US debt default, buying houses for staff, and the return of push buttonsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon May 08 2023 - 06:50
Will selling mum’s home while she is in nursing home complicate matters?Q&A: Family worries about interest on Fair Deal loans, delays in the Probate Office and timing of inheritanceSun May 07 2023 - 13:17
Solar power: What much will it cost you, and how much will you save?Cutting VAT to zero from this month could save the average household about €1,000 on installing solar power ... and they can sell anything they don’t use back into the gridFri May 05 2023 - 13:42
Mainstream abandons Japan project, First Republic rescue; and getting to grips with tax debtBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue May 02 2023 - 06:33
Companies must act to manage warehoused tax debt, accountancy body urgesSmall businesses account for vast majority of those still availing of relief but deadline for payment looms alongside threat of insolvencyTue May 02 2023 - 05:00
What are our options when neighbours build without planning permission?Q&A: Enforcement action is responsibility of local authority but make sure everything is in writing and in the format requiredSun Apr 30 2023 - 12:01
Enduring power of attorney. What you need to know about new legislationOn The Money: It remains fundamentally a means of ensuring your preferences are respected if you no longer have the capacity to make your own decisionsFri Apr 28 2023 - 16:44
Mortgage switchers muted; records at hotels giant Dalata; and the fatal attraction of air travel Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Apr 28 2023 - 06:37
Landlord issues prevent many tenants claiming rent tax credit, says adviserSurvey shows up to seven in 10 renters have yet to claim the €500 available against their income taxFri Apr 28 2023 - 05:00
Wrightbus wins Stagecoach order for zero-emission busesBallymena group to deliver 48 double decker buses for use in London by the end of the yearWed Apr 26 2023 - 17:53
When can we start distributing our mother’s estate to her heirs?Q&A: Valid expenses incurred by you as executors are a claim on the estate and should be deducted before any assets are distributed to beneficiariesTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
Mother never knew dividend income on inherited shares was taxable Q&A: Very little income in Ireland is tax free and your mother would be well advised to get her tax affairs in orderSun Apr 23 2023 - 14:45
Could you really use a credit union as your main bank?On The Money: Credit unions are pushing hard to compete with the ever decreasing number of banks in the Irish marketFri Apr 21 2023 - 17:58
Deb Mangone interview: ‘My first priority is patient access to medicines in a timely manner’As the end of the pandemic brings Pfizer to a year of transition, its country manager for Ireland says the group’s drug pipeline is the strongest it’s ever beenFri Apr 21 2023 - 12:00
Ulster Bank closes doors; Savers subsidising home loans; and double whammy for Irish consumersBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Apr 21 2023 - 06:35
Interest rate gloom; Ryanair’s Brexit bonus; and the indecent rush to facial recognitionBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Apr 20 2023 - 06:42
Moving home with a car? Make sure you get your timing rightQ&A: The key thing for anyone moving permanently to Ireland and looking for relief from tax on their car is to make sure you own it for six monthsTue Apr 18 2023 - 05:00
Businesses not confident of meeting auto-enrolment pensions deadline – survey Compulsory workplace pensions are due to come into force early next year but industry specialists say business will need more timeMon Apr 17 2023 - 19:32
Unmarried parents create tax headaches for each other’s children Q&A: Married families get preferential treatment under inheritance tax rules over second families of cohabiting couplesMon Apr 17 2023 - 10:59
McRedmond calls time; home building on hold; and are modern offices fit for purposeBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Apr 17 2023 - 06:14
McRedmond no longer interested in RTÉ role, says speculation over director general appointment ‘damaging’An Post chief executive confirms he has ‘no further interest’ in a job at the broadcasterSun Apr 16 2023 - 19:04
Minister for Finance challenges non-bank lenders over high mortgage interest ratesSeen & heard: Ulster Bank’s soured loans; threat to Revenue ‘name and shame’ policy; and slump in AirBnB listings in Irish citiesSun Apr 16 2023 - 13:33
From utilities to banks, you could be throwing away money from not switchingOn The Money: People are intimidated by the prospect of moving bank account but it is easier than you think and there is a code of practice in placeFri Apr 14 2023 - 17:45
Tinnitus group Neuromod raises €30m to fund drive into US marketCompany’s Lenire device approved by FDA uses sound and electric stimulation to ease symptoms of tinnitusThu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00
Bank of Ireland blunder; EY abandons grand split; and Eir turns to robots Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Apr 12 2023 - 06:42
