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New pension age rules for Ireland set to come into effect within days
Pensions
New rules set to come into effect will mean that eligible employees in Ireland can choose to remain in employment beyond their contractual retirement age until they reach the State Pension age of 66
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Pension warning for Irish workers as €500m sits unclaimed from old jobs
Pensions
Thousands of Irish workers are being urged to check now as it's estimated more than €500m in pension savings sits unclaimed from old jobs.
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MyFutureFund is coming: What does it mean for you?
Department of Social Protection
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When is Budget 2026 and what's in it for you - social welfare, tax bands, cost of living supports
The Budget
Budget 2026 is just hours away and is expected to focus on social welfare, housing, childcare and tax measures, with changes to cigarette and vape prices.
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Woman who claimed dead mum's pension said it was 'a way of keeping her mother alive'
Crime
Catherine Byrne, 56, who failed to register her mum’s death at the time, claimed she didn’t spend the money on a lavish lifestyle but spent the money on flowers for her mother’s grave, Dundalk Circuit Court heard
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Turfed-out and retiring TDs will continue to be paid €3.8 million next year
General election
Politicians who retired or failed to be re-elected in last week's election can look forward to generous lump sums and parachute payments to help them adjust to life after the Dáil
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Budget 2025: €624 cost of living boost on the cards for social welfare recipients
Social Welfare
A major social welfare change is expected to be announced in October's Budget which will see thousands of people receive over €600 more to their annual payment
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Just 21 percent think their pension will be enough to live on after retirement
Pensions
Almost one-third of Irish workers do not have a private pension, leading to fears about their financial future after they retire
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Laois woman claimed dead father-in-law's pension for 30 years - and got husband to pretend to be him
Laois
In what a court heard was 'an extraordinary case', Margaret Bergin, 73, got her husband to get into bed and pretend to be her 110-year old relative when Department of Social Protection officials called to her home
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Social welfare: Three eligibility criteria to meet for payment expected to get weekly boost
State pension
There has been a lot of talk surrounding possible cost of living increases to be brought in as part of Budget 2025, with thousands around Ireland to be affected by one change
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Auto-enrolment scheme to see 800,000 Irish workers signed up to pensions
Cabinet
New plans going to Cabinet for pension auto-enrolment will mean that for every €3 added to a pension by an employee, their pension pot will increase by €7 due to employee and State contributions
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€88 million taken from estates of dead pensioners following reviews of assets
Pensioners
The Department of Social Protection has recovered monies paid to 2,159 deceased pension recipients after finding discrepancies in their schedules of assets
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Court rules partner of woman is entitled to widower's pension even though they weren't married
Pensions
John O'Meara, and his three children, challenged a High Court decision to uphold the refusal by the Department of Social Protection to grant him the pension
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Ranvir Singh left sobbing in park after being axed from ITV job
Ranvir Singh
Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh, 45, has opened up about being let go from her previous role on ITV just months after packing her bags and moving her family to London
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Irish workers could get big pension boost but deadline weeks away
Pensions
The pension buy back scheme could benefit Irish workers who worked for consecutive years in the UK in the past
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Sir Elton John announces big career change at the end of his farewell tour
Elton John
Music legend Sir Elton John, who will be cutting back on work after his farewell tour to spend time with his two children and husband, has recorded commercials for a US pension firm
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Tom Brady and New England Patriots owner 'lose fortune' as £26billion crypto goes bust
Tom Brady
Cryptocurrency site FTX has gone bankrupt and lots of rich investors have taken a big financial hit, including the likes of Tom Brady and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft
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How John Stonehouse may have influenced canoe man to fake his own death for £250,000
John Stonehouse
Two decades after former MP John Stonehouse tried to fake his own death, John Darwin set off in a canoe to follow a similar plot - but this time it wasn't driven by an affair, it was for money
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Man Utd owners the Glazers' make transfer stance crystal clear as tide finally turns
Manchester United FC
Manchester United's owners the Glazer family have not taken their controversial dividend payments for the first time since 2016 after a heavy summer of transfer spend
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Cabinet approves new auto pension scheme as 750,000 workers set to benefit
Pensions
Around 750,000 workers in Ireland will benefit from the new private pension scheme which Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys says will arrive in 2024
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin accuses Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald of 'not telling the truth' about pensions
Pensions
He accused Ms McDonald of being 'desperate' for votes
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'Flexible' tiered pensions plan to come into effect from January 2024
Pensions
66-year-olds will be given €253 per week, 67-year-olds given €266, 68-year-olds given €281, 69-year-olds given €297 and those aged 70 and over given €315.
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Social welfare Ireland: People living alone could qualify for €1,000 per year under scheme
Pensions
There are different criteria to qualify for the payment depending on your age
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Retired An Post workers protest delay in 2% pension increase as 'immoral and unfair'
An Post
The retired workers staged the demonstration outside the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications over Minister Eamon Ryan’s 'failure' to sign off on the increase due to them
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