Irish households are sitting on record level of savings – but much of that money isn’t working hard enough!

According to Central Bank research released last year, households have record levels of savings with over €170 billion on deposit.  Whilst this reflects a strong savings culture, much of this money is earning little or no interest!  In fact, households could be missing out on up to €800 million in potential interest as inflation continues […]

UK State Pension Rules Tightening Up for Non-Residents

Are you one of the many Irish non-residents paying into the UK state pension? If so the most recent UK Budget announcement around the state pension will affect you as the government set about tightening up rules for non-residents! The changes for non-residents take effect from April next year primarily affecting voluntary National Insurance contributions. […]

The Cost of Free Education

We all know that the cost of sending children to school and third-level education continues to be a significant financial cost. Recent research, conducted by iReach on behalf of Zurich in Ireland, forms part of a long-running series examining the cost of education. This year’s findings show that third-level education continues to place a heavy […]