Pensions

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French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age despite protests
French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age despite protests
France’s Constitutional Council has approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests.

Fri, 14 Apr, 2023

Macron’s plan to raise French retirement age approved by constitutional council
Macron’s plan to raise French retirement age approved by constitutional council
The move is likely to enrage unions and other opponents of the pension plan, including protesters gathered in towns and cities around France on Friday evening as the decision was announced.

Fri, 14 Apr, 2023

New protests in France over Macron plan to raise pension age
New protests in France over Macron plan to raise pension age
A previous strike last month left the streets of the French capital filled for days with mounds of reeking refuse.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2023

French police fire tear gas at protesters amid new strikes over pension reforms
French police fire tear gas at protesters amid new strikes over pension reforms
Protesters have disrupted traffic around Paris’s main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities amid the latest round of strikes and demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Paris airport traffic disrupted as protests continue over pension reforms
Paris airport traffic disrupted as protests continue over pension reforms
Protesters disrupted traffic at Paris’s main airport and gathered again in other French cities on Thursday, for strikes and demonstrations to get President Emmanuel Macron to scrap pension reforms that have ignited a months-long firestorm of public ...

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Paris rubbish strike ends as pension protest turnout falls
Paris rubbish strike ends as pension protest turnout falls
Sanitation workers in Paris were set to return to work to clear the heaps of rubbish that have piled up over their weeks-long strike as protests against French president Emmanuel Marcon’s controversial pension Bill appeared to be winding down.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

French workers block train tracks during pension reform protests
French workers block train tracks during pension reform protests
Striking workers waving burning flares have blocked train tracks serving one of Paris’s main railway stations on a day of nationwide protests against unpopular pension reforms.

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Thousands of police officers deployed as more marches and strikes held in France
Thousands of police officers deployed as more marches and strikes held in France
A French minister has warned that violent demonstrators intend “to destroy, to injure and to kill” as trade unions held more marches and strikes on Tuesday against controversial pension reforms.

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest
Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest
The Louvre Museum in Paris has closed to the public after its staff took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government’s unpopular pension reform plans.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

Macron delays King’s visit amid massive demonstrations
Macron delays King’s visit amid massive demonstrations
A planned state visit to France by the King has been postponed amid continuing unrest across the country and calls for a new round of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension legislation.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Macron says ‘common sense’ meant delaying King Charles’s visit
Macron says ‘common sense’ meant delaying King Charles’s visit
French President Emmanuel Macron says “common sense and friendship” led to the cancellation of King Charles III’s upcoming visit due to the anti-government protests in France.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Protests continue in France as King Charles’s visit is postponed
Protests continue in France as King Charles’s visit is postponed
Protesters angry at French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms have continued with scattered actions. It comes as the unrest across the country led officials to postpone a planned state visit by Britain’s King Charles III.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Scattered protests continue as Paris reels from violence
Scattered protests continue as Paris reels from violence
More than 450 protesters were arrested in Paris and beyond on Thursday as some 300 demonstrations drew more than a million people

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1 million demonstrate
Violent French pension protests erupt as 1 million demonstrate
More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on Thursday against unpopular pension reforms, with violence erupting in some places.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

French unions call new pension protests to coincide with King’s visit
French unions call new pension protests to coincide with King’s visit
French unions have called for new nationwide pension protests next week, which will coincide with the visit by King Charles.

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

Thousands join protests in French cities over Macron pension reform
Thousands join protests in French cities over Macron pension reform
Protesters have filled the streets of Paris and other French cities, a day after President Emmanuel Macron further angered his critics by standing strong on a Bill raising the retirement age that his government forced through parliament without a ...

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests
Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests
French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote.

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

Emmanuel Macron
Macron wants French pension plan implemented by ‘end of year’
French president Emmanuel Macron has said that the pension Bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament needs to be implemented by the “end of the year”.

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Protests continue in France after Macron forces through pension plan
Protests continue in France after Macron forces through pension plan
Protests have continued in France after parliament adopted a divisive Bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 which was pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron.

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

French government survives no-confidence votes over pension bill
French government survives no-confidence votes over pension bill
The French government has survived two no-confidence votes in the lower chamber of parliament, proposed by MPs who objected to its push to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

Mathilde Panot
French government survives first no-confidence vote in pensions bill row
The French government has survived a no-confidence vote in the lower chamber of parliament and is expected to survive a second one, after its push last week to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

French government fights to survive against two confidence motions
French government fights to survive against two confidence motions
France’s government is fighting for survival against confidence motions filed by politicians who are furious that President Emmanuel Macron used special constitutional powers to force through an unpopular Bill raising the retirement age from 62 to ...

