Auto-enrolment means that many people who already have a private pension will now have a second pension pot to look after. I have a private pension to which I contribute the maximum amount each year. Will the auto-enrolment contributions, including my employer’s contributions, have any impact on the amount I can invest in my own private pension? You are very sensibly maxing out contributions to your private pension as it stands. Similarly, any tax-free lump sum you eventually take from My Future Fund will also count towards the overall lifetime tax-free lump sum limit of €200,000.

Decades after governments dismantled food reserves and placed their faith in global trade, a growing number are rebuilding emergency stockpiles. Finland, long regarded as an outlier for maintaining extensive emergency reserves, is starting to look prescient. Photograph: Carlos Fabal/AFP via Getty ImagesFor much of the past three decades, public food reserves were in retreat in most of the world. Germany’s agriculture minister Alois Rainer said in August last year that Berlin was reviewing its long-standing emergency food reserves to include more ready-to-eat items such as canned ravioli. In Brazil, upon taking office in 2023 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government began rebuilding public food stocks that had been dismantled under previous administrations.

An Irishman is on the verge of winning the World’s Toughest Row — a gruelling 4,800km journey across the Atlantic. Daragh MacLoughlin, 42, has powered through over 4,000km of treacherous seas from the Canaries and is expected to reach Antigua by Friday. If his current progress continues, the Galway businessman will take top spot in the solo category. On Sunday, he was 80 nautical miles ahead of his nearest rival, Belgium’s Thomas van Woensel on ‘Madlantic’. DolphinsHowever, one of his most exhilarating experiences involved being trailed by a pod of dolphins as the seas turned menacing.

You're already obese and it's likely that you won't be able to come off it,' the doctor told her. 'The doctor didn't take my bloods or check hormones. I walked out of that consult and didn't take his advice,' Dionne, 43, who now lives in Perth, told the Daily Mail. Her doctor recommended Ozempic or gastric sleeve surgery, but she refused bothInstead, she tried to lose weight naturally. Looking back, Dionne is proud she didn't take her doctor's advice about Ozempic or surgery, and instead approached weight loss in a natural, sustainable way.

Brooklyn Beckham was seen partying without his wife Nicola Peltz in West Hollywood on Saturday, after sources revealed he 'wants to reconcile' with his estranged family. But on Saturday, Daily Mail revealed that Brooklyn is hoping to one day get back in touch with his parents. However, a source exclusively told Katie Hind that it's his wife Nicola who is still 'obsessed' with driving the rift. 'Victoria's heart is breaking behind closed doors,' a source told The Mirror. One source told the Mail: 'David was told to speak to them via Schillings.

A most sought-after second All-Ireland. They needed that second All-Ireland. They would have been defined without a second All-Ireland. They’ll now be defined by having that second All-Ireland. BALLYGUNNER: S O’Keeffe; T Foley, I Kenny, A O’Neill; H Ruddle, Philip Mahony, R Power; C Sheahan, P Leavy; P Hogan, P Mahony, M Mahony; K Mahony, D Hutchinson, P Fitzgerald.

Jonathan Ross' wife Jane Goldman turned heads this week when she showed off her incredible weight loss on the red carpet. Jonathan, 65, has also been candid about his weight loss journey, crediting a new diet with his new look. Speaking candidly about his lifestyle overhaul, Jonathan said: 'I've been living off liquid food as I wanted to lose weight. At 17 she joined Jonathan and Jane on a 'keto diet', where carbohydrates are shunned to achieve fat loss. She also developed some body issues when she very young and we could see it was making her unhappy.

Harlequins men continued their dominance in Munster Division One with an emphatic 7-1 win over Catholic Institute. Midway through the quarter, Ashton struck decisively on the counterattack, with Noonan once again the provider, breaking quickly before finding Harvey in the circle. The scheduled meeting of Harlequins and Catholic Institute B was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Farmers’ Cross. RESULTSMen’s Munster Division One: Harlequins 7, Catholic Institute 1; Midleton 2, Waterford 6; C of I B 2, Harlequins B 1. Women’s Munster Senior Cup: Ashton 4, Bandon 1; UCC 5, Waterford 0; Crescent 1, C of I 1, (Crescent win 4-3 on shootout); Harlequins v Catholic Institute B, postponed due to frozen pitch.

