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Money Mentor: pension or mortgage - where should your money go?

Is it better to overpay your mortgage or pay more into your pension. Head of financial planning at ifac, Martin Glennon, looks at the pros and cons of each.

MONEY MENTOR 21 October 2026

Money Mentor: pension or mortgage - where should your money go?

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Pensions – the unbeatable savings plan

Pensions – the unbeatable savings plan

PENSIONS & SAVINGS 6 September 2026

Spotlight on Succession: will you have to sell land to fund your retirement?

Spotlight on Succession: will you have to sell land to fund your retirement?

NEWS 2 August 2026

Why financial planning for farm families is simpler than you think

Why financial planning for farm families is simpler than you think

Why financial planning for farm families is simpler than you think

NEWS 22 July 2026

The five biggest succession challenges facing farm families

The five biggest succession challenges facing farm families

The five biggest succession challenges facing farm families

NEWS 15 July 2026

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Rise in number of farmers receiving the pension

Rise in number of farmers receiving the pension

The decrease is due to the aging farming population, with more farmers now in receipt of a pension, Teagasc's survey suggests.

NEWS 29 April 2026

Lack of farmer pension pots putting pressure on succession

Lack of farmer pension pots putting pressure on succession

The data also shows that the average Irish farmer pension pot stands at just over €110,000 between the age of 50 to 69.

NEWS 29 April 2026

Fewer farm households with off-farm incomes

Fewer farm households with off-farm incomes

The decrease is due to the aging farming population, with more farmers now in receipt of a pension, Teagasc's survey suggests.

NEWS 29 April 2026

What tools could the next CAP have for young farmers?

What tools could the next CAP have for young farmers?

The Commission wants member states to pay young farmers top ups in the scheme that is to replace, as well as consider installation aid, in the next CAP.

NEWS 29 April 2026

Critical CAP for pensioners and part-time farmers

Critical CAP for pensioners and part-time farmers

The current round of CAP reform looks to cut payments for pensioners and farmers with off-farm jobs.

NEWS 29 April 2026

Pensions: giving you the best of both worlds

Pensions: giving you the best of both worlds

Contributing to a pension makes sense both from an investment and a tax standpoint

PENSIONS & SAVINGS 29 April 2026

CAP payments v State pensions

CAP payments v State pensions

"I would say "hands off pensioners' CAP payments." – Marian Dalton, Co Carlow

LETTERS 29 April 2026

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Know what’s below before you dig

For many farmers, clearing drains, putting in a gate post or a new fence is just another job on the list. But where a gas pipeline runs beneath the land, that routine job can carry significant risks.

Know what’s below before you dig

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