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Hi, The sale of AIB seems imminent, currently I am able to transfer a tracker mortgage to another property + a small rate increase. Would the sale of AIB be likely to impact this do people feel?

Hi, Regarding the definition of "suitable as a residence" pertaining to the LPT, if a house is still under construction(currently has 4 walls,roof and windows,doors) but does not have electricity installed or running water(toilets etc) I am assuming this is not classified as a residence...

Brendan, Do you really see a move to capture some of deposits as unlikely?? Personally I think its a certainty with 18 months. Just seems to be very little can be done to protect against it if you are an Irish citizen.

Hi, With their tax on pension schemes introduced recently the government has paved the way to get their hands on peoples deposit accounts. For Irish citizens what is the best way to protect against this? Can the govt. tap in for example to a sterling account set up in Barclays bank? I...

does anyone have an answers to the questions posted by "cautious" above regarding buying governments bonds?? or is there a link out there on this?

I would expect that to continue....we are told how bank liabilities are inextricably linked now to our sovereign debt, well the opposite also holds and as long as there is bad news about the State it will knock any green shoots of confidence in the "pillar" banks...i for one will removing what...

fair point brendan, although 2010 is hardly in the distant past, at least its not since he took power, though he did get to see the books last november if you recall...either way if he has confidence in his own ability we should see a reversal to these investment locations in next years...

this is the same mr. noonan who has recently invested in german government bonds and New York stock exchange investments according to Sunday Indo....did not mention many Irish investments.....i'd wonder how many irish deposits he has himself!

hi, I am in an estate where the builder has gone into liquidation. The estate has not yet been taken in charge by the council. We are under the impression that as such the builder is expected to upkeep the estate (specifically cur the grass on green areas). We are looking to talk with...

Yes its ludicrous. to think of the effects which have occurred on the private sector in terms of job losses/pay cuts as well as the cuts on public sector in pension levees, cuts etc., Have employees of aib/boi had any effects??? some members are still getting bonuses.

From an IT perspective what are the opinions of Microsoft certifications eg. .NET in the IT workplace? Are they viewed particularly positively or are they taken lightly with no particular benefit one way or the other?

hse. redeployment would be within hse but perhaps different board.

Thanks Jennypen and Desieblue for that.

Good afternoon, I have a query regarding redeployment in the public sector as part of the croke park agreement....can a worker be sent anywhere in Ireland or is there a limit to how far from their place of work/homeplace they can be re-deployed?

Outside of going into a high-street bank and purchasing actual sterling/dollars etc, where obviously you are subject to charges, what is the best way of investing in a foreign currency like the Aussie dollar, Swiss franc? Idea would be to protect aginst the weakening euro in the next 12 months.

Alot of emphasis has been placed on the inevitable cuts in staff/salaries etc. in the public sector, not to mention tax hikes which are likely as a result of the IMF bail-out, but will there be a similiar effect (staff cuts/pay cuts) in the banking sector, given that most of this is now...

With the government likely to take majority holdings in the two main banks and speculation that AIB executives may leave as a result, would this make cost-cutting and job cuts more, or less likely at the two main banks?

Hi, In the Lump Sum Deposits (Variable Rate Savings) post on this site, the National Irish Bank esaver product is stated to come under the Danish Protection scheme till September 30th 2010, then the Irish scheme from October 1st. Why is not in the Danish scheme from October 1st seen as its owned...

I have read some but am still unclear. I am "presuming" rabodirect.ie would be ok in an Irish default. I am not aware of many other such options to an Irish investor in this regard. Any pointers on this would be good. (Not just for me but it seems to be an area of concern and ambiguity for...

What would the situation be with Halifax.ie and First Active in the event of an Irish default, given they have UK links?