Pensions
The retirement age has now been pushed out to 68 in Ireland and the state pension may come under threat in years to come with many experts warning of the pension time bomb.
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?Today, due to better diet, drugs & healthcare an Irish woman who makes it to the traditional retirement age of 65 can, on average, look forward to 21 more years of life. Her male counterpart, statisticians say, has more than 18 years.