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Sports and community groups are slow to become approved and use tax relief for donations to stretch funding.

The country is insolvent with a deficit of €20bn and national debt of in excess of €300bn. We must find massive savings in current spending leading to a reduction in the deficit and thus a reduction in borrowing. Increasing taxes will have some albeit a limited benefit as they generate diminishing return in line with the increases levied. So we must close the gap elsewhere.

Tony Joyce of O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers has recently brought to the open market a very attractive three bedroom semidetached residence in Lurgan Park. The outstanding feature of the property is its asking price at the reduced level of €209,000 which even in today’s market represents excellent value. The property would be an ideal first time buyer’s home and is ready for immediate occupation.

Research conducted for AIB by RED C Research shows that 73 per cent of adults without a private pension say they would need to supplement the state pension to maintain their current lifestyle, while 54 per cent of adults who are saving for a private pension have no idea what income this is likely to provide.

With the 65 years of age cut-off point long associated with retirement now being called more into question as people continue to live and work longer, a new definition is now being sought for retirement. According to research presented this week at the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland Conference at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, four out of 10 people coming up to retirement have now expressed a desire to continue working after they leave their current job, whether for money or as volunteers. RPCI CEO John Higgins has now called for a new way to define the concept of retirement in terms, not just of economic gain, but also for social gain.

A woman charged with stealing cheques worth more than €100,000 has been remanded on bail at Mullingar District Court.

“I just wish I could manage my debts properly.” This is one very common plea often relayed to Rory McGonnell, co-owner of Bright Day Finance.

Businesses in Galway are the sixth quickest in the country to pay their bills in the first half of this year, according to latest research.

The bizarre statement by Minister for Justice Noel Ahern following an interview about the tiger kidnapping of a bank manager and his wife, that banks should consider charging customers to use ATM machines, has been ridiculed far and wide.

Mr Bertie Ahern TD.