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House prices are expected to increase by at least 10pc next year as economists warn Ireland’s housing crisis won’t be solved any time soon. Asking prices for houses in Dublin jumped by almost €40,000 in the last 12 months – or by around €107 each day – according to MyHome.ie. Meanwhile, prices around the country […]

Women get a raw deal on pensions. Fewer of them work outside the home, and they often get paid less when they do take up paid employment. Many work only part-time. All this means that the gender pay gap feeds into the pension issue. So when they get to retire they typically have a third […]

Women get a raw deal on pensions. Fewer of them work outside the home, and they often get paid less when they do take up paid employment. Many work only part-time. All this means that the gender pay gap feeds into the pension issue. So when they get to retire they typically have a third […]

When women play a smaller role in growing the economy, we all lose out. Women make up 50pc of the population and the female employment rate is more than 55pc. Yet until a few years ago, female-led companies comprised 7pc of Enterprise Ireland’s High-Potential Startups group, just like the international average. Fewer female entrepreneurs meant […]

Large numbers of women are worried they will not have enough money when they retire, with fewer men concerned about a funds shortfall. Most women are unsure of how much they will need for a comfortable retirement, according to research from pensions provider Aviva. It showed a huge gender gap in Ireland when it comes […]

Over 48,000 unemployed people got jobs in the last year as the number of people out of work plummeted to its lowest point in nine years. There are now 2,063,000 people in employment as the rate of joblessness fell for the 20th time in a row, according to new official figures. There are now 136,700 […]

Moves by Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to scrap the ‘Help-to-Buy’ scheme may be in doubt after the State-backed lender charged with ramping up house building endorsed the policy. It provides tax breaks of up to €20,000 for first-time home buyers. Last year’s loosening of Central Bank mortgage rules and the launch of Help-to-Buy gave builders […]

A post Brexit transition period could last up to four years, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said. Mr Coveney said the longer the transition period the better from an Irish perspective, but that it “can’t go on forever”. “I think when we get to the point of negotiating and debating a transition arrangement, which […]

A post Brexit transition period could last up to four years, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said. Mr Coveney said the longer the transition period the better from an Irish perspective, but that it “can’t go on forever”. “I think when we get to the point of negotiating and debating a transition arrangement, which […]

The enhanced mortgage-to-rent scheme launched by mortgage campaigner David Hall offers hope to thousands of families trapped in an arrears nightmare. The scheme enables a housing body take over the ownership of homes where mortgage holders are deep in arrears, with no prospect of getting back on track. How does it work? David Hall, of […]