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Is it about a bicycle?
How an insidious and labyrinthine allowances system hides true pay in public sector Flann O’Brien’s black comic masterpiece The Third...
By Bill Tyson
Nov 22, 20163 min read
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Apple tax costing poor countries more than we give in charity
Ireland’s role in helping some of the world’s richest corporations to avoid paying their fair share of tax globally sucks more money out...
By Bill Tyson
Nov 22, 20163 min read
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How to surgically reduce GP fees
Lucky Leitrim is not only the location where a recent winning Lotto ticket was sold. It also has the cheapest GP visits in Ireland at...
By Bill Tyson
Nov 21, 20163 min read
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Q&As: Your queries on tax returns
I’m drawing up my self-assessed tax returns. I see made a lot more money than I thought last year. But the downside is that I’ll have to...
Bill Tyson
Nov 21, 20163 min read
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Ireland starts to get insolvency right
We are finally just starting to get our act together on insolvency. Up to a couple of years ago, Ireland’s way of dealing with bankruptcy...
Bill Tyson
Nov 20, 20162 min read
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How fair and free Basic Income could change the world
How would you like €188 a week into your hand for doing nothing? No, not the dole (although the sum is the same) but a basic income for...
Bill Tyson
Nov 20, 20163 min read
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Is Ireland an unequal society?
Is Ireland an unequal society? And is it becoming even more unequal - as some commentators tell us? This is a big talking point with a...
By Bill Tyson
Nov 20, 20163 min read
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How going online can save you €1,000s
How to save €1000s with online finance tools
Bill Tyson
Nov 20, 20163 min read
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Pepper spices up mortgage market with rates for problem borrowers lower than some mainstream lenders
(Published Daily Mail August 4) Pepper Mortgages, which specialises in loans for problem borrowers is not the cheapest lender - but it...
Bill Tyson
Nov 20, 20162 min read
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Car cover hikes: blame the legal eagles
Insurers have warned of another 25% increase in car cover in the next 12 months. That’s on top of 24% in last year, totting up to a total...
By Bill Tyson
Nov 20, 20163 min read
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Yes, Minister! How the civil service Sir Humphrys pull wool over our eyes
The classic old TV series Yes, Minister was about how wily civil servant Sir Humphry outmanoeuvred his naïve politician boss...
Bill Tyson
Nov 20, 20165 min read
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