The Irish subsidiary of Spain’s Bankinter will become a fully-fledged bank from April, writes Joe Brennan. Avant Money is currently a nonbank lender but is poised to become the first overseas bank to enter the Irish market in two decades, albeit with a digital presence rather than bricks and mortar branches.
In our Your Money feature, Fiona Reddan explores ways to make money from selling sneakers. Choose wisely, remember size and colour can matter and, whatever you do, don’t think of wearing your collectibles are her top tips.
In our Q&A, a reader who returned to Ireland in their late 50s after years working in the United States wonders if they will qualify for any level of State pension on retirement or if their PRSI contributions will count for nothing. Dominic Coyle offers a view.
In her media column, Laura Slattery notes how Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has entered the MMA-MAGA arena and suggests an MMA fight with Elon Musk might be the next logical step for him to take to give masculine energy the global celebration it deserves.
In Me & My Money, Gerard Teahon, founder and chief executive of Uniquely, recounts how he had a bet on four horses (a Yankee) at the Cheltenham Festival some years ago, with three of them producing the goods for him. “I paid off my student loans with the winnings. That was a big win,” he tells Tony Clayton-Lea.
Can Ryanair and airline stocks take off in 2025? Stocktake offers a view.
It’s not just Ireland suffering with a housing crisis, Spain is feeling pain, too.
Susan Russell, chief executive of the Retail Ireland division of Bank of Ireland, has been appointed president of lobby group Banking and Payments Federation Ireland. Colin Gleeson has the details.
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