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<p>The proportion of female workers with earnings in the top 1% increased by five percentage points in the past five years.</p>

economy

Irish men earn €14,000 more on average a year compared to women

The CSO figures prompted warnings that lower earnings for women means they are putting less away for their pensions

<p>The socio-economic status of your ancestors has a profound impact on your own wealth. These links go back centuries, and there is remarkable persistence of status across the globe. The major determinant of how wealthy you are is generally more an accident of birth than of anything you did yourself - as seen in 'House of Guinness.'</p>

comment-analysis

Inheritance system is unfair — but not the way politicians think

<p>'August is typically a month where people are on holidays and it’s interesting to see spend by Irish visitors to the US has decreased significantly.'</p>

economy

Irish spending in US drops 18% as UK overtakes Spain for top travel spend

Euro stock

news

Savings scheme to allow foster carers financially support children after they turn 18

Wealth of Ireland's richest households drops for first time in five years

economy

Wealth of Ireland's richest households drops for first time in five years

David McNamara: British economy is stuck in stagnation

David McNamara: Are economic statistics still trustworthy?

Spotify Adds Covid Notices In Effort To Stop Rogan Boycotts

EU looks to Sweden as model for investment

Sweden’s retail-trading base is 'among the best in the world' due to the ease with which people have been able to invest in listed companies

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

FILE PHOTO The Central Bank has announced it has fined J&E Davy over €4 million for regulatory breaches arising from personal ac

Davy to focus more investment on European markets amid volatility in US

High valuations in US markets leave it 'more vulnerable' to correction, the Irish wealth management firm said

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Euro banknotes

European Central Bank seeks designers for new euro banknotes

Maria Callas, Ludwig van Beethoven, Marie Curie and Leonardo da Vinci amongst notable figures that may appear on the new notes

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Teacher at work

Four in 10 adults unable to answer Junior Cert exam question on inflation

Regarding the rise of AI, 27% of respondents said they would be comfortable getting AI-generated advice on how to better manage their money

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Won the €250m Euromillions jackpot? Top tips on how to handle sudden wealth

Won the €250m Euromillions jackpot? Top tips on how to handle sudden wealth

Heather Randles has some advice for whoever won the Euromillions in Cork a fortnight ago — and indeed anyone who comes into a substantial amount of money

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Close Up Of Person With Addiction To Online Gambling Or Shopping Using Credit Card And Mobile Phone

Sarah Harte: The Government has bottled it on gambling — our young people will pay

The watered-down Gambling Regulation Act, which still allows gambling companies to advertise and offer free bets, means thousands of people, many of them too young to understand what they are getting into, will pay a high price

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Irish household wealth reaches a new record of €1,247bn

Irish household wealth reaches a new record of €1,247bn

Wealth inequality has fallen but wealthiest 10% of Irish households own 49.1% of total household wealth

Wed, 28 May, 2025

High angle view of businessman counting money

Ireland 'at risk of funding terrorism' through cash, crypto, and pre-paid credit cards

Payments in cash are a risk because criminal organisations 'use cash payments as their primary modus operandi for illicit activity', according to government report

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Charitable Gala Dinner In Support Of Women Living With Breast Cancer Feat. Russian Music Group Rondo

How kleptocrats hide their ill-gotten gains in Ireland and Britain

Banks, lawyers and lobbyists in Ireland and Britain all help to legitimise wealth stolen from abroad

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Stripe's share purchase plan values company at €87.3bn

Stripe's share purchase plan values company at €87.3bn

Limerick brothers say online payments using Stripe rose by 38% to $1.4tn last year

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Politician-linked meme coins backfire after Libra scandal

Politician-linked meme coins backfire after Libra scandal

Crypto industry wary as coins spark backlash

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Man who lost bitcoin fortune in Welsh tip explores purchase of landfill

Man who lost bitcoin fortune in Welsh tip explores purchase of landfill

James Howells lost case to force Newport city council to allow him to search for hard drive discarded by accident

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Big Tom McBride funeral

'I will never ask you for money': Singer Daniel O’Donnell warns fans of scammers

The 63-year-old star says scammers posing as him online are ‘so convincing’

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

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Surging bitcoin value prompts luxury fashion brands to accept cryptocurrency payments

Pledges of support from US President-elect Donald Trump, who is expected to bring in more friendly e-currency regulation, have fueled record-breaking rises for bitcoin

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Santa Claus doing grocery shopping at the supermarket

Christmas spend to rise to €1,177 as a quarter of us plan to splurge more than last year

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission advise: 'Don’t ruin January by spending what you don’t have this Christmas'

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Stripe in talks to acquire stablecoin fintech platform

Stripe in talks to acquire stablecoin fintech platform

A tie-up would add fuel to Stripe’s recent moves into stablecoins, an increasingly popular alternative payments mechanism

Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

Irish Budget 2025

Urgent legislation to update financial regulations to cover cryptocurrency

The legislation must be in place by the time EU regulations come into place on December 30.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Central Bank exchanges €1.5m in old notes and coins since 2022

Central Bank exchanges €1.5m in old notes and coins since 2022

A log of the 20 highest transactions shows that individuals swapped out punts that were worth between €9,313 and just over €25,000

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

A Bartender's Work Post And Occupation - Pouring Beer

Average median wage rose by 4.2% last year

The median average annual earnings rose from €41,823 in 2022 to €43,221 last year.

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

Budget calculation

Earnings and labour costs continue to increase

Between April and June, the average hourly earnings grew on an annual basis by 5.4% to €29.71.

