State Savings is the name used by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) to describe the savings products offered to personal savers. Some people refer to them as An Post Savings or Post Office Savings accounts. This is because An Post acts as an agent of the NTMA in relation to the sale and administration […]
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The majority of the banks in Ireland have some sort of transaction fees or admin charges on current bank accounts. The options for current bank accounts in Ireland are smaller in 2024 since Ulster Bank and KBC have withdrawn from the Irish market. Some new online-only banks such as N26, Bunq and Revolut are competing […]
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Home Insurance in Ireland is not compulsory – but if you have a mortgage your lender will insist on buildings insurance being in place.Even if you don’t have a mortgage, it is wise to have home insurance to claim to repair or replace buildings, contents and valuables if there is a burglary, fire or other […]
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Best Place to Buy US Dollars in Ireland The Euro to US Dollar exchange rate changes every day – but by comparing the exchange rates offered on a specific day we can get a pretty accurate indicator of where is probably the best place to buy your US Dollars currency in Ireland before you travel […]
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An Post launched a new current bank account in 2017 called the “Smart Current Account”. Their press release called it a “game-changer” and highlighted the MoneyBack feature , claiming that customers could save €660 a year. That moneyback feature ended in April 2021. We have taken a closer look at this An Post account to […]
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