Cliff Taylor: How the return of SSIA-style incentives might be on the cards for Irish households
New policies in election manifestos likely to try to get cash to move from household savings into equity investments
Simon Harris has identified the right problem, but a department of infrastructure is the wrong solution
Big foreign investors are putting projects on hold because they are losing faith in Ireland’s ability to deliver. We need to do something - but what?
What will the election tax promises mean for your pocket?
Parties will make a raft of pledges during the election campaign - but voters would be wise to be sceptical about their delivery
The €500,000 suburban three-bed is now the house at the centre of the property price surge
This kind of house is attracting bids both from those seeking to move and from first-time buyers
A group of borrowers is trapped in the never-never land of Irish mortgage arrears
It is ‘extraordinary that arrears are running at such a high level 15 years after the crash’
The €40 million pre-election gimmick no one asked for and even fewer need
Budget 2025 tax break for homeowners is hard to justify when the extra tax credit for renters costs €65 million
Investment funds to escape 6% ‘mansion tax’ on apartment buys as Finance Bill published
Legislation gives effect to budget measures including income tax and €1.6 billion personal tax package
Another interest rate cut is coming for borrowers next week, but the economy doesn’t need it
Reduction will add to demand in the housing market as lending becomes cheaper while supply lags behind
How many new homes are needed to meet demand: 33,000 or 85,000 a year?
Various reports and targets have suggested anything from 33,000 a year to 85,000. Why the discrepancy?
Meet the budget’s real winners: A family of five on an income of more than €70,000
Interplay of temporary and permanent measures means that this is a budget for better off people with children – the more the better
Will the Universal Social Charge become hostage to a bitter general election campaign?
The unpopular, post-crash tax may be targeted in an election arms race but pretending it can be abolished would be crazy
There was only ever one priority in Budget 2025 - to woo voters and win the general election
Budget 2025: Around €2bn will be disbursed to rich and poor alike
For your pocket, it will be the tale of two budgets in one next week
The Government is aiming to woo voters with a mix of once-off payments this year and permanent tax and welfare measures for 2024. But will the public be confused or grateful?
Cliff Taylor: Record surplus of €25bn sets Government up for budget
Right now, the State is awash with cash but an ageing population and climate change will require higher spending in the medium term and possibly higher taxes
Yes, Budget 2025 will affect your living standards. Here’s how
It’s one of the biggest political days of the year, and it will have an impact on our pockets