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[Brendan Burgess]

Pensions Board has good information
Irish Pensions Board: 1890 65 65 65
Occupational Pension Schemes FAQs from The Irish Pensions Board

Glossary of Pension Terms from the IAPF
Glossary of Pension Terms from the Pensions Ombudsman (pdf)

Office of the Pensions Ombudsman
The Pensions Ombudsman investigates and decides complaints and disputes involving occupational pension schemes and Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs). He is completely independent and impartial.

The Friendly Guide to Pensions from Paul Kenny the Pensions Ombudsman. A 120 page PDF

Pensions made Easy form the financial regulator pdf

Occupational Pension Schemes from Oasis - a very good summary of Occupational Pension Schemes in Ireland

Occupational Pensions from Comhairle

Irish Association of Pension Funds

Actuaries who will advise on early retirement/commutations options:
John McCarthy 846 2507 jmccart@indigo.ie
John O'Connell of Trident Benefit Consulting 485 0397

 

[Badgolfer]

There is a good information here on pensions from the Financial Regulator Website itsyourmoney.ie http://www.itsyourmoney.ie/index.jsp?pID=93&nID=94

 

[SteH]

Link to the Irish Life pension Calculator - http://www.irishlife.ie/advice/pension-calculator.html

 

[Baracuda]

This is a usefull ratings guide by Moneymate to the most common funds available in the irish market http://ratings.moneymate.ie/

 

[LDFerguson]

State Pension enquiries

I just noticed that the Department of Social Protection have put up a web-form for enquiries about the State Pension, although oddly there's no field to include your PPS number.

https://www.welfare.ie/EN/Secure/Pages/StatePensionContributory.aspx?subject=State%20Pension%20Contributory%20Enquiry

 

[presidenttttt]

would anyone have the Paul Kenny guide? Links dead