Saving for the long-term: Where are the best returns to be found? My child is being gifted €3,000 a year by a grandparent, but what is the optimum investment location for that money?Sun Apr 09 2023 - 12:05
Getting back in the mortgage game; no reprieve on energy bills; and Google’s cost-cutting stuntBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Apr 06 2023 - 06:33
Corporation tax delivers again; billionaires take a hit; and thousands of new homesBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Apr 05 2023 - 06:31
What rights has adopted son to his dead mother’s inheritance?Q&A: Children change the rules on inheritance, but that doesn’t mean they automatically inherit themselvesTue Apr 04 2023 - 05:00
Tracker or variable - which mortgage should I pay down first?Q&A: Making definitive judgments in an increasingly complex interest rate environment is difficult, if not impossibleSun Apr 02 2023 - 12:58
Immediate action needed to deal with cost of keeping State pension age at 66, watchdog warnsReport calls for ringfenced State Pension Fund financed by 3.5% rise in PRSI over next four yearsThu Mar 30 2023 - 05:00
Aunt’s will left a share of estate to siblings who died before herQ&A: What happens when someone dies before they inherit depends on the wording of the will and the precise circumstancesTue Mar 28 2023 - 05:00
Q&A: Am I due a nursing home fees refund over late Fair Deal application? Applying for Fair Deal is a sensible move, but there is no liability on either a home or the HSE to refund any monies billed before a person is approvedSun Mar 26 2023 - 18:28
Why are savers being held to ransom by Ireland’s banks?On The Money: Getting a decent return on any spare cash is a challenge as Irish banks already have more of our money than they needFri Mar 24 2023 - 18:05
Tigers Childcare invests €4m in expansion planOne of Ireland’s largest childcare groups now operates 19 centres in Dublin, Meath, Kildare and CorkWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
Clinical trial backs Irish therapy for chronic runny noseNeuromark trial shows significant improvement in patients after three months’ use of device with no safety issuesTue Mar 21 2023 - 17:58
‘Blacklisted’ for credit over my Covid loan repayment break Q&A: If there are errors in your Central Credit Register record of loan repayments, there are steps you can takeTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:00
Taxpayers lose out on millions by failing to claim reliefsSurvey by adviser Taxback.com finds almost two-thirds of people never claim relief for medical expensesTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:00
Time runs out for Credit Suisse; Irish gin for Ukraine; and Applegreen in US courtBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Mar 20 2023 - 06:23
Ireland is falling short on action to support climate goals, according to surveyNotable scepticism about financial services firms delivering on environmental, social and governance promisesMon Mar 20 2023 - 05:00
ECB ready to help banks after frantic €3bn rescue of Credit Suisse by rival Weekend of negotiations as Swiss government and banking regulators seek to avoid a crisis spreading across global financial marketsSun Mar 19 2023 - 21:26
Can it make more sense to pay privately for nursing home fees?Q&A: Fair Deal makes sense for most people and recent changes to rules should reinforce thatTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:05
Will son’s wife inherit my home if he dies before me?Q&A: Key to intergenerational succession is whether or not there are children in his familySun Mar 12 2023 - 11:44
Clock is ticking for those looking to sign up for a higher pensionOn The Money: If you’ve worked in the UK, you have one last chance to fill up to 11 years of gaps in your national insurance recordFri Mar 10 2023 - 18:59
Biden’s budget; bonus blues at Paddy Power; and the Big Four’s gender pay gap Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Mar 10 2023 - 06:28
Can bank chase me now over house repossessed 12 years ago?Q&A: You need to be careful if debt remains outstanding on that mortgage, especially if the bank has a judgment order against youTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:15
Rent pressure zone is costing my niece €620 a month in rental incomeQ&A: Rent controls are a fairly unusual feature of private property markets but the bigger issue is that landlords are not taxed as businessesMon Mar 06 2023 - 17:51
Here’s how to deal with those shocking energy billsOn The Money: High energy bills this winter are making people fearful but the key message is to contact your supplier and don’t ignore the problemFri Mar 03 2023 - 17:43
Heartbreak of children lost to rare disease for which there was no cureEven on a pure financial basis, families insist that expensive breakthrough treatments are better value for the State than caring for terminally ill childrenThu Mar 02 2023 - 17:40
New medicines must be affordable to all, Minister tells drug companiesStephen Donnelly tells pharma conference government and industry need to work closer together to improve patient accessThu Mar 02 2023 - 15:57
