Savings scheme should be delayed rather than poorly designed, economists warn
‘History is ripe with examples of where rushed tax legislation leads to bad consequences’, Oireachtas committee hears
Barra Roantree
Dublin’s southwest inner city needs targeted investment
Report highlights pocket of deprivation in capital
Crime rates and drug deaths in Dublin’s southwest inner city twice the national average, report finds
Findings coincide with appointment of city’s new regeneration ‘tsar’
One in five children lives in poverty when housing costs factored in, ESRI finds
Official poverty measures do not account for accommodation, research body notes
The Debate: Should inheritance tax be cut in the budget?
Amid buoyant tax returns, there have been calls for a reduction in inheritance tax – but those opposed say this will benefit only the wealthiest of homeowners
Who should pay the bills if the State pension age stays at 66?
The cost of State pensions is due to double by 2050, and the burden will fall on the younger generation unless something imaginative is done
Bust-up over congestion charges in London could soon play out in Dublin
Congestion and air pollution in the capital are rising and the city’s transport network could soon become a major climate battleground
Is it time to reduce the tax-free pension lump sum?
Some experts argue €200,000 limit overly favours high earners and costs exchequer too much
People living alone most vulnerable to poverty in retirement
ESRI study suggests policymakers need to look beyond simple cash income in determining the financial wellbeing of pensioners
Lockdown exit: Are young people again in the firing line?
Smart Money: Burden of Covid-19 economic crisis will not be shared equally
Pandemic payments will ‘significantly’ support incomes – ESRI
Special unemployment pay and wage subsidies may avoid extreme income reductions for many families
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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