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# pensions - Sunday 4 September, 2016
Worried about financial security? Here are 7 tips on how to get the right pension
The Money Doctor, John Lowe, explains how to make to most of your money and ensure you have enough to retire on.
# pensions - Monday 1 August, 2016
The top 500 public sector pensions cost €50 million a year
The figures were released to Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty.
# pensions - Tuesday 19 July, 2016
Poll: Should all employers be required to contribute to their workers' pensions?
A new workplace saving scheme may be introduced to encourage people to save for retirement.
# pensions - Monday 25 January, 2016
The average pension payout for Irish people is just €6,000 per year at present
25% more Irish people are covered by a pension plan now however, compared with 2010, according to a new survey.
# pensions - Sunday 10 January, 2016
Busting the myths of who exactly was inside Dublin’s GPO during the Easter Rising…
The GPO Garrison Easter Week, a 30-year labour of love for author Jimmy Wren, aims to say definitively who was present in the landmark building during the seismic events of late April 1916.
# pensions - Monday 7 December, 2015
This chart shows how hard Irish people work for their pensions
Full benefit comes after 43 years of contributions.
# pensions - Thursday 22 October, 2015
Will the State Pension actually be there for me when I retire?
Wondering whether you need to bite the bullet and sign up for a pension? Eamon Dwyer says the State Pension as we know it, might not exist by the time we retire.
# pensions - Thursday 9 July, 2015
Cowen and Bertie under pressure to refuse ‘disgusting’ pension boosts
Several former cabinet ministers are in line for pension increases under the new public sector pay deal.
# pensions - Sunday 5 July, 2015
Here’s What Happened Today: Sunday
Mick Wallace, Ireland’s asylum system and the Greek referendum had people talking today.
Former ministers to get pension boost, but one thinks the country “isn’t ready” yet
Mary Hanafin has said former ministers should be the “very last” people to get an increase.
# pensions - Thursday 2 July, 2015
What’s the issue with Greece’s pension system?
The main bone of contention in negotiations between Greece and its creditors has been how to resolve the pension system. But why is it such a huge issue?
# pensions - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
Joan slams social welfare fraudsters for ‘giving two fingers to their neighbours’
Tens of millions of euro are overpaid each year.
# pensions - Thursday 11 June, 2015
‘The day is coming that someone says the game is over for Greece’
The IMF has pulled its team out of talks with the cash-strapped nation.
# pensions - Thursday 28 May, 2015
What do same-sex marriage and pension protection have in common?
A clause should be inserted into the Constitution to ensure pension protection, according to the Professional Insurance Brokers Association.
# pensions - Monday 25 May, 2015
Forcing people to pay for their own retirement will ‘put many jobs and businesses at risk’
The government wants a universal pension system – but not everyone thinks that’s a good idea.
# pensions - Tuesday 12 May, 2015
Bertie and Brian got over €80k each last year
The former taoisigh’s annual pensions cannot be cut further, Brendan Howlin has said.
# pensions - Friday 6 March, 2015
Can this new plan halt Ireland’s looming pension crisis?
Our ageing population will mean that the current State pension will become unsustainable, leaving an uncertain future for many of us.
# pensions - Saturday 28 February, 2015
Revenue apologises to 5,000 pensioners after tax blunder
Thousands were charged significantly more tax than they should have been this month.
# pensions - Tuesday 10 February, 2015
Ireland is one of the worst places in Europe to retire right now
A lack of doctors means the country’s rating for healthcare has plunged.
# pensions - Thursday 15 January, 2015
Here’s why AIB staff are warning they might go on strike
The union Unite wants to meet the Finance Minister over the issues.
# pensions - Thursday 8 January, 2015
Do you have a pension? You might be forced to get one*
*When the economy gets better and pay goes up.
# pensions - Saturday 3 January, 2015
Opinion: Our state pensions ponzi scheme is nearing a breaking point
The demographic pressures on our welfare system are becoming less and less tomorrow’s problem…
# pensions - Sunday 28 December, 2014
What is the 0.15% pension levy being spent on?
Fianna Fáil aren’t happy with the Government’s answer.
# pensions - Saturday 13 December, 2014
Former Waterford Crystal workers unanimously vote in favour of €178m pension deal
The factory in Waterford closed in 2009.
# pensions - Tuesday 9 December, 2014
€178m pension deal agreed for Waterford Crystal workers
The workers took on the case when they were laid off from the company in 2009.
# pensions - Sunday 7 December, 2014
Pension deal for former Waterford Crystal workers on the table
The factory in Waterford closed in 2009 with the loss of 1,000 jobs.
# pensions - Wednesday 12 November, 2014
These are the firms with the biggest black holes in their pension schemes
Irish funds are taking more risks with pension money… and those holes are growing.
# pensions - Friday 31 October, 2014
A lot of UK firefighters are out on strike tonight
The strike is due to continue until 4th of November.
# pensions - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
Good news if you have a private pension: The levy is on its way out
The levy will be reduced from 2015 and will be abolished at the end of next year.
# pensions - Saturday 23 August, 2014
Five years on – Waterford Crystal workers speak of struggle to secure pensions
The workers have been campaigning for five years.
# pensions - Thursday 31 July, 2014
Poll: Do you pay into a private pension scheme?
A large number of people have abandoned their plans – are any of you paying for private pensions?
# pensions - Sunday 27 July, 2014
Five years since it closed, the fight for Waterford Crystal pensions takes new turn
Unite trade union said today the dispute will go to the Labour Relations Commission – and hopefully be resolved.
# pensions - Wednesday 9 July, 2014
Here’s what the social welfare budget paid for last year
Between pensions, jobseeker’s payments and allowances for children and carers, Joan Burton’s department spend €20.3 billion.
# pensions - Friday 27 June, 2014
‘Last opportunity’ to resolve Aer Lingus pension dispute
The company says that its decision to accept the hit will defuse the risk of future strikes.
# pensions - Monday 16 June, 2014
€780mn airport pension hole: Expert panel urges Aer Lingus and DAA to pay more
The plan may face problems being passed by Aer Lingus shareholders, however.
Appealing a social welfare decision? You could be in for a long wait
The average processing time of an appeal is six months.
# pensions - Wednesday 11 June, 2014
The RA thinks Irish Cabinets are like the Leitrim football team, and it wants changes
Term limits for ministers, performance-related pay, and giving everyone a say on the Budget… The Reform Alliance has a lengthy political wish-list.
# pensions - Friday 2 May, 2014
Government fails to derail Aer Lingus chief’s pension bump-reports
A trade union called any increase would be “very strange”.
# pensions - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
Irish people own €69 million in gold
TCD finance professor says that gold can act as an investment safety blanket in rough economic times.
# pensions - Monday 14 April, 2014
‘Forced to avail of the Dole’: 120 Navy and Army personnel to be made redundant
There is currently a maximum service limit of 21 years for private and corporal personnel.
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Poll: Should fracking be banned in Ireland?
THREE SEPARATE MOTION are going to come before the Dáil this term which will call for fracking in Ireland to come to an end.
Fracking is divisive. Opponents say that it’s environmentally unstable and can cause major negative effects. But supporters point out that there are deposits of shale gas in the northwest of Ireland worth more than €120 billion – and that fracking is a potentially viable method of extracting them.
What do you think?
We’re asking: Should fracking be banned in Ireland?
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The race for the White House remains Hillary Clinton’s to lose, writes Larry Donnelly.
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