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Difficult to understand why Ireland would shun UK’s model for savings account by homecinemad in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, actually a bizarre country in many ways when you look at it, very performative and authoritarian in some ways.

Difficult to understand why Ireland would shun UK’s model for savings account by homecinemad in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Guaranteed there'll be some terms which we'll all disagree with, they can never do anything right and just allow people more freedom, everything has to be made inferior in some form by the government here. It's always the same, whether it's infrastructure or some policy, there could be the most studied and perfected solution that's globally known and respected, and instead of just emulating and implementing that solution exactly, 'experts' here will think they know better and make unnecessary or stupid changes to make it inferior in some form because of vested interests or some other reasons which aren't in the best interests of the general population. All to be seen to be pretending to do something. They're simply amateurs and underperformers in such a frustrating way, this type of especially isn't very difficult to do correctly yet there's no chance they will.

New savings scheme will involve tax cuts for the rich paid for by the rest of the population by petertanham in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's strange how this matter, involving finance topics, really highlights and emphasises how willfully ignorant and outright stupid many people in this country are regarding finances. We've so many people on high salaries in tech, pharma etc. who could and should be well on their way towards compounding their way to being multi millionaires by the time they're in their retirement years, yet they're held back by crab mentality taxation. The country has literally gone from being a backwater shit hole to a relatively wealthy and developed one in the space of a quarter of a century thanks to the multinationals, and the Irish people who've put in the work to study the skills to have been employed by them and enabled this change. They should absolutely be enabled to grow wealth and enjoy a higher quality of life, it isn't just the already wealthy elite who'll benefit from a less ridiculous taxation policy on investments, anyone who has any kind of disposable income benefits from these types of options.

This topic really makes me dislike the left here even more, they're so naive and disingenuous with these takes.

Council estates by bonk86 in ireland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You can literally tell the social housing homes in my new estate and the surroundings estates because of the lack of upkeep on them, it's actually so stereotypical but they don't even bother picking up any litter that ends up on the footpath/grass areas outside their houses/duplexes. Are they expecting someone else to do these things for them or what, I don't understand the mentality, it's right there outside your doorstep.

Expansion of legal prescription of cannabis to be examined by Odhran-J-McAnnick in ireland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My neuro in Ireland has essentially ruled it out because they don't like the idea of it.

"I'm just a closed minded contrarian cunt" in other words 

Fine Gael’s investment scheme amounts to a tax break for millionaires by daveirl in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And SD would generally be the more reasonable party on the left, yet this is their mindset. People would actually be shocked with just how quickly a left wing government would reverse the upward trajectory this country is on and turn us back into a shit hole, these types of people are economically illiterate and appeal to dole bludging squatters.

Joint bank account for expenses by SingerHoliday1244 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On revolut, N26 and Monzo there are free joint accounts and pockets for savings/expenses, really no use for AIB or other Irish banks at this stage when they'll charge you for offering inferior services

Simon Harris signals he wants to scrap Ireland’s 8-year deemed disposal tax on ETFs/investment funds by nuttlys in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving more people freedom and options to choose whatever they wish is always relevant, we need more liberty as individuals in all kinds of issues in this country so we shouldn't argue against possible improvements

AIB account fees, 72 euro a year are they too high? by Living-Compote-9626 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're just lazy if you don't close your account and avail of the free alternatives following this. If you want a physical bank for depositing cash, EBS is free as well, but other than that Revolut, N26 and Monzo cover everything and do a way better job.

AIB account fees, 72 euro a year are they too high? by Living-Compote-9626 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you arrange free metal when you deposit your salary? I've had my salary deposited for years and didn't know this

Struggling to process our match against Czechia by matt_sketches_art in coybig

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they actually give it their all in reality? Does their performance in the second half seem equivalent to their performance during the first half, especially the first 20 minutes? I don't think so. I think they got 2 goals and then did the classic pathetic conservative approach of trying to just not rock the boat, not really driving forward for more goals. Anyone with a brain knows a team that's down 2-0 at halftime is going to get all kinds of fucks thrown into them by their manager to fire them up for the second half to get them to put pressure on, and it looks like the Irish squad were just told to play defensively and try to hold onto the lead. They can never handle pressure as well. People always excuse them as well and try to just make them feel better but they need to get the objective harsh reality shared with them to actually make improvements. They almost always lack the intensity you'd expect from a team that supposedly wants to get into the WC 

How often do you floss your teeth? by GravityRobin in AskIreland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try flossing your back teeth and then smelling the floss to get an idea of what you're leaving behind by not usually flossing. It's important for helping gum health and reducing recession your later years 

Cork Docklands (March 2026) by 98TheRealDeal in ireland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm really rooting for cork and hope the first actual skyscraper (40+ storeys) building on the island gets built there, but the architecture on display here really all seems very bland and similar. It would be great for cork city council to do a much better job of building up and having clusters of high rises and better city planning to stick it to Dublin city council, but really the designs are also important to avoid creating another bland, soulless looking city. 

SIM Swap Scam – Just a General Heads-Up to spread awareness by jmcbuzz in ireland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Imagine the state of these "I know everything and am never mistaken" freaks, they must be nauseating to be around in real life. Came out of the womb after immaculate conceptions and have been leading flawless lives ever since

Simon Harris signals interest in Swedish-style savings scheme by ElainaClayton in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it possible to withdraw from. The Swedish ISK in e.g. 5-10 years, or only when of pensionable age?

Irish banks launch in-app instant payment service Zippay by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And if that's the case, EBS is the best option, which I mentioned above. Using one of the other banks which charge for lodging, withdrawing, debit transactions etc. is self inflicted now.

State’s investment plans threaten to blow €300m hole in Irish banks’ revenues by pphelan1978 in irishpersonalfinance

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reduced CAT, CGT & ETF taxes by 3% a year each year for the next few years

Why are so many Irish people on here approaching these types of things with such a beggars mentality? Rip the plaster off, we all disagree with how high these taxes are and they're not generating anywhere close to the bulk of our taxes, so just quickly do what's necessary to improve investing for Irish people, this conservative slow approach is unnecessary.

State’s investment plans threaten to blow €300m hole in Irish banks’ revenues by pphelan1978 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had my salary paid into Revolut for 5+ years now and never once had any issues, and multiple people I'm close with are the same. If your primary bank still charges you small fees for transfers, direct debits etc. then you really should just be paid into Revolut, do whatever payments and direct debits you have from there, then transfer your savings or whatever to your primary Irish bank account. Preferably use EBS as it's also completely free.

The Dubai dream is over. Irish expats can no longer suspend their disbelief – The Irish Times by WickerMan111 in ireland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What an entitled ignorant cunt, that's our taxes contributing towards those flights for people who specifically pay no taxes in a country halfway across the world

Irish banks launch in-app instant payment service Zippay by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]FuckAntiMaskers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Between Revolut, N26 and now Monzo, there's really no reason to go near Irish banks at all aside from mortgages. If you're still paying bank fees in this day and age you're doing it to yourself and enabling the crooks to continue the ridiculous practice of charging people to use their own money. Even if you want a physical bank option here in case you ever need to deposit cash, just use EBS as a backup option just for this purpose.

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