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Carers in Kilkenny accessing state pension for the first time - Phelan

Almost 500 carers across Ireland have been awarded a State Pension for the first time, Fine Gael TD, John Paul Phelan has said. Deputy Phelan said “I am delighted to see that 1,145 carers have been awarded over 20 years of Long-Term Carers ...

09 Aug 2024 at 13:54

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Two social welfare payments set to increase as recipients in line for cash boost

Increases in some social welfare payments are on the way this year as recipients are in line for a small, but much needed, cash boost. Those who qualify for Child Benefit, who receive a payment of €140 every month, will get an extra €10, ...

18 Apr 2024 at 11:31

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Ifac advises Kilkenny company directors to reconsider Personal Retirement Savings Accounts

Ifac, Ireland’s farming, food, and agribusiness professional services firm, is advising company directors in Kilkenny to revisit Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) following favourable changes to this option. Before January 1, ...

13 May 2023 at 17:00

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Automatic pension scheme to be approved

A scheme that will see 800,000 private sector workers automatically enrolled in a pension is to be approved by Cabinet today. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has set out how she will introduce the long-awaited scheme ...

27 Mar 2024 at 11:57

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The number of complaints lodged by Kilkenny people to a well-known Irish organisation has risen

Kilkenny residents made 84 complaints to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) in 2023, an increase of 62% on 2022. Complaints to the FSPO rose to a record high of 6,182 in 2023, increasing by 29% on 2022. The number ...

27 Mar 2024 at 17:13

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Kilkenny people can now avail of "first-of-its-kind" online platform

The National Pension Helpline has launched the first ever online pension comparison platform in Ireland, which tracks the performance of hundreds of pension funds. The Irish Pension Fund Explorer is a free comparison tool with ...

28 Jul 2025 at 15:00

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Kilkenny TD says workers should be entitled to pension at 65

Sinn Féin TD for Carlow and Kilkenny has said that plans to increase the age at which workers are entitled to a State pension to 68 are 'wrong, unfair and don't represent the values of the Irish people.' Deputy Funchion has ...

21 Jan 2020 at 12:16

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Martin signals 12-euro pension increase as he dismisses ‘mischief and spin’

The Tanaiste has signalled a 12-euro increase to weekly pension payments as he dismissed reports of coalition rows on social welfare as “mischief” and “a phony war”. Micheal Martin’s comments come amid reports that Fine ...

30 Sept 2024 at 20:07

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Decision to delay start of auto-enrolment pension scheme ‘logistical issue’

A government decision to delay the start of an auto-enrolment for hundreds of thousands of workers in a state-backed pension scheme is down to a “logistical issue”, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. Mr Martin said ...

28 Apr 2025 at 13:59

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'Never too late to take action' - One-in-four Irish adults have no retirement plan

In the midst of the cost of living crisis, it's been revealed more than a quarter of Irish adults (26%) have no financial arrangements for their retirement. its a 5% increase on last years figure which indicates a ...

15 Sept 2025 at 18:05

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SHOCKING: Expert warns people losing over €100 per week on their State Pension

People receiving the state pension could be losing hundreds of euros per week, according to a leading financial expert. James Dorrian of the National Pension Helpline explains that people who have reached the ...

06 Dec 2024 at 14:04

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‘People will have a really tough winter’ - Fears for Irish pensioners as Budget Day looms

A Sinn Féin TD has expressed concern for Irish pensioners as the Government looks set not to include any one-off payments in the upcoming Budget. Last year, pensioners receiving the Living Alone Allowance ...

10 Sept 2025 at 17:21

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