Stockport County suffered the stuff of nightmares as a dodgy goalkeeping decision and a defender's rear end combined to produce a comical own goal. Goalkeeper Ben Hinchcliffe was left looking mortified after one of his kicks ricocheted off a team-mate and looped backwards into the net. It was a horror moment for the typically reliable stopper, but fortunately Dave Challinor's side won 3-2 to stay fourth in League One. Watch the clip below and tell us in our poll below: who do you think was to blame? 'What's the defender supposed to do?

SpeculationUsually used when discussing transfer rumours, such as when fans come up with their own theories of what is going on around a potential transfer. MonitoringNo approach has yet been made for a player, but a club is interested in potentially making a move. Sometimes called an 'official approach', and means the interested club have actively moved to try and sign the player they are interested in, usually making a bid. InstallmentsMeans a transfer fee is paid over time. Players usually earn larger signing on fees when they are free agents, due to no transfer fee being involved between two clubs.

Irish Life boss can’t answer the big question: when will wave of health insurance hikes end? Ann Marie Nestor says younger clients and corporate customers are needed for the sector to surviveAnn Marie Nestor, MD of Irish Life Health. Photo: Frank McGrathFearghal O'Connor Today at 06:30Ann Marie Nestor has a lot to say about the state of Ireland’s health insurance market and the problems it faces.

Jose Mourinho appears to have shut down any possibility of a Real Madrid reunion by saying he doesn't 'watch soap operas'. They're from people who don't like Real Madrid. All Madrid fans are aware of how lucky we are to have him as president, of what he has done for the club and of where the boos come from and why.' 'With Mourinho we reached three semifinals besides winning a league title - a league that we won with 100 points.' Mourinho left Madrid to return to Chelsea and has since held managerial roles at Man United, Tottenham, Roma, Fenerbache, and now Benfica.

It didn’t take Denise O’Sullivan long to make an impact at Liverpool. In fact, it took the Cork native just six minutes as she scored the opening goal for the Reds in their Women’s FA Cup fourth round tie against the London Bees at the Hive. Despite having only officially joined the Merseyside giants on Saturday, O’Sullivan went straight into their starting line-up to make her full debut on Sunday. It's a very proud moment for myself and also for my family, who are now only a 40-minute flight away,” said their number six. "Liverpool is a massive club and I think when you join a club as big as Liverpool it comes with massive responsibility and I can't wait to get to work and to give 100 per cent every day.

From 4,225 registered students in Northern Ireland the 2019/20 academic year, the Open University saw their numbers go to 7,430 in 2022/23. Undated handout photo issued by The Open University of graduate 90-year-old Maryette McFarland from Derry (PA)Mr D’Arcy joined The Open University in 2010 from a background in education, including as chief executive of Colleges Northern Ireland. “Although we’re the smallest university in Northern Ireland, we’re probably the biggest university in Europe,” he said. “So we’ve about 175,000 students in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and also continental Europe, with lots of partnerships in different parts of the world, such as the the Arab Open University. “Many people may think The Open University is social sciences, creative writing, but we have got a nursing programme.

An anti-capitalist group that threw custard over the Crown Jewels has plans for a 'mass shoplifting at Waitrose'. The group – viewed as a successor to Just Stop Oil – sparked outrage last year when its members threw apple crumble and custard over a glass case containing the Crown Jewels inside the Tower of London. Mr Clifton, originally from Chiswick, West London, said the group was also planning 'takeovers' of high-end stores in areas such as Oxford Circus. The group has come to prominence in recent months with a series of eye-catching stunts, including throwing custard over the Crown Jewels and dumping manure in The Ritz. So in targeting Waitrose, the group would be harming ordinary workers, the very people they claim to be helping.