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Future generations:In fact, a third of retirees reported having already gifted a substantial amount, £15,978 on average, to the loved ones as an 'early inheritance'. Nil rate bands are the amount you can pas on to loved ones without the need for them to pay inheritance tax. If you are able to, it may be advisable to live off other assets that you have in order to preserve this tax-free inheritance for your loved ones. Make the most of it: Dyall recommends using your tax-free gift allowance to pass on money to your loved ones. After all, your aim is to leave as much of your wealth to your loved ones as you can, so it seems counter-productive to shell out on professional advice.

Tomas DohertyFine Gael and Fianna Fáil performed better than many pollsters predicted in Friday’s local elections, while Sinn Féin failed to meet expectations after running a record number of candidates. In the map below you can compare this year's results with the 2019 election and get further detail on the vote share in your area. While Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were pleased with results that exceeded their expectations, both did suffer losses. This election saw the combined vote share of the two main parties drop to historically low levels, reflecting the more fragmented political climate in Ireland. In the 2004 local election, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil secured 60 per cent of the first-preference vote share, compared to just 46 per cent this year.

The previous governing majority of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and centrist group Renew is to remain intact, with a margin of about 40 votes to spare. Results from 26 EU countries show the three centre groupings won about 400 of the available 720 seats in the next European Parliament. The ballot marked the election of about 160 MEPs who belong to right-wing nationalist, populist, ultra-conservative, and far-right parties. At present, Ms Meloni’s party is one of the main players in the hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), which won 73 seats. Ms Le Pen’s expanded National Rally party is the main force in the far-right Identity and Democracy group, which won 58 seats.

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Among them is the bubbling row over the future of The Hut Group (THG) – with pressure mounting on the online beauty and nutrition firm to ditch its chairman. Investor discontent: Pressure is mounting on online beauty and nutrition firm The Hut Group to ditch its chairman and spin off its beauty, nutrition and e-commerce armsTHG floated at 500p a share in September 2020, valuing the business at £5.4billion. Digital advertising group Brave Bison has abandoned its takeover of Mission Group. Last week Mission Group rejected Brave Bison’s sweetened offer of £32.3million – up from a previous proposal of £27million and yesterday insisted it is ‘confident in its stand-alone prospects’. Shares in Brave Bison dipped 1 per cent, or 0.03p, to 2.43p and Mission Group tumbled 11.1 per cent, or 3p, to 24p.

Aston Martin will raise annual pay for thousands of workers across the UK after reaching a new long-term agreement following union talks. Simon Smith, chief people officer of Aston Martin, added: 'Achieved through our positive working relationship with trade union colleagues, this new agreement recognises our commitment to putting people at the very heart of our organisation and making Aston Martin a great place to work. The pay deal comes as in a shake-up of its operations, Aston Martin has been winding down production on certain models, while gearing up to release new ones. Aston Martin last month posted a larger-than-anticipated loss, amid a 63 per cent fall in sales of its lucrative DBX SUV. Aston Martin's total average selling price for the period was £253,000, up from £213,000 a year ago, boosted by 'specials' deliveries of the £3.5million Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider and its old-school £1.5million Valour supercar.

Following the completion of a full recount of the Boyle Local Electoral Area, Dympna Daly-Finn, one of the Fine Gael candidates left in the race, has been eliminated. Following the distribution of Leah Cull’s surplus of 10 votes in the 9th count, both she and her party colleague, outgoing councillor Liam Callaghan have lost two votes following the recount due to them not being stamped. The day long recount left Callaghan on 993 and Daly Flynn on 990, and she has now been eliminated. Her votes will now be distributed among the remaining candidates of Fianna Fail newcomer Sean Moylan (FF) who is on 1,581 votes, outgoing Independent Councillor Tom Crosby (1,256), Independent Ireland’s Paul Forde (1,053) and Liam Callaghan (993). Three of the six seats have already been filled by outgoing Independent councillor Valerie Beirne, Sinn Fein’s Leah Cull and Independent candidate Micheal Frain.

