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Ireland is a high cost country for almost all medical goods and services . I am at the stage where I will need hearing aid(s). As regards hearing aids has anyone bought them abroad in the EU or in Northern Ireland or GB and how did it work out? I appreciate it wouldn't be the most convenient for...

Are there any official figures for the number of people with arfs/amrfs in Ireland and the average amount at set up point. Also any breakdown for arf holders. eg 10% of arf holders have pots in the range <€50k; 40% 50k to100k; 20% 100to 150k;etc. or whatever such figures may be. And what then...

Thanks very much to Snowby for that info. Regards, Dubwx

Am new to this but Finally determined to overcome inertia. Couple 63 years old. Lifetime with VHI. What is a good cheaper alternative plan to Health Plus Extra either with VHI or other insurer and providing similar cover . Would like to keep orthopedic and cardiac cover. Not adverse to smallish...

travelled out from Dublin through Alicante airport in October via Ryanair and can confirm Leper's account. No problems and very fast via steps. Travelled home also via Ryanair but through Madrid airport and only one airbridge used here with total chaos as passengers from front and rear ends of...

Girona itself is a lovely relaxed town well worth 2/3 days. Nice restaurants and walks. Stayed there in December, good deal at that time in mercure hotel.

Have booked cheap Ryanair to Girona(late arrival) early Dec. and return from Carcassonne 7 days later,hopefully still with mrs. dub. Propose to spend 3/4 nights in Girona then journey on by bus or train to Carcassonne. Have read earlier posts on AAM. But has anyone actually made this journey...

Invalidity Pension is fully taxable. For Illness Benefit the first six weeks in each year is not taxed -see Revenue leaflet 22. Your wife will receive her full payment from D/Social Welfare. As mentioned above tax will be deducted by means of adjustments to your tax credits and SRCOP. I hope...

travelled from Dublin to Stansted last Wednesday and returned to Dublin on Saturday and there was no enforcement of one bag rule at either end. Although I gather from posts of some tme back that this rule has been enforced on occasion at Stansted.Ryanair have definitely started to highlight this...

Just like norfbank, I am wondering if anyone has actually used one of these cards, obtained in the Republic, to book a Ryanair flight and avoided the credit card charge.

Sorry if this is the wrong spot but we need advice on employing an architect! Basically we want to demolish our delapidated 50 yr old detached house on a corner site in Dublin 14 and replace it with two new semi detached houses, live in one and sell the other to help finance our new semi of...

Just back from 3 nights in Madrid. A beautiful city. Buy 10 trip metro/bus tkt at metro at terminal 2 for €6/7? and get to city centre for 65cents +citytravel for your break. Dublin flights land at terminal 4and it is a big airport.Also one day take Madrid VIsion open top bus tour, hop on/off...

For ordinaryman and others asking about PORTO. I was there in December for 3 nights on cheap Ryanair fare. Lovely modern airport,direct new light rail line to city centre. Beautiful old city, parts a bit run down but nicely so. Did usual touristy things -open top bus tour to get our bearings...

Am off to Porto in a few days for 3 nights on cheap flight. Hope some of you have been there in recent times. I know its well outside tourist season but would be glad to hear recommendations (good or bad) for restaurants, bars, trips, sights etc.

We are both Paye and my wife earns under 23k and so is taxed at 20% while my income is higher and taxed at 42%.She has a personal pension plan the premiums for which are deducted from her monthly pay cheque at source by her employer on which she gets 20% tax relief at source.My question is...