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Rent tax credit : €500 from 2022 i.e. this year

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Does security's exchange location matter for tax?

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Value of state's unfunded social welfare pensions: €359 billion

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IBRK Offering Up To 2.356% On Large Balances

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Cash Transfer - Avant

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Use Revolut as my main bank, but my account is frozen and I can't get them to fix it

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Some credit unions want to scrap their insurance

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Carrying forward capital losses

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"If crypto is not the answer to our money problems, what is?" Good FT article

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Loan consolidation

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The fallacy of "lifestyling"

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Key Post UK State Pension - Make voluntary contributions to qualify for UK pension on top of Irish pension

The Proposed Pension Auto-enrolment system

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TASC Seminar on Auto-Enrolment

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Is there a place to file complaints about an accountant in Ireland?

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My submission on the review of the Central Bank's Consumer Protection Code

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Freedom of expression to companies, people and organisations via email

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Enduring power of attorney novice

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AIB/EBS repossessions after long delay

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Ex gratia payment, SCSB and NPV of Pension

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Over 70s medical card.

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Healthcare costs - not insurance Knee replacement consultant fees

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Autumn/Winter 2022. Covid cases.

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Seeking information on car insurance as named driver with US drivers licence

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Do I pay VAT on referral fees?

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Eir sold my debt to Stubbsgazette

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"The younger generation are screwed, and the system is stacked against them"

The great financial debates

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Is wealth unlimited?

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UK and Irish driving licences held simultaneously
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Housing, mortgages, debt and related issues

Local Property Tax

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NPPR Exemption Certificate

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UB Tracker Mortgage (part of redress), moved house and took tracker plus 1% added to ECB (tracker was only for 10 years over moving) fixed Sept 2023

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Fitted items

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Advice for people facing court repossession proceedings
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Worried about what rate vulture fund will charge me when fixed rate is up.

Tracker Redress

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Ombudsman upheld 1% of tracker complaints finalised last year

AIB Prevailing Rate tracker redress programme

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AIB AIB at the Oireachtas Finance Committee this morning

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Moving from joint to sole ownership(Tracker) is this considered a new mortgage application?

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Buying together; splitting up
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Mortgage and Buy to Let Joint names.

Property investment and tenants' rights

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Very low rent in Rent Pressure Zone

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Sinn Féin's proposed NCT for private rented accommodation

Don't Askaboutmoney

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Two litres of milk price increase/Dunnes?

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Flat roof maintenance

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BGE not paying Microgeneration

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Lease covenant

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IT Apprenticeship Public Sector 2023

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Broken Fitbits (and do replacement products come with guarantees?)

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New Artificial Intelligent Investment

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Phone cuts out almost immediately

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Vodafone TV and Powerline adaptor ?
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Good All-Inclusive in Canary Islands
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Travel, accommodation and restaurants in Ireland

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Travel insurance age 85

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Rights around driving my UK car in Ireland

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Voiceover work in Ireland
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The Depths

General Election 2020

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November 3, 2020: Consolidated General Election.

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€1,300 for a 2 month gas bill

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Brilliant win for Ireland over England
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