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Pensions Tax Relief to Change to 33%

The ECB have increased interest rates by 0.25%. This increases the ECB rate to 1.25%. This will increase mortgage payments by €15 per €100,000 monthly. The increase is the first of several expected over the next 12 months and will mean higher mortgage costs for roughly three-quarters of Irish homeowners. Irish Banks are expected to …

A recent article by Conor Pope in the Irish Times (4/4/2011) highlighted a method of making some savings on mortgage payments. The premise is that if you pay your mortgage monthly and change to paying your mortgage fortnightly there are massive savings in interest to be made.

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interesting article by David McWilliams in the Irish Independent

This is a quick summary of the potential effects on pensions (public and private sector) arising from the 2011 – 2016 programme for government with Fine Gael and Labour.

This is a summary of the fiscal strategy to be pursued by Fine Gael and Labour in their programme for government 2011 – 2016.

The Peoples Economy

Article on the Irish Property and Banking crisis by Michael Lewis of Vanity Fair.

Rental Income