The former Revenue boss, Josephine Feehily, will be the new "public face" of transparency, accountability and openness in the Garda Síochána following a period of damaging controversies for the force.

The trustees of Coillte’s pension plan have staked a claim to €20m worth of state-owned forestry following a secret settlement to their High Court dispute.

An Post expects a ruling from the Pensions Board regarding its pension deficit solution agreement within the next month.

What the Rehab Group intends to do for approximately 800 employees left with a 15% pension deficit following closure of a defined benefit (DB) scheme will top the agenda at talks later this week between Siptu and trustees of the group.

Working mothers earning the average industrial wage who take just five years off to look after their family could lose up to a fifth of their pension pot or up to €70,000, a pensions expert has warned.

Aer Lingus has significantly upped the ante in its long-running battle with the country’s largest trade union by moving to sue Siptu and its pensions policy advisor, Dermot O’Loughlin.

The Dublin Airport Authority will next Tuesday seek an injunction preventing Siptu from closing Cork and Dublin airports for four hours on March 14.

Retail therapy is a mistake and store cards should be avoided — instead women should learn how the stock market works and assess the true value of their pensions.

Unions at Aer Lingus, Dublin Airport Authority, and Shannon Airport Authority will spend the next fortnight discussing a campaign of co-ordinated industrial action over their members’ pensions.

Siptu will today count the ballot of its members in Aer Lingus to establish whether they, like their colleagues in the Dublin Airport Authority, are prepared to strike over the €800m hole in their pension scheme.

The Six Nations rugby tournament and people returning to Ireland for St Patrick’s Day are likely to be targeted in strikes at Aer Lingus.

A ballot for strike action by Siptu members in Aer Lingus, Dublin Airport Authority, and Shannon Airport Authority will not impact on flights during the Christmas period, the union has pledged.

Is the dispute at ESB about workers earning an average of €65,000 per year threatening to turn off the power for thousands of pensioners at the height of the winter because their gold-plated pensions are not 100% guaranteed?

The decision by the ESB unions to vote for industrial action puts the spotlight on Ireland’s pensions time bomb; an economic, political, and social catastrophe waiting to happen.

FOR almost a decade Aer Lingus passengers lived with the all-to-frequent threat of strikes as management tried to peel away legacy terms and conditions enjoyed by staff in order to create a leaner, more efficient airline able to compete with the likes of Ryanair.

Independent News & Media has reported a near 4% annualised increase in operating profit for the year to date, adding that it has seen “a noticeable improvement” in advertising revenue since June.

Independent News & Media has reported a near 4% annualised increase in operating profit for the year to date, adding that it has seen “a noticeable improvement” in advertising revenue since June.

The Pensions Board has formally approved plans by Independent News & Media that will result in the group slashing its pension deficit by €110m.

Independent News & Media (INM) expects imminent Pensions Board approval for its pension scheme restructuring plans, adding it is “optimistic” regarding an agreement.

Independent News and Media has written to pension holders to inform them that they will only be receiving a fraction of what they are owed from the company’s defined benefit pension scheme.

Aer Lingus is looking to meet with the trustee of the pension fund following the rejection of a plan to plug a €750m hole in the company’s pension scheme by the pensions regulator.

A major player in the pensions industry has called on employers to close off defined benefit pension schemes and move their staff into defined contribution (DC) schemes instead.

Ibec has attacked the Government for not doing enough to solve the employee pension crisis, and has warned that the point where several schemes will wind up on a weekly basis is fast approaching.

The Pensions Board annual report highlighted concerns about the ability of defined pension schemes to meet their funding obligations.

The Pensions Board has singled out the construction industry as the worst offender for not paying employees’ pension contributions into their pension funds.

Companies can ill afford to ignore the scathing criticism by the Pensions Board of the poor level of pension administration which it says is a form of neglect which can put the well-being of thousands of pensioners at risk.

The Government has introduced a number of measures aimed at helping under-pressure defined benefit pension schemes meet their funding proposals.

Building materials and DIY group Grafton said it is willing to make “a very significant contribution” in order to lower its near €280m pension deficit.

I recently availed of the Irish Pension Board’s pension calculator, which is widely advertised on the internet, to do some analysis.

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus have joined with their ground colleagues in publicly declaring they will not accept work practice efficiencies in exchange for a company investment in the ailing pension scheme.

The funding requirements for defined benefit pension schemes introduced by the Pensions Board in June could cost Irish companies a further €3bn, said Maurice Whyms, director of insurance firm Willis Ireland.

Industrial unrest is brewing at Dublin department store Arnotts where the pension scheme is to be wound up meaning “upwards of 50%” of entitlements for existing workers could be lost.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said the sale of Irish Amortising Bonds on the markets this morning marks another step in Ireland's efforts to make a full return to the bond markets.

Irish pension funds may buy as much as €10bn of domestic sovereign annuity bonds within three years, according to Zurich Life Assurance Plc, the first insurer cleared by regulators to offer such products as the country returns to debt markets.

RTÉ suffered a sharp downturn in its financial situation last year with a net deficit of almost €16.8m compared to a shortfall of just €4.7m in 2010.

A warning has been issued today about the number of Irish adults hoping to live solely on the state pension when they retire.

In 1908, David Lloyd George, the then chancellor of the exchequer in the UK and Ireland steered through — against considerable opposition — a revolution in social welfare.

Four out of every five defined benefit pension schemes are in deficit, with a number of them unlikely to survive under new statutory rules, according to the chief executive of the Pensions Board, Brendan Kennedy.

The annual report of the Pensions Board has raised serious concerns about a significant drop of over 38,000 in the number of people with occupational pension schemes during the last two years.

The Pensions Board recently announced new funding standards for occupational pensions. Two high profile companies are considering closure of their defined benefit pensions for new employees as a result.

The Pensions Board have expressed serious concern over the declining number of occupational pensions.

The Pensions Board has expressed serious concern over the declining number of occupational pensions.

The Pensions Board recently announced new funding standards for occupational pensions.

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