Brokers Ireland Media 2025

A review of Brokers Ireland  industry news and press articles hitting the headlines commencing January 2025:

IRISH INDO – 03rd September 2025: Paschal Donohoe urged to set up new investment scheme in Budget 2026

EXTRA.IE – 21st August 2025: House prices continue to rocket up at five times the rate of inflation

THE JOURNAL.IE – 20th August 2025: House prices are rising fastest outside of Dublin (but Leitrim is still the cheapest county)

IRISH EXAMINER – 20th August 2025: Property prices keep climbing as first-time buyers are left chasing a ‘pipe dream’

THE IRISH TIMES – 13th August 2025: Would-be homebuyers urged not to hold off in expectation of lower mortgage rates

THE IRISH TIMES – 24th July 2025: Government unveils plan to tackle insurance costs

RTE – 03rd July 2025: Cost of settling motor insurance claims increased 23% in the first half of 2024

THE JOURNAL.IE – 19th June 2025: Residential property prices rose 7.5% in 12 months to April, CSO says

THE IRISH TIMES – 11th June 2025: Irish fixed-term savings rates fall faster than interest offers on mortgages

THE SUNDAY INDO – 01st June 2025: What the Trump tariffs rollercoaster is doing to jobs, trade and your pension

IRISH INDO – Saturday – 24th May 2025: Your money questions – I want to put some money away every month. Would you recommend exchange traded funds?

The Independent – 11th May 2025: Brokers urge rent tax breaks to spur empty nesters to ‘downsize’ larger homes

THE IRISH TIMES – Saturday – 03rd May 2025: What kind of savings rates are banks, fintechs and the State offering?

SUNDAY INDO – 20th April 2025: ‘My insurer won’t pay the full cost for fire damage to my mobile home’

IRISH EXAMINER – 16th April 2025: Call for policy ‘shake-up’ as house prices soar by €100,000 in five years

BREAKINGNEWS.IE – 16th April 2025: Property prices increased by 8% in last year – CSO

THE IRISH TIMES – 16th April 2025: House prices now nearly 20% higher than at peak of pre-crash property bubble in 2007

THE IRISH TIMES – 4th April 2025: Current account use cost Irish households €800m in lost interest Almost 90% of deposits are in `overnight’ accounts compared to 55% in euro area

EXTRA.IE – 20th March 2025: €350,000 Celtic Tiger house prices vs €425,000 current national average

THE JOURNAL.IE – 19th March 2025: House prices rose by more than 8% over the past year

IRISH EXAMINER – 14th March 2025: Share of mortgages in arrears for more than 90 days hits lowest level since 2009

THE IRISH TIMES – 12th March 2025: Government urged to address ‘disproportionately poor’ savings rates for Irish consumers

BUSINESS PLUS – 10th March 2025: Brokers Ireland calls for Funds Review recommendations to be implemented

RTE – 06th March 2025: ECB cuts interest rates for sixth time since mid-2024

EXTRA.IE – 20th February 2025: Property prices now 17% higher than during the Celtic Tiger era

THE IRISH TIMES – 19th February 2025: Irish house price inflation almost doubles in 2024, says CSO, Available housing stock plunges to historic low in January, says Sherry FitzGerald.

RTE – 19th February 2025: Annual house price growth slows to 8.7% in December – CSO

THE JOURNAL.IE – 30th January 2025: European Central Bank cuts interest rates by quarter percent point

RTE – 30th January 2025: ECB cuts rates and leaves room for more easing as growth lags

THE IRISH TIMES – 30th January 2025: ECB cuts interest rates again as focus shifts to Europe’s ailing economy Central bank’s policymakers lower deposit rate to 2.75 per cent from 3 per cent, giving tracker mortgage holders here an instant boost

LEINSTER EXPRESS – 23rd January 2025: ‘Time to deliver on housing’ – New report shows latest Laois property price rises

THE IRISH TIMES – 22nd January 2025: Irish house prices climb at ‘still very high’ rate of 9.4% Residential property prices continue to rise as incoming Government promises to build more than 300,000 homes by the end of 2030

THE IRISH TIMES – 21st January 2025: Do something with your savings before rates fall further – There are lots of ways to make money work harder, from topping up a pension to paying off debt

BREAKINGNEWS.IE – 15th January 2025: Mortgage rates reach lowest level since May 2023 as lenders make cuts