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    jointly assessed - splitting credits

    many thanks
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    jointly assessed - splitting credits

    Married couple and jointly assessed. Currently the lower income earner takes all the credits. Is there any benefit to splitting this evenly or switching to the higher earner?
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    Life Life insurance policies

    Can anyone recommend life policies. I am looking at multiple policies at the moment. It is a minefield really. There are term life insurance whole of life policies Life assurance protection policies Basically I want to make provision for my children when we die. The term policies are...
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    Special Needs Trust Life Policy

    I am looking for information on Special Needs Trust Life Policy. They are a policy where your child will get a guaranteed payout on the event of a parent's death. It is also ringfenced and cannot be counted when means testing for disability allowance etc... does anyone have any further...
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    Templeogue windows & doors

    Hi I see lots of recommendations for templeogue windows in earlier years but just wondering if anyone has dealt with them recently. How you find the quality and prices of their doors? thanks!
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    Alternatives to Banking

    is there any alternative to using banks in Ireland.
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    Irish resident setting up UK bank account

    Is it possible for an Irish resident to set up a UK bank account without having a postal address in the UK. I am wary of Irish banks and the euro and want to invest my small amount of savings in sterling. Also, what is the deal with offshore back accounts and what are the tax implications.
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    excessive condensation

    What can I do to stop/reduce the condensation on the inside of the bedroom window. Every morning the window is full of it.
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    Draught detection

    Has anyone ever had a draught detection done on their house. I found a company that do it and wonder if it is any good.
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    plaster a garden wall - handyman

    I am looking for a handyman to fix up a wall with some loose bricks and rebuild two pillars. Also, plaster the garden side of the wall. I am in the Meath area
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    Wrong forum plaster a garden wall - handyman

    It is in the homes and gardens forum - how is that wrong. It is a garden wall and it is part of my home.
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    Wrong forum plaster a garden wall - handyman

    I am looking for a handyman to fix up a wall with some loose bricks and rebuild two pillars. Also, plaster the garden side of the wall. I am in the Meath area
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    draught proofing hall door

    I have one of the snakes at the door but there are some gaps around the perimeter of the door.
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    draught proofing hall door

    I have a solid mahogany front door and want to draught proof it. I have seen and heard about brush strips. You have to router a trench around the door and fit the brush strip. Are they any good? Expensive?
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    aluminium back door

    The back door from the utility is an aluminium door and always very cold... in fact the room gets very cold. I have added extra insulation to the room and the last thing left to do is lag the interior of the door and then fix a thin wooden panel to the interior. Has anyone down this before...
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    Draughts in new kitchen

    Make sure that the air vents in the walls are sealed with piping from exterior to interior wall. I had a similar problem and it turned out that the wind was blowing in the air vent and circulating around the walls and blowing out at the bottom of the walls as the vents had not been sealed. ie...
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    Radiator bleed valves - old style

    it is for a panel rad with bleed at back. I had to turn off two rads cause the bleed valve is dodgy and leaking... reckon someone tightened it too much! If you had some to spare, it would really be appreciated.
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    Radiator bleed valves - old style

    nope... i have tried many and cannot find them
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    Radiator bleed valves - old style

    does anyone know where I can get some of these?
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