Court ruling puts builders at risk of going bust and buying property via your pension

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A High Court ruling on arbitration in construction payments disputes puts builders at increased risk of insolvency unless the Oireachtas changes the law, experts have warned. Barry O’Halloran reports.

Thousands of Irish women who lived in the UK may be entitled to a refund after being underpaid by British pension authorities. Dominic Coyle has the details on this potential windfall.

New rules mean that investing in property through your pension could be coming to an end, writes Fiona Reddan.

In our Q&A, a reader wonders what happens to the funds in a joint bank account when one of the account holders dies. Dominic Coyle offers a view. If you’d like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money, the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.

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Irish news publishers are under “grave threat” from artificial intelligence (AI), the Oireachtas committee on AI will hear on Tuesday. Hugh Dooley has the story.

Home building continued to slow in January as construction in the Republic declined for the ninth month in a row, figures from AIB show. Barry O’Halloran reports.

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