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Time to stop demonising successful people for having large pension pots

There was strong merit in the Government’s decision to increase the Standard Fund Threshold on pensions from €2m level

By Glenn Gaughran
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24 Aug 2026, 05:09 UTC
Last checked
24 Aug 2026, 19:55 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
24 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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Byline
Glenn Gaughran
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There was strong merit in the Government’s decision to increase the Standard Fund Threshold on pensions from €2m level
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    Time to stop demonising successful people for having large pension pots

    There was strong merit in the Government’s decision to increase the Standard Fund Threshold on pensions from €2m level

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    Time to stop demonising successful people for having large pension pots

    There was strong merit in the Government’s decision to increase the Standard Fund Threshold on pensions from €2m level

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Observed
24 Aug 2026, 07:09 UTC
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878,084 bytes, private gzip evidence
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