Tue, 27 Aug, 2024

Child playing with mathematical toy

S Paul Hosford: Time to put our broken childcare system back in the hands of the State

It’s not sustainable for parents to pay €12,000 a year for one child at a creche, and so the National Women’s Council has suggested that the State provide childcare services

Sat, 24 Aug, 2024

TOPSHOT-ITALY-EU-POLITICS-VOTE-FDI-RESULTS

No more fiscal favours? Calls to tax super-rich gain traction around world

Even rightwing governments are joining in with G20-led push to make wealthy pay, with Italy doubling flat tax on foreign income

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Tokyo stocks plunge

Ireland and Europe join global stock sell-off on recession fears

Germany's DAX, France's CAC 40, Britain's FTSE, and Spain's IBEX 35 all fell more than 2%, before again paring back losses in afternoon trading on Monday

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Warren Buffet

Buffett’s Berkshire halves stake in Apple

A safe conclusion is that Berkshire is getting defensive

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

My Job: Guiding the deals for the elite sports stars

My Job: Guiding the deals for the elite sports stars

Kerry man Patrick Foley on guiding their high-profile transfers, endorsement deals and lucrative contracts.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Soaring card spend in Dublin highlights impact of Taylor Swift concerts

Soaring card spend in Dublin highlights impact of Taylor Swift concerts

Swift's three concerts at the Aviva stadium, combined with GAA quarter-finals in Croke Park and the Pride parade, made it one of the busiest weekends this year in the capital

Thu, 04 Jul, 2024

Japan began circulating its first new banknotes in 20 years in Tokyo

Japan launches banknotes with hologram portraits

Existing bills will stay in use, but train stations, parking lots and ramen shops are scrambling to upgrade payment machines as the government pushes consumers and businesses to use less cash in its bid to digitise the economy

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Revolut Becomes Latest App-Based Broker Courting U.S. Investors

Revolut customer spending on sporting activity surges in May

The company said it has 2.8 million customers in Ireland with nearly 55 million card payments analysed for the data

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

D-Day 80th anniversary

Britain’s super rich rush to protect wealth ahead of UK election

Mr Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty, was revealed in 2022 to benefit from non-dom status. After a media storm, Mrs Murty said she would pay UK taxes on her global earnings, partly derived from Indian software giant Infosys

Thu, 06 Jun, 2024

Tricked consumers lose record amount to purchase scams

Holidaymakers urged to watch out for fraudsters' 'unbelievable' getaway deals

Card fraud accounted for 95% of fraudulent transactions and 36% (€35.2m) of gross fraud losses in 2023

Thu, 30 May, 2024

Providing workable plans when money is tight

S Providing workable plans when money is tight

My Job: Financial advisor Carol Brick and her experience providing solutions for self-employed professional women and independent contractors

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Fuel prices

Households continue to grapple with cost pressures as 'problems persist'

Higher excise duty at the fuel pumps and increased charges for broadband, mobile and tv services, were implemented in April

Fri, 26 Apr, 2024

Ireland cabinet meeting

Michael McGrath: No decision made on future of universal social charge

No decision has been made on future changes to the universal social charge (USC), the Finance Minister has said. Abolishing the tax had been a Fine Gael election promise in 2016, but was never fulfilled.

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

Ireland's richest add billions to their fortunes

Ireland's richest add billions to their fortunes

According to Forbes World’s Billionaires List, there are more billionaires globally than ever before

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Stripe processes €910m worth of payments in 2023

Stripe processes €910m worth of payments in 2023

According to a letter from founders John and Patrick Collison, twice as many AI companies went live on their platform last year compared to 2022

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Credit card stock

EU adopts euro instant payments rules to take on Mastercard and Visa

The new regulation will allow customers to transfer euro-denominated money within 10 seconds at any time, including outside business hour

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

Christmas Shoppers

Consumer sentiment declines slightly amid layoffs and sticky high costs, survey shows

Roughly 34% of respondents said they save regularly while a further 27% said they save occasionally. Another 32% said they are unable to save

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

FRANCE-BANKING-CASH-ATM

Irish Examiner view: Despite the cashless trend, we have a right to use notes and coins

It is surely a fundamental principle that people should be able to pay cash if they choose

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

Fergus Finlay: Davos is an offensive spectacle that pulls the wool over our eyes

S Fergus Finlay: Davos is an offensive spectacle that pulls the wool over our eyes

Seven of the 10 biggest companies in the world — all of whom have profited from the energy crisis — has a billionaire as CEO or principal shareholder

Tue, 16 Jan, 2024

AI safety summit

World's richest see fortunes double since 2020 while global inequality increases

The two richest Irish billionaires have more wealth than the bottom half of the population - Oxfam

Mon, 15 Jan, 2024

End 2023 Exchequer Statement

Government offers unions a public sector pay increase package worth €2.9bn

The Government has offered unions a public sector pay increase package worth €2. 9bn which would see wages of public servants increase by 8. 5% in just under two-and-a-half years, the Public Expenditure Minister has said.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

NFC: It's payment made simple

Growth in disposable income 'wiped out' by inflation

Household disposable income was “largely flat” between July and September last year with wage growth failing to keep up with inflation as the savings rate also declined, new data from the Central Statistics Office shows.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Time to put foot on brake to save State

Letters to the Editor: Time to put foot on brake to save State

Readers reflect on the incredible character of Irish people and funding for RTÉ

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

ECONOMY Euro

Spike in Kerry students becoming 'money mules' for criminals

A spike in money laundering cases involving students in Kerry has prompted Gardaí to roll out an awareness campaign in schools and colleges on the dangers of becoming money mules for criminal gangs.

Wed, 03 Jan, 2024