Moving to Ireland
Brexit is on the way – and already some big businesses are planning to move staff out of London to other EU countries – with Ireland being one of the popular choices. JP Morgan announced their intention to move hundreds of London banking jobs to Dublin after Brexit. The numbers moving could grow even more … Read more
In July 2009 a new local authority charge was intruduced in Ireland. It was a charge on any residential property (unit) that was not the main residence of the owner. The charge was a flat rate of €200 . The charge was per dwelling – so a block of 30 apartments owned by one person … Read more
A Critical Skills Employment Permit scheme is in place in Ireland to help migrants enter Ireland from NON EEA countries who are going to work in occupations where there are strategic skills shortages.(Before Oct 2014 this was known as the Green Card Scheme) Critical Skills Employment Permits (CSEP) are issued by the Department of Jobs, … Read more
In Ireland it is a prosecutable offence to be found in possession of an unlicensed television set. An Irish TV licence costs €160 . Fines for not having a licence can be up to €1000 for a first offence. Any person in occupancy at an address in Ireland where a television set is held is … Read more
Payment Protection Insurance or PPI for short – was usually sold by banks, credit card companies and retailers alongside mortgages, personal loans, credit cards , store cards , car loans , overdrafts and business loans. The scale of the mis-selling of payment protection insurance in Ireland (just like the UK) is becoming clearer. In October … Read more