Large users will pay 10% more for peak-time electricity useRegulator acts to curb demand between 5pm and 7pm but stops short of imposing €100m in tariffs on big business usersWed Sept 28 2022 - 14:12
Standard rate income tax threshold rises €3,200 to €40,000Budget 2023: the 2% USC band extended to ensure minimum wage earners are not adversely impactedTue Sept 27 2022 - 14:34
What happens to carer living in the family home when a Fair Deal patient dies?Q&A: Loan repayment can be deferred but that provision cannot be used to override the intention of your parent’s willTue Sept 27 2022 - 05:55
Looking for better value on mortgage loan as higher monthly payments loomQ&A: Either you have a damaged credit rating and are with a sub-prime lender or you have lost out badly on better valueSun Sept 25 2022 - 18:07
Will a lump sum tracker mortgage payment save me more than locking in a fixed rate now?Q&A: Rising cost of living and interest rates mean people should carefully examine their options for saving moneyTue Sept 20 2022 - 05:55
Transferring a property into a child’s name can throw up unpleasant surprisesQ&A: Your mother is looking to help you out, but may have unwittingly landed herself with a tax chargeSun Sept 18 2022 - 14:34
Home rebuilding costs jump 21% in past year, surveyors claimFigures suggest most homes underinsured and may stoke controversy over price of reinstating homes damaged in mica scandalFri Sept 16 2022 - 02:00
Irish mortgage interest rates fall in July even as ECB raises ratesIrish home loan rates are at their most competitive within the euro zone for over two years but tide may turnWed Sept 14 2022 - 17:49
Panda Power is leaving, what happens to its customers?Your power supply is guaranteed but you could find yourself paying a much higher charge so it pays to look around nowWed Sept 14 2022 - 08:03
EU outlines energy plan; Panda calls a halt; and new tax defaulters’ listBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Sept 14 2022 - 06:20
Can I avoid selling my mother’s house when nursing home loan falls due?Q&A: Revenue does not care which legitimate resources are used to pay the bill, but it must be paidTue Sept 13 2022 - 06:00
Pharma sector promises ‘fitter and faster’ way to get drugs to marketIncoming Ipha president says industry expects to bring 30 new medicines to market in Ireland next year but warns on patent protectionTue Sept 13 2022 - 05:45
Pharma giant MSD opens onsite solar farmTipperary plant says new power source will provide just over 20 per cent of its electricity needsMon Sept 12 2022 - 18:22
What are the tax implications if we allow daughter stay in our rental apartment for free for three years?Q&A: Rent pressure zone rules can punish landlords who choose not to impose rent increases on good tenantsSun Sept 11 2022 - 13:39
ECB says more rate rises likely as energy crisis deepensBank raise interest rates by a record 75 basis pointsThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:57
ECB raises interest rate by three quarters of a percentage pointSecond substantial interest rate rise adds to pain for homeownersThu Sept 08 2022 - 13:16
What will the ECB interest rate rise mean for your mortgage?The ECB, which raised its interest rate by half a percentage point in July, is expected to deliver a second big rate hike this weekWed Sept 07 2022 - 17:02
Gas diplomacy; Europe must hold firm; and good times for accountantsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Sept 07 2022 - 07:06
Must I let Revenue know of a loss before I can use it to cut tax bill?Q&A: Make sure you keep a record of any losses and how they aroseTue Sept 06 2022 - 05:55
Nursing homes say Fair Deal shortfall will force closuresSmaller homes in some counties say they are not getting enough funding from State to meet rising costs and regulatory requirementsMon Sept 05 2022 - 11:27
Is now the time to walk away from a tracker mortgage as ECB rates rise?Q&A: Many unknowns on what will happen on interest rates, even for professional finance people, but a 1.25% margin is still attractiveMon Sept 05 2022 - 05:00
Student accommodation construction slows down as college numbers riseCushman & Wakefield says just 600 bed spaces will be built this year as students scramble for accommodation in short supplySun Sept 04 2022 - 16:47
Irish research team delivers stent breakthrough for Medtronic Galway will be global manufacturing base for stent that allows surgeons treat patients with more difficult to access coronary blockagesFri Sept 02 2022 - 06:00
Online mortgage broker Doddl.ie secures multimillion euro investment Funding comes as increasingly challenging home buying market raises profile of brokersThu Sept 01 2022 - 11:08
Emergency power plants; Hibergene runs out of road; and don’t believe everything Meta saysBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Sept 01 2022 - 06:35
