10+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1020+ words) AS YOU MIGHT have heard by now, Irish people don’t tend to invest. Instead, the population largely stuffs its savings into bank accounts, which is why there’s about €175 billion sitting in deposit accounts. We’ve covered previously why this isn’t the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (1136+ words) WITH SUMMER OFFICIALLY over and evenings starting to close in, we could all use some cheering up. So let’s talk proposed PRSI increases. It’s a subject we’ve returned to time and again – as the population ages, how will Ireland fund…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (664+ words) ASIDE FROM CRYPTOCURRENCIES, there are no plans to limit what funds may feature in the government’s flagship savings scheme. This includes investment in funds linked to weapons companies or fossil fuels, according to the Department of Finance. The State-backed personal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (729+ words) IRELAND IS “OUT of kilter” with other countries when it comes to the higher rate of income tax kicking in for workers, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. Harris has made it clear that there will be an income tax package…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS has concluded his visit to the US state of North Carolina, where he represented the European Union at a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors. The G20 brings together 19 member countries, as well as two…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1580+ words) WELCOME TO HOW I Spend My Money, a series on The Journal that looks at how people in Ireland really handle their finances. Are you a spender, a saver or a splurger? We’re asking readers to keep a record of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1053+ words) HOW WOULD YOU spend €15.4 billion? You could build about seven National Children’s Hospitals, one-and-a-half Metrolinks or – if you wanted to burn through it really quickly – run the entire Irish State for six weeks. If you’re Meta, you could use it…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (211+ words) TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS has revealed some further details about the new government savings and investment account. In a post on social media, Finance Minister Harris set out some key points, saying that further details would be announced on 6 October on…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (701+ words) US POLITICIANS AND tech companies may be relieved to see Ireland become the base for data centre expansion, amid a growing backlash to the sector stateside, according to a former adviser to two US presidents. Brad Setser, a fierce critic…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1052+ words) FOR ANY BATTLE-SCARRED survivors of 1980s Ireland, a faint aroma of Eau du Déjà Vu has been wafting around one particular news yarn over the past week. Amid all the heavy headlines about wars and droughts and carnage on our roads…...