Fair Deal scheme: Will a charge apply when patient dies despite not taking out a nursing home loan?Q&A: You’re only liable for repayment of a loan if you took out a loan in the first placeTue Dec 20 2022 - 05:55
Energy bills: Failure to switch costing customers thousands, CRU findsCRU analysis says customer could have saved average of €581 a year by opting for best electricity rate, and €316 a year on gasTue Dec 20 2022 - 05:00
Electric Ireland announces €50 credit for residential electricity customersUtility also beefs up hardship fund after prices jump 90% this year but no relief for its gas customersMon Dec 19 2022 - 11:38
Electric Ireland’s selective disclosure of price increase leaves customer in the dark Q&A: Customers deserve transparency, especially when the news is badSun Dec 18 2022 - 11:14
When a bank ‘mistake’ appears to be no mistake at allOn The Money: Inheritance data from CSO bolsters argument for a new approach on tax reliefsFri Dec 16 2022 - 16:17
Home loan costs rise; Cairn gets Montrose green light; and Uniphar blockedBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Dec 16 2022 - 06:45
Ireland’s struggle with supply of essential medicines, as 189 out of stockProblems with communication are exacerbating a difficult winter as supply chain issues mean a growing number of medicines are not availableFri Dec 16 2022 - 05:00
Fingleton’s financial means; Banks struggle to close accounts; and EU secures approval on 15% tax rateBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 14 2022 - 06:41
Can I share inheritance tax thresholds with family to cut tax bill?Q&A: Trying to juggle who gets what could backfire on you as there are strict limits on gifting and inheritingTue Dec 13 2022 - 05:55
Medicine shortages could get ‘significantly worse’, industry group warns Supply chain disruption and pricing issues are affecting supply just as winter infections surge in IrelandMon Dec 12 2022 - 17:28
Medicine shortages; construction downturn; and a helping hand for developersBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 12 2022 - 06:30
Medicine shortage exacerbated by inflexible pricing, says industry analysis Industry executive says Ireland needs to rethink one-way approach to pricing if it is to ease pressure on pharmaciesMon Dec 12 2022 - 05:00
Paying mortgage fortnightly could save you time and money on your home loanQ&A: If you have the financial capacity, there are several ways of accelerating payments on your home loan that could save you thousands of euroSun Dec 11 2022 - 15:57
Stephen’s Green Centre heads for €100m facelift but fewer shops and cafesSeen & heard: Kingspan’s Murtaghs eye Buswells; construction delays and pay rows; O’Gara objects to PIA for former team-mateSun Dec 11 2022 - 11:10
Delivering Christmas cheer even when your wallet is feeling the pinchOn The Money: There are simple steps all of us can take to keep costs under control without killing the festive spiritFri Dec 09 2022 - 16:39
Meet the man who delivered Pfizer’s Covid vaccine While scientists performed their magic, engineer Mike McDermott was charged with managing a fifteen-fold increase in the group’s vaccine manufacturing capacityFri Dec 09 2022 - 12:00
Pharmacists call for flexibility amid shortage of drugs to treat strep A and other bugs ‘Serious shortage protocol’ would allow alternative antibiotics to be dispensed without need to contact GPsThu Dec 08 2022 - 20:23
KPMG legal breaks out; Minister upbeat on housing; and no sign of a wage/price spiral Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Dec 08 2022 - 06:40
Facebook faces Irish penalties; giant housing scheme challenged; and a glimmer of hope on inflationBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 07 2022 - 06:31
Tax defaulters hit with €2.8m settlements over €1.25m in tax dueLog cabin maker in liquidation is hit with largest settlement of just over €1m for unpaid VATTue Dec 06 2022 - 18:11
Sell or stick: What to do with retirement property investment gone sourQ&A: With buy-to-let still delivering income as planned, the key question is whether you can still afford the mortgageTue Dec 06 2022 - 05:55
Landlords living overseas face tighter tax rules on rental incomeRevenue demands that tenants retain 20% of rent for tax or that landlord appoints collection agentTue Dec 06 2022 - 05:00
Should I pursue brother over how he handled our father’s estate?Q&A: Reopening 18-year-old case when all the principal players are no longer with us seems inadvisableSun Dec 04 2022 - 12:10
When it comes to pension reform, delay comes at a costOn The Money: Auto-enrolment most unlikely to hit 2024 target and copping on over insurance costsFri Dec 02 2022 - 13:56
Q&A: Will I face a tax bill for giving apartment to my child who has health issues?Gift to child will carry a financial sting in the tail for owner as it is not the family homeTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:25
