ECB rate hike will bring bad news for Irish mortgage holders

Ciarán Hancock — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:26:54 +0000

It’s decision day from the European Central Bank on interest rates and there is likely to be a quarter point hike, which is expected to be passed on by the domestic banks to Irish borrowers. Conor Pope tees up the bad news.

Mediahuis and former Independent News & Media chairman Leslie Buckley have settled High Court claims by two of the last litigants caught up in the data breach scandal at the Irish Independent publisher. Arthur Beesley has the details.

In Ask the Lawyer this week, a reader has a query on the tax rules around gifts from her parents. Joanne Hunt has the answers.

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ECB rate hike will bring bad news for Irish mortgage holders