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A construction worker lays a row of bricks on a Cairn Homes construction site in Dublin. Irish Institutional Property, a lobby group of which Cairn is a member, wants the Help to Buy scheme to be extended and expanded in scope in Budget 2020. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Lower pensions for women, tax breaks for trader uppers, and Wrightbus land

Women in Ireland accumulate significantly smaller pensions pots than men despite making similar percentage contributions, according to new research fr(...)

Earn more than you think while working less

Does this sound familiar? You’re exhausted; feeling like you’re winning neither at home nor at work. Or maybe it’s not family pressures that are impin(...)

Bumper sell out shows from the likes of Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra (above) contributed to the rise in box office revenues at the Galway Arts Festival last year
Trade turmoil, whiskey rows, and why poker can make you a better investor

The latest play in Donald Trump’s high-stakes gamble on a tariff war with China saw the US president claiming that Beijing is seeking talks on a deal (...)

How to handle an old pension will depend on whether it’s a defined benefit or defined contribution scheme
Help! I’ve changed jobs – what will I do with my pension?

You’ve moved jobs, lost your job, or started out on your own. But while your pension might be one of the last things on your mind when making this dec(...)

Ollolai, Italy: 'Casa a 1 euro', or 'houses for €1', is a scheme aimed at luring new residents, which allows them to buy a house for the princely sum of just €1.
Eight places that will pay you to move there

Feeling the post-holiday blues? Wishing you could still be somewhere a bit sunnier – and cheaper? Well, if you’re fed up with the high cost of living (...)

Damien Bastiat, who is bringing a touch of Gallic flaire to the luxury five-star Ballyfin resort in Co Laois. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
ICS’s mortgage error, Press Up’s €50m stake sale, and French flair at Ballyfin

More than 1,000 customers of ICS Mortgages may have had their ability to access new credit damaged as a result of an error in submitting information o(...)

Fergal McGrath, chief executive of Dilosk: the company says it has not been sanctioned by the Central Bank for this error, but that it is liaising with both the regulator and the Data Protection Commission .
Mistake by mortgage lender may affect customers' ability to access new credit

More than 1,000 customers of ICS Mortgages may have had their ability to access new credit damaged as a result of an error in submitting information o(...)

Administrators appointed to Harland and Wolff shipyard will file for insolvency at the High Court in Belfast today.
Market jitters, Harland and Wolff’s future, and break-even at Ulster Bank

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) executives have said it could be another four years before the group’s Ulster Bank unit in the Republic will be making en(...)

Those living in more expensive parts of the State, such as Dublin or other urban areas, may well end up paying more for their property tax each year while If you live and work in an urban area you will probably have to pay a higher car insurance premium.
From Killenard to Killiney: How where you live can cost you in higher bills

Did you know that where you live might be costing you? And no, we’re not talking about house prices here. Your address can also have a bearing on how (...)

Microsoft has pumped $1 billion in pursuit of the ultimate AI dream: a vast, artificial human brain that can run on Microsoft’s globe-spanning cloud computing system
Ryanair pilots meet, nursing home investment, and Microsoft backs work on artificial human brain

Ryanair pilots will meet trade union officials today to discuss the slow progress of a pay claim they made to the airline. The pay claim is separate t(...)

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