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The Irish Sun
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- The Irish Sun
Inside family home on Irish market for €198,500 boasting ‘superb potential' – and it's in ‘excellent location'
TAKE a look inside the family home on the Irish market for €198,500 that boasts "superb potential" - and it's in an "excellent location". This stunning property is located in Tralee, Co Advertisement 6 The pad is located in the Kerry town of Tralee Credit: Estate Agents Collect 6 And it has been on the market €198,500 Credit: Estate Agents Collect 6 The home is in a fantastic condition Credit: Estate Agents Collect 6 It features spacious and light-filled rooms throughout Credit: Estate Agents Collect This semi detached home is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house that has been kept in fantastic condition by its current owners. And a sale has now been agreed on this fabulous pad. The house listing reads: "Immaculate 3 bed end terrace residence, ideally situated on the edge of Tralee town centre, adjacent to all amenities. "Forming part of a mature residential area, 3 Casements Avenue has the benefit of a large site, offering superb potential to extend if required. Advertisement READ MORE IN MONEY "With its south facing garden and excellent location, this property comes with viewing highly recommended." It includes a substantial modern kitchen with access to the rear garden and is perfect for This stunning kitchen has tiled and tiled flooring and is fully fitted with wooden cabinets, an oven, and a dishwasher. Double-glazed windows located around the kitchen and dining area allow plenty of natural light to enter the house. Advertisement MOST READ IN MONEY Exclusive The family home is in an excellent location, with cafes, Along with being a 20 minute from Lixnaw, Listowel town is within minutes from this fabulous property. The 'charming' Irish castle on market with a host of perks The area also includes a choice of primary and secondary schools, perfect for Located in a sought after residential area, the family home has recently been redecorated and is regularly updated. Advertisement When entering the home, viewers are greeted by a fabulous hallway with tiled flooring and a skylight window. A This comfortable area is filled with natural light and space, creating a cosy atmosphere. There are two bathrooms in this family home and the first of which is fully-tiled and includes a wash hand basin, a shower and a toilet. Advertisement First floor offerings Moving upstairs, there is a spacious and modern landing with wooden flooring. On the The second bedroom is spacious and features views overlooking the garden. It also has wooden flooring and space to fit a king-size bed. Advertisement The property's third bedroom is a modern single room that features plenty of storage space and natural light. The back garden is another major bonus to buying the pad, and it comes with ample amounts of space, greenery and a shed. The home is listed by Ger Carmody Estates and advertised on 6 The property is a three bedroom pad Credit: Estate Agents Collect Advertisement 6 It comes with a large rear garden Credit: Estate Agents Collect
The Irish Sun
4 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Luis Diaz to LEAVE Liverpool tour as Bayern Munich agree £65million deal to bolster Reds' Alexander Isak kitty
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Irish Examiner
4 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Jim Power: Budget countdown begins with big promises
The publication of the summer economic statement has set the budgetary process in motion, and the destination will be reached in early October. The two relevant ministers have outlined a budget package of €9.4bn, with a net tax package of €1.5bn, and an expenditure package of €7.9bn. This expenditure package will be comprised of current expenditure increases of €5.9bn or almost 75% of the total; and capital spending of €2bn or just over 25% of the total. Proposed Vat cut On the tax side, the Government has given a commitment to reduce the Vat rate for part of the hospitality sector — the food element — to 9% and this would cost around €580m in foregone taxes. If this is delivered and applies from January 1 next, it means that effectively less than €1bn would be available for personal tax changes. To put this in context, it is estimated that a 1% indexation of the employee tax credit would cost around €230m in a full year, so to index for projected inflation in 2026 would cost somewhere in the region of €460m; or a 1% decrease in the 40% tax rate would cost around €540m. If the government delivers the Vat cut from the beginning of 2026, which it has committed to, the tax package will be small. So not surprisingly, there are suggestions that the cut might be delayed until July, thereby significantly reducing the cost in 2026. If this transpires, the hospitality sector would have every right to be aggrieved. Restaurants and food businesses are the most crucial element of our tourism product, and many businesses are struggling to stay afloat. Inflation Data released by the CSO last week show that in 2024, Irish food prices are the third highest in the EU-27 and are 12% above the EU average. In the year to May, agricultural output prices increased by 20.7%, with cattle prices up by 48%. These prices obviously feed into restaurant input costs, but the pressures are compounded by labour costs, insurance, water charges, commercial rates etc. I am a supporter of the reduced Vat rate, and I think it is now more appropriate to provide some limited support to a key employer of people all over the country, and a vital part of the tourism offering, rather than to pump money through excessive expenditure into an economy that is still doing quite well. Does the Irish economic cycle need a continuation of out-of-control current expenditure now? I think not. Even if the Vat cut is pushed out, the extent of the easing of the personal tax burden will be miniscule. We should have learned from the past We should have learned our lessons from the pro-cyclical policies of the past. The summer economic statement projects planned expenditure of €108.7bn this year, which is €3.3bn higher than planned in Budget 2025, and it is likely to turn out even higher than this latest projection. Not surprisingly, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is not happy and has justifiably accused the Government of 'poor planning and budgeting.' Obviously, the ability of the two ministers to deliver the proposed budgetary package, and indeed to deliver the ambitious, but detail lacking, revised National Development Plan, will be heavily contingent on the future performance of the economy, and especially the actions of Donald Trump. Downward creep in projections There is not a lot of detail in relation to economic assumptions in the summer economic statement, but it is interesting to note that for 2025 the Department of Finance is projecting growth of 2% in modified domestic demand (MDD), down from 2.5% in April, and 2.9% in Budget 2025 last October. For 2026, MDD is projected to grow by 1.8%, down from 2.8% in April, and 3% in Budget 2025. There is downward creep occurring in Ireland's economic projections, which seems logical in the context of Trump-induced uncertainty. In relation to the National Development Plan, it is quite amazing that we must await detail on the projected spend until close to budget time. What in the name of God has been happening since January? The aspirations outlined in the revised plan — such as energy, water, housing, transport infrastructure, and climate change — are difficult to argue with, but delivery on time and on budget will be essential. One hopes there will be greater control, transparency and accountability in relation to National Development Plan delivery than we have seen with major infrastructure projects such as the children's hospital and the infamous bicycle shed.
