PPersonal finance Read More If you earn more than €20,000 you will now have to pay into a pension scheme – The Irish TimesJanuary 2, 2026 More than 20 years after it was first mooted and just days before it went live, almost inevitably,…
PPersonal finance Read More Average worker faces €30,000 drop in income if relying on State pension alone, Minister warns – The Irish TimesJanuary 1, 2026 Workers who participate in pensions auto-enrolment can avoid a “massive drop” in income when they retire, Minister for…
HHeadlines Read More More than 1.5m to receive average of €520 this year from social welfare increases – The Irish TimesJanuary 1, 2026 More than 1.5 million people in receipt of core weekly social welfare payments are to receive an average…
PPersonal finance Read More Calleary blocks employers looking to sidestep pension auto-enrolment for their workers – The Irish TimesDecember 24, 2025 Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has introduced last minute rules mandating minimum contributions to occupational pensions schemes…
PPersonal finance Read More Employers have registered less than half of eligible workers for auto-enrolment pensions so farDecember 10, 2025 We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…
PPersonal finance Read More More than 24,400 employers have signed up for pensions autoenrolment scheme – The Irish TimesDecember 9, 2025 More than 24,400 employers, with an estimated 315,000 workers between them, have signed up for the new My…
PPersonal finance Read More Ibec alarmed at plans to set minimum contributions on staff pensions – The Irish TimesDecember 1, 2025 Employers group Ibec has expressed alarm at Government plans to introduce last-minute legislation to prevent perceived abuse of…
HHeadlines Read More Christmas bonus welfare payments to be paid to 1.5m people this week – The Irish TimesDecember 1, 2025 Almost 1.5 million people in the poorest households will receive the welfare Christmas bonus this week as many…
IIreland Read More 1.5m to receive Christmas bonus paymentsDecember 1, 2025 Christmas bonus payments totalling 370 million euro will be paid to around 1.5 million long-term social welfare recipients…
PPersonal finance Read More Employers warned of €50,000 fines and imprisonment for breaching new pension scheme rulesNovember 28, 2025 Portal for registering financial details goes live on Monday Department warns employers of €50,000 fines and imprisonment for…
BBusiness Read More Christmas Bonus date confirmed but some social welfare recipients will miss outNovember 25, 2025 The 2025 Christmas Bonus is due to be paid next week to around 1.5 million long term social…
PPersonal finance Read More Isme challenges Minister over reports of rogue employers undermining new pension rules – The Irish TimesNovember 21, 2025 Small business group Isme has called on the Department of Social Protection to provide evidence after it said…