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    Qualification for bilateral IRE/UK state pension

    My wife returned to Ireland 10 years ago having worked in the UK for 20 years but hasn't worked since. She had 6 months of Class PRSI contributions in Ireland before leaving and 20 years of NI contribution from whilst she was in the UK. Looking at the rules for Bilateral state pensions it...
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    How to solve problem with underpaid tax due to foreign savings interest

    I don't think my situation has been covered specifically before so I would appreciate any advice that AAMers can give. I moved to Ireland with my family in 2008 and due to total ignorance of the Irish tax system we have not paid enough tax and would appreciate any advice how best to handle the...
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    Will there be a PTSB Overpayment Bonus Scheme in 2012

    There were rumours a couple of months ago that in the New Year PTSB would be running another more generous bonus scheme for people paying off lump sums. Does anyone know if there is any substance to these rumours and whether the additional loans provide to banks by the ECB will make such a...
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    Shady dealings in Cork showrooms

    I was looking recently to buy a 2 year old car from a main dealer in Cork. Looking on the internet I noticed that all the prices were removed from the cars for sale. I rang the dealer to ask what was going on and he said that they were having a special promotion for their regular customers but...
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    Kerosone price trends - Ireland vs UK

    I was checking the prices of Kerosene to see if the price was coming down yet and by mistake looked at http://www.cheapestoil.co.uk instead of http://www.cheapestoil.ie. I was suprised to see that since Xmas the price of kerosone in the UK has dropped by 10% but here in Ireland it is the same...
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    Getting pressurised to send child to National School

    My youngest lad is only 4yrs 8mths and we had long ago decided to keep him in playschool for another year as he is quite immature. Since August we have been getting endless calls from the principle of the local National School asking to send him this year as it would help get the numbers up...
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    How to prove Irish Nationality

    I hope some legal experts can help my wife with a problem regarding her citizenship status. She was born in the UK to Irish parents and hence has dual UK/Irish nationality and holds a current UK passport. She did hold an Irish passport but it expired several years ago. She lived in Ireland...
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    Zero bills from Bord Gais

    I connected my electricity on my new house last June via Bord Gais and since then every time I get a bill it shows no usage as the bill is issued a few days before ESB Networks comes and reads the meter I have complained to Bord Gais and they say the problem is with ESB and they can do nothing...
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    Repeated credit card fraud

    I've been hit twice by credit card fraud in the last 4 months and was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same. We only use our credit card for food shopping at Tesco and SuperValue so I can only assume that the card details are being skimmed at one of these two stores. In each case...
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