Home economics: ‘Can transferring ownership of a home while still retaining right of residence prevent charges under Fair Deal?’

Our property finance expert answers your questions Transferring ownership of your family home to another person…

Revenue at Village Vets chain topped €23m last year amid expansion

Chain is owned by UK private equity group Inflexion Charles Cosgrave, chief executive of Village Vets.…

Liquidator set to be appointed to Nephin Whiskey

The Mayo-based distillery struggled since it was founded in 2013 Paul and Jude Davis, two co-founders…

Oil prices rise sharply after Russian suppliers hit by new US sanctions

Oil-pumping units in Kazan, Russia. Photo: Getty Scott DiSavino and Enes Tunagur Reuters Yesterday at 06:30…

Bank of Ireland revises its forecast for the economy upwards with strong export growth

Bank predicts GDP will grow by 10.7pc this year as Ireland weathers tariffs storm well Bank…

Legal Aid Board functioning ‘almost in spite of its design’ review finds

Antiquated tech, exhausted employees, low morale and burnout at agency Stock image A report on the…

Bankinter insists focus in Ireland is on organic growth

Bankinter operates as Avant in Ireland and is expanding its business here. It recently did a…

What’s the most affordable way to finance a home renovation?

From saving to remortgaging, it pays to weigh up all your finance options before you call…

Profits decrease 68.5pc at Dubarry clothing to €1.18m

New consolidated accounts filed by the Ballinasloe-registered FLWG Holdings Ltd show the group recorded the drop…

This two-inch magnet promises to curb your phone addiction – but does it work?

Brick device helps stop the mindless doomscrolling and ultimately reduce that screen-time guilt The Brick is…

‘Sculpted by Aimee’ sales surpassed €32m last year

In another record-breaking year for Ms Connolly’s cosmetics company, Sculpted by Aimee Connolly Cosmetics Ltd, revenues…

First-time buyers account for 27,000 mortgage drawdowns in past year

This is the highest number in almost 20 years, according to the Banking and Payments Federation…

AIB, Haven and EBS cut a string of mortgage rates

The cuts will save homeowners on a €300,000 mortgage with a LTV ratio greater than 80pc…

New ‘pay transparency’ law next year has potential to transform Irish workplaces, but employers still don’t know how it will work

An EU directive is coming into force next June, but exactly how it will be transposed…

Housing completions stalled in last quarter, CSO data shows

However the figure represents no improvement on the second quarter of the year. On a seasonally…

Sales of luxury bagmaker Hermes fall marginally short of forecasts

Maria Steen with her blue Hermes bag and her husband Neil. Photo: Collins Sales growth in…

Virgin Media TV swings into paper profit after €15m ‘write-back’

The profit of €17m for the year ends a number of years of losses. However, the…

This Working Life: ‘You only get one chance at life – and it’d be rude to the universe not to take it’

I enjoy my music, I make what I enjoy. It is hard to wrap my head…

Man (94) seeks court order to remove squatters who have moved into house

Stock image The 94-year-old owner of a property on Dublin’s North Circular Road is seeking High…

There’s gold in that old neglected smartphone, says boss of Refurbed

Company raises €50m to help fund its mission to change consumer behaviour Refurbed CEO Peter Windischhofer.…

‘Show me the money’ – better pay now beats work-life balance for jobseekers

Constant inflation is eating away at purchasing power of workers’ wages The true value of salaries…

Ask a money coach: ‘My sister wants to be paid for minding our ageing dad, but she lives with him rent-free’

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