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Is Ireland facing a pension time bomb?

Ireland faces a looming "pensions timebomb", with the ratio of workers to over-65s set to more th...

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08.30 25 Feb 2026


Is Ireland facing a pension time bomb?


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08.30 25 Feb 2026


Ireland faces a looming "pensions timebomb", with the ratio of workers to over-65s set to more than halve by 2065 without policy reform.  That was the warning from officials at the Department of Finance in their appearance before the Oireachtas housing committee yesterday. 

To discuss this further Anton spoke to Dr Emma Howard, Economist and Lecturer at TU Dublin.


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