to contain ‘Universal Companion Pass’

The Cabinet will meet at Government Buildings this morning to approve Budget 2025, which was finalised by the coalition leaders last night. Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe will announce the details in the Dáil at lunchtime. It is expected parents will be significant beneficaries of the […]

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Auto-enrolment pension scheme to begin in September 2025

The Government’s new auto-enrolment pension scheme will begin on 30 September 2025. The new start date was agreed by the Cabinet this week, and revealed by the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys speaking on RTÉ’s This Week programme. The scheme will mean that 800,000 workers will be automatically added into a private pension scheme, […]

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Free schoolbook scheme set to be extended to senior cycle

The extension of the free schoolbook scheme to the senior cycle is among the measures set to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget, following Government discussions last night. Funding is also set to be provided for 1,500 more special needs assistants in schools. Free public transport will be introduced for the under-9s, in a move long […]

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Asking prices for homes rose 3.1% in third quarter

Asking prices for homes across the country rose 3.1% between July and September, according to listings website Daft.ie. It brought the typical listed price for a property here to €344,848. That is an increase of 6.2% compared to the same period last year and more than a third more than at the beginning of the […]

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Mortgage approvals fell 12.5% in August – BPFI

The number of mortgages approved in August fell by 12.5% when compared to July. New figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show 4,650 mortgages received approval during the month. While that was down on the previous month, it was up by 2.6% on the same period last year. Of the total, 2,862 […]

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Ireland ‘most phished’ country in the world, survey finds

Almost two-thirds of Irish adults have experienced phishing, making Ireland the most phished country in the world, according to new research. Phishing involves the sending of fraudulent emails designed to trick people into disclosing personal information. The Irish rate of phishing is almost twice the global average according to the Worldwide Independent Network of Market […]

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Consumer sentiment unchanged in September

Consumer sentiment remained broadly unchanged in September when compared to the previous month. The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index found that while recent months saw an obvious improvement from the low levels of the previous two years, the upward momentum has stalled. “Irish consumers feel things are not getting notably worse, but there is little […]

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Cabinet due to sign off on measures to increase housing grants

Older people and people with a disability are set to be eligible for increased housing grants under measures to be signed off by the Cabinet. A review of the housing adaptation grants overseen by Minister of State Alan Dillon has outlined a number of recommendations which would see an increase in grant limits, increases to […]

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