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Finance
How to reduce our mum’s Fair Deal contributions?
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This week's Money Mentor takes a look at the importance of staying on top of the Fair Deal Scheme and why you should ask for a financial reassessment if it is needed.
28 May 2025 Recruitment
The real world is waiting... and it doesn’t have to be scary
As college exams wrap up, it is time for college graduates to get ready for the next step on the career ladder with some expert advice and tips.
21 May 2025 Money Mentor
How to prepare to apply for a self-build mortgage
This week's Money Mentor takes a look at what you need to consider when applying for a self-build mortgage.
Dear Miriam: ‘my in-law’s cash gift makes me uneasy and I want to clear the air’
A disagreement over where the money came from to build a house leads to Miriam's advice being sought in how to solve the problem for a Munster reader and his wife.
30 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Retiring at different times? how to manage your cash
How to manage pensions and income when one of you finishes work first.
30 April 2025 Money Mentor
What to do when you are waiting to inherit property
After four years waiting to receive an inheritance, what is the next move?
30 April 2025 l2
‘I do not try to deny my age, I try to defy it’
With 1,000 marathons completed, grandmother Collette O’Hagan plans to keep on running.
30 April 2025 Features
Ask Miriam: is it unreasonable to avoid the in-laws by skipping gatherings?
Miriam advises a reader to talk through her concerns with her husband as to how his family make her feel when she accompanies him to social gatherings such as family weddings
16 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Let’s think outside the (chocolate) box at Easter
This can be a time for overindulgence – but with just a little careful thought it doesn’t have to be.
16 April 2025 Health
Can a cash gift still qualify for Agricultural Relief?
How Agricultural Relief applies on a gift of cash and the huge tax saving to be made at this time.
16 April 2025 News
How to track a pension from a previous job
What happens to your pension when you leave a job and how do you locate it?
9 April 2025 Money Mentor
Transition year – a gap worth taking or time lost?
While almost 80% of students in Ireland participate in transition year, it’s important to weigh up the options, writes Sarah Mcintosh.
9 April 2025 Education