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Tax

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Government consultations on tax and social welfare

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Should we pay more tax to have a better society?

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Newbie: Trade Republic

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Bank forcing customer to close accounts after successful complaint to FSO

Ulster Bank and KBC withdrawal

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Ulster bank mortgage - I have heard nothing from AIB?

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loans, savings, restructuring, etc.
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Interest on full repayment of loan?

Investments

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
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AIB to offer small shareholders the opportunity to sell directly without costs

Alternative Investments

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Buying silver coins

Money makeover

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Mid-career finance decisions

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Deferring your State Pension (Contributory) - break even point is age 88

Qualifying for the UK State Pension bonanza

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Online versus paper - sanity check

The Proposed Pension Auto-enrolment system

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Auto-enrolment could deliver retirement income of €15,000 a year

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Solicitor for large interpersonal loan

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Suddenly incapacitated relative. Who can act on their behalf?

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Selling residual assets

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Key Post Switching or getting a mortgage after a PIA or bankruptcy

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New Pay-related Jobseeker's Benefit - When?

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Health Insurance What is the waiting period for health insurance?

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For House, Life, & Motor Insurance
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Loss Assessor

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Putting site into company - tax issue?

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Should Ireland appeal the Apple ruling

The great financial debates

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Are retail rents too high in Ireland?
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Query regarding Local Property Tax and neighbour's Eircode
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Rent a room or sell

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Kitchen Ceiling Height Compliance - two engineers' opinions are conflicting with each other

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I am moving to dispute resolution service with the Ombudsman

Vulture Funds

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Warehouse Mortgage Interest Free??

AIB Prevailing Rate tracker redress programme

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Who has cases on hold with the Ombudsman?

Tracker mortgages - other than redress issues

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When is my Ulster Bank tracker moving to AIB?

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Affordable housing remortgaging deed of postponement

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Sell rental property now or keep for kids in college?

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Progress Irelands housing plan

Don't Askaboutmoney

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Two litres of milk price increase/Dunnes?
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Interesting small tree for shaded spot

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Electric Ireland to cut electricity and gas prices from November (2024)

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Advice needed re bungalow with separate garage to be converted to living space

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Messed up lease

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Accounting technician

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Ticketmaster sale of Oasis tickets

Is this a scam?

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Sumup app Taxi Scam?
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Technology

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Malicious software threat from free AVG for AIB online banking HTML: Script-inf (Susp)

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Vodafone landline support

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Ryanair. If you don't pay for a seat, you may have to queue to get a boarding pass

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E42 eircode area?

Cars, cycling and transport

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Importing a car from Northern Ireland… change of legislation !!

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The Depths

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US Presidential Election 2024

Shooting the Breeze

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New Ireland manager.
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