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push
Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push
There have been protests in Paris against French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force a Bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023

Anger spreads in France over Macron’s retirement bill push
Anger spreads in France over Macron’s retirement bill push
Protesters have disrupted traffic in Paris as angry critics, political opponents and labour unions around France blast President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force a Bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
French President Emmanuel Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered his prime minister to use a special constitutional power that skirts parliament to force through highly unpopular pension system changes.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023

Macron shuns parliament to force through French retirement Bill
Macron shuns parliament to force through French retirement Bill
French President Emmanuel Macron has shunned parliament and opted to push through a highly unpopular Bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by triggering a special constitutional power.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2023

French Senate adopts pension bill despite continuing street protests
French Senate adopts pension bill despite continuing street protests
A bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 moved a step forward with the senate’s adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected rubbish piling high.

Sun, 12 Mar, 2023

France hit by more strikes as part of protest against raising pension age
France hit by more strikes as part of protest against raising pension age
Public transportation, schools and electricity, oil and gas supplies were disrupted in France as demonstrators were taking to the streets for a third round of nationwide strikes and protests against the government’s pension reform plans.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

1.27 million people joined protests over French pension reforms, say officials
1.27 million people joined protests over French pension reforms, say officials
An estimated 1. 27 million people took to the streets of French cities, towns and villages on Tuesday, according to the Interior Ministry, in new massive protests against the government’s key pension reform plans.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

France hit by strikes and protests in second round of pensions battle
France hit by strikes and protests in second round of pensions battle
Demonstrations were under way across France on Tuesday in the latest clash of wills with the government over its plans to raise the retirement age.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Disgraceful treatment of terminally ill 86-year-old
Letters to the Editor: Disgraceful treatment of terminally ill 86-year-old
We would really love it if he could stay at home but we are waiting two weeks for the palliative care team, says daughter-in-law

Mon, 07 Feb, 2022

Saving and pension planning
Most pension advisers expect Government auto-enrolment plan to be delayed or to 'not happen' 
Those who said the plan would not happen said it was their expectation the Government would defer auto-enrolment through seeking reports, reviews and commissions

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

Irish households saved over €31bn in 2020
Irish households saved over €31bn in 2020
The level of saving last year was almost three times higher than it was at the height of the use of SSIAs in 2006

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

Vinod Bajaj walks around the world
Limerick retiree who ‘walked around world’ steps out on new mission to demystify pensions
A Co Limerick retiree who made headlines for his walking feats during lockdown has now written a book on Irish pensions.

Sun, 17 Oct, 2021

Winner
Expert age calculations to help you be a pensions winner
All of the equations change if you alter one variable, like opting to retire early, or if you start saving late — or if you simply turn 75. Luckily, expert advice is to hand

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

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Money Talks: Should I have a running away fund and how much should it be?
Our reader is a mum of three in her forties and worries about financial security for the future

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Saving and pension planning
Up to 60% of Irish pension funds are eaten up by charges and fees, says report
By the time some people reach retirement age, they may find that annual fees of three percent have resulted in a reduction of up to 60 percent on their pension total

Mon, 19 Apr, 2021

Senior woman checking bills
Brian Keegan: Q. What is the value of the state pension? A. €400,000
The €400,000, in very broad terms, is what a worker would have to have paid into a private pension fund to achieve the same annuity as is offered by the state on retirement

Sun, 14 Mar, 2021

CC SINN FEIN
Michael Clifford: Age-old issue of pensions hasn't gone away
There are five people working for every one who is aged over 65. By 2051, this ratio will be down to 2.5 to one, with the number of over-65s set to rise to 1.6m

Sun, 14 Feb, 2021

Glass jar with coins and euros with the inscription PENSION. Pen, leather wallet and note paper.
Irish Examiner view: Move on pensions is merely kicking can down the road
It is not always prudent to kick difficult decisions down the road. That, however, may be unavoidable when all energies are concentrated on a pandemic.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2021

Glass jar with coins and euros with the inscription PENSION. Pen, leather wallet and note paper.
Isme warns: No more State theft from private-sector pensions
Volunteers ready this time to legally challenge inequity of tax treatment between private and public sector pension savers

Sun, 04 Oct, 2020

Brian Keegan: Covid-19 funding costs set to turn up the heat on extending the state retirement age to 67 next year
Brian Keegan: Covid-19 funding costs set to turn up the heat on extending the state retirement age to 67 next year
The great recession of 2008 was characterised by private sector indebtedness. The growth in the national debt from 2008 on was partially accounted for by the bank bailout, but primarily due to the need to continue social welfare payments and other state services and supports following the fall in tax revenues, writes Brian Keegan

Sun, 17 May, 2020

Irish pension schemes could be exposed in 2020
Irish pension schemes could be exposed in 2020

Irish pension trustees have been warned their schemes could be exposed if there were to be a correction in the equity markets this year.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Pensions apartheid highlighted again
Irish Examiner View: Pensions apartheid highlighted again

If pensions are a surprise election issue then the reaction of the major parties is not surprising. Ignoring sustainability and officially sanctioned inequity all stayed within our conventional, failing idea of pension provision.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020

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