A full recount in the Boyle Electoral Area has just got underway, involving the checking of almost 11,400 votes. The recount takes place following a request in the early hours of this morning from Fine Gael candidate Dympna Daly-Finn as the battle continues to fill the sixth and final seat. After the eight count early this morning, just three votes separated Daly-Flynn and her party colleague, outgoing councillor Liam Callaghan. The recount is expected to take several hours. The other 12 seats in the Roscommon and Athlone Local Electoral Areas have been filled.

Five key talking points as the Republic of Ireland prepare to face PortugalBy Damian Spellman, PAInterim boss John O’Shea will once again lead the Republic of Ireland in Tuesday evening’s testing friendly against Euro 2024 finalists Portugal. Here, we have a look at some of the talking points surrounding the game. If the Republic lacked defensive solidity during much of Kenny’s time at the helm, creativity dwindled as the end approached. Cristiano Ronaldo may be a household name around the world, but the 39-year-old is particularly familiar to O’Shea. Ireland too have memories of Ronaldo, but not as fond as those of their interim boss.

James CoxWhile Sinn Féin will be sitting down to take stock after disappointing local election results, they continue to lead the way when it comes to social media following. Research from Mulley Communications, shared with BreakingNews.ie, showed Taoiseach Simon Harris has the most followers of any party leader (680,353) while Sinn Féin leads the way over their rivals with over one million followers (1,026,926). Tánaiste Micheál Martin has 396,700 followers, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has 82,236 followers. Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has 140,810 followers, while Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik lags behind with 41,607 followers. The closest party in terms of followers to Sinn Féin is People Before Profit, with 193,900 followers.

Second Active Flag raised at Athlone's St Mary's schoolPrevious Next Image 1 of 1 Senator Lisa Chambers and Deputy Robert Troy being welcomed by St Mary’s NS pupils. St Mary’s Primary School in Athlone welcomed Senator Lisa Chambers and local Deputy Robert Troy to the school on Thursday May 30 to raise its second Active Flag. The aim of the Active Flag initiative is for schools to be more active more often, while promoting health and wellbeing within the school community. During the ceremony, the student mayor and other pupils of the active school committee read speeches and recited a poem for the special guests. Senator Chambers is currently the Leader of Seanad Éireann and is a Fianna Fáil candidate for the upcoming European Elections.

GSK’s blockbuster respiratory jab has been approved for a younger age group in a boost for the drugmaker over rival Pfizer. The vaccine protects against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which causes cold-like symptoms but can be dangerous for the elderly, newborn babies and vulnerable people. Arexvy was the world’s first RSV jab when it launched in the US last year but it faces competition from alternatives made by Pfizer and Moderna. Yesterday’s announcement makes the £1.2billion vaccine the first RSV jab endorsed for the under-60s by the FDA. Arexvy brought in about £1.2billion in sales last year, beating the £699m in revenue that Pfizer’s rival drug generated.

Ireland South: Sean Kelly says achievement is "very special" for himPoll-topping Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly admitted this evening that the achievement was "very special" for him. Cork businessman John Mullins polled 35,281 but is considered to be too heavily dependent on late count transfers to remain in contention for a Euro berth. Labour's Niamh Hourigan garnered 21,272 votes while Ireland First candidate and anti-immigration campaigner, Derek Blighe, got 25,071 votes. With a population of over 1.8 million and an electorate of 1.34 million, the Ireland South constituency sprawls from Bray to Dingle. Ireland South is composed of all Munster counties as well as four counties in Leinster.

Thomas Street Stores in Dysart. Prominent local business premises now on the marketPrevious Next Image 1 of 1 Thomas Street Stores in Dysart. Mark Nestor Property Services is welcoming to the market a very prominently located, established business, benefiting from a high volume of passing trade within a large catchment area. This property also offers a potential family home with the benefit of available grants such as SEAI and Vacant Homes Grants. This property comprises large shop unit, four-bedroom residential accommodation which may qualify for the vacant property refurbishment grant, large agricultural store and yard to the rear.