New sick leave rules will force more SMEs to close, says recruiter ExcelWorkers will have legal entitlement to three days' sick pay for employers from the start of next yearMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
Son will lose tax relief on family home by inheriting apartment at the same timeQ&A: High Court judgment in similar case offers a way out for parents looking to pass on estate to only child with as small a tax bill as possibleSun Nov 27 2022 - 14:46
Why it’s not too late to sort out your tax affairs for the yearOn The Money: Cutting the cost of late filing of tax returns, and insight into family dynamics when it comes to investingFri Nov 25 2022 - 14:35
New tenants paying average rent of €1,464 per month Supply squeeze sees number of people signing new rental agreements fall by 16% in the second quarterThu Nov 24 2022 - 12:18
Can I buy my father’s house when he’s in a nursing home?Q&A: Change in the rules mean that families are no longer financially penalised for selling the home of a relative in careTue Nov 22 2022 - 05:50
Dialing down Christmas; energy firm profits drop; and beware that midlife career changeBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Nov 21 2022 - 06:34
Why did Ulster Bank charge me to close my current account?Q&A: Charges will not relate to account closure, but customer’s difficulty in getting an answer suggests ongoing problems with moving accountsSun Nov 20 2022 - 15:41
Some relief for vulnerable Black Friday shoppersOn the Money: New cap on cost of credit and timely advice from Revenue to avoid unexpected additional taxes and chargesFri Nov 18 2022 - 15:57
Mortgage bills up 12%; Musgrave cashes in on Covid; and Ireland to lose out on gas capBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 18 2022 - 06:54
Facebook cannot comply with EU data protection laws, civil liberty council says Dublin group urges European Commission to act on Meta material from California legal caseThu Nov 17 2022 - 21:33
Mercer unit fined over potential misleading of investorsCentral Bank found asset manager failed to tell customers some funds were passively tracking indicesWed Nov 16 2022 - 15:24
‘Demonised’ landlords, Twitter called to task, and GAA selling O’Neills shortBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Nov 16 2022 - 06:41
Widow left in limbo seven years after husband died with no will Q&A: Failure to put even her home in joint names means your mother is left with no security in her old ageTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:55
Patients left out of pocket over health insurance confusion, says ombudsmanNew report highlights importance of understanding precisely what is covered by policies that cost ‘significant amount of household budget’Tue Nov 15 2022 - 01:00
Rules on sale or rent of family home now more relaxed under Fair Deal Q&A: Nursing home residents can now sell their family home without financial penalty and are even being incentivised to rent it out if emptySun Nov 13 2022 - 14:45
Why do Irish mortgage holders pay more than borrowers in other EU countries?On The Money: Making sense of personal financeFri Nov 11 2022 - 16:10
Ireland to the fore in delivering powerhouse cancer drugMSD’s recently opened Keytruda manufacturing site in Swords is just the latest landmark investment by the US giant in IrelandFri Nov 11 2022 - 13:50
Companies get more time to put new pension arrangements in place for staff Pensions regulator relents on hard deadline for compliance with new governance regime as long as they commit to 12-month sign-up to new master trustsWed Nov 09 2022 - 05:40
Ulster Bank to start freezing accounts this weekBank says frozen accounts will be closed 30 days later but that it will exempt ‘high reliance’ accounts and honour Christmas lullTue Nov 08 2022 - 12:38
Will bank allow us to break our fixed-rate mortgage to lock in for longer?Q&A: With fixed rates artificially frozen for the time being, it is certainly worth crunching the numbers to see if it makes sense for youTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:50
Warning for Ireland as EU falls behind on pharma R&DIreland has delivered on creating pharma clusters but needs to focus more on innovation and next generation medicines, says IphaMon Nov 07 2022 - 06:00
My mother refuses to make a will. What happens when she dies?Q&A: There could be unintentional consequences from the decision not to write a will and it seems daft to leave such things to fateSun Nov 06 2022 - 16:00
AstraZeneca turns its attention to Dublin post-Covid New ‘smart factory’ will allow British pharmaceutical giant to develop and commercialise multiple drugs at one siteFri Nov 04 2022 - 12:30
Wind powers close to half of Irish electricity in October, figures showStrong contribution means wind energy has now supplied a third of all electricity this yearThu Nov 03 2022 - 16:08
Makhlouf warns banks; turbo-charged tax receipts; and Tayto refreshes Intersnack Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Nov 03 2022 - 06:47
