Agree with Mercman, you need to do some research first. Some information on shares can be got from sharewatch.com for charts on share prices etc. You can also get add'l info from blogs and investment sites such as motelyfool.com (US) and its UK equivalant fool.co.uk. Information is often more easily available for UK/US companies - Ireland and the iseq is a very small market. You will also need a broker to buy & sell shares and various charges apply for this - these can be substantial, so resarch them first. There are a number of different brokers in Ireland such as Goodbodys, Dolmen, various banks like AIB etc or you can use specific online brokers like TD Waterhouse, AIB online etc. Another consideration you might have when choosng shares is the dividend payable from the companies profits and returned to shareholders. This is not guaranteed income like interest on deposits, but companies who paid them in the past and remain profitable usually continue to pay them. You can check out dividend history for particular companies online from various websites, such as yahoo finance who also provide quite a lot of general info on companies. Another source is incomefromdividends.com. Share investment is often a long-term buy, can have tax and FX implications, can be costly and risky and is usually not suitable for risk averse investors (Think of Anglo and other bank shareholders who lost their shirts recently). If you decide you want to take a punt on shares you must be prepared to lose the money if it all goes belly-up and you absolutely must do detailed research before taking the plunge.