Lack of clarity on new pension arrangements concerning employers Worry that moving into new larger, professionally run trusts will mean loss of control and potentially higher chargesWed Aug 31 2022 - 05:45
Should I advise my elderly parents to stay away from equity release schemes?Q&A: Son concerned about parents’ constrained financesTue Aug 30 2022 - 05:30
Horizon Therapeutics plans major expansion of Waterford siteRare disease drug specialist expects to create 350 jobs as it multiplies footprint of old EirGen siteMon Aug 29 2022 - 10:22
Employers face annual bills up to €50,000 for inaction on pensions, says Irish LifeNew governance and risk-management rules are designed to protect retirement incomes but will be more onerous for employersMon Aug 29 2022 - 05:30
Call for change to ‘unfair’ taxation on cohabiting couplesOne in eight Irish families lose out on tax and pension benefits because they are not married, Royal London saysFri Aug 26 2022 - 05:56
Food sector alarm as gas prices shut vital CO₂ supplierCarbon dioxide is used in industries from meat processing to brewing, carbonated drinks and baking as well as preserving foodsThu Aug 25 2022 - 18:36
Ferry group Irish Continental back to profit after coronavirus Irish Ferries’ parent reports 85% sales surge over first six months and that trend continued through summerThu Aug 25 2022 - 07:42
Interest rate to jump; Terenure College developers’ appeal; and windfall profits from windfarmsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Aug 25 2022 - 06:36
Twitter whistleblower; Tiger and Rory’s new business; and an Irish chocolate legend dies Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Aug 24 2022 - 06:33
Employers can save up to half of company pension scheme costs under new rules, expert saysNew master trust schemes will save money and improve outcomes for workers, according to industry expertWed Aug 24 2022 - 05:30
MSD announces 100 jobs in latest major expansion of Carlow siteUS drug giant says the new facility will be a first of its kind globally, focusing on the production of next generation oncology biologicsTue Aug 23 2022 - 05:45
Can we transfer daughter’s share in one of our properties to another without tax issues?Q&A: Newly acquired property seems a better fit for her working life than the one we all bought together few years agoTue Aug 23 2022 - 05:45
Employers wary of new pension rulesIncreased governance and risk-management costs will hit existing workplace pension schemesMon Aug 22 2022 - 05:45
Will financial support from parents be taxed at 52%?Q&A: Family redirecting rental income stream to daughter for her financial support as she retrainsSun Aug 21 2022 - 14:28
Bartra sells four nursing homes in €161m dealRichard Barrett group plans future care home expansion while Belgian property group Aedifica is now a major player in Irish marketFri Aug 19 2022 - 19:52
Revenue expects to lose out on 25% of warehoused tax debtSinn Féin calls for flexibility on repayments to keep businesses open and ensure tax is repaidThu Aug 18 2022 - 18:28
My employer has stopped paying working-from-home allowance and I’m losing money. What can I do?Q&A: Can I force employer to pay higher remote working allowance rather than dealing with Revenue myself?Tue Aug 16 2022 - 05:55
Gas rationing looms; planning for Christmas; and only fools work in AugustBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Aug 15 2022 - 06:19
Will social welfare chase me over my dead father’s savings?Q&A: If he was receiving a non-contributory state pension, then strict rules apply on income and assetsSun Aug 14 2022 - 19:23
US medtech giant Abbott to add 1,000 jobs in €440m Irish investmentCompany investing despite limited access in Ireland for its Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring systemFri Aug 12 2022 - 06:00
Abbott opts for Ireland despite slow approval of diabetes device Diabetes is among fastest growing businesses for US medtech giant and now accounts for over 10% of sales.Fri Aug 12 2022 - 06:00
Rents rise at record rates; ministers wary of middle tax rate; and fears over winter power cutsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Aug 10 2022 - 07:02
‘I have a widow’s pension and private pension: will my family have to repay funds when I die?’Q&A: If your husband qualified for a contributory State pension, you have nothing to worry aboutTue Aug 09 2022 - 05:55
Making sense of capital gains tax on home rented out for few yearsQ&A: You can only allow for inflation if you bought the property before 2003Sun Aug 07 2022 - 16:58
Bank will not tell me where my €20,000 payment has gone astrayQ&A: Ulster Bank’s only mistake here appears to be having made no effort to explain to you what was, or might be, happeningTue Aug 02 2022 - 05:55
