Money Talks

In this episode, Paula Maguire, the CEO of Lucan District Credit Union, chats with their in-house Financial Advisor, John Miller about leaving service options for your pension when changing your job or retiring and the importance of getting professional advice.

In this episode, Paula chats with Brian McIntyre, Programme Manager for High Performance Homes with the SEAI.ie. They discuss what upgrading and retrofitting your home means, what work you can get done to improve your home, and the available grants and loans to assist you.

In this episode Paula chats with John Miller about the retirement options available to you when you retire from your employment. John provides some information about each option. They also discuss why it is so important to get independent financial advice on your options to assist you in making the best and most informed decision about your pension and why it is important to take regular advice throughout your retirement.

In this episode, Paula chats with Board member and vice-Chair, Austin O'Keeffe, about why he volunteered to serve on the Board of the credit union. He provides information about what the role entails, how much of a time commitment is involved, the training and education programme, and who would be best suited to the volunteer roles.

In this episode we look at the very topical issue of criminals using money mules. Paula chats with Tracey Thunder, the money laundering reporting officer of Lucan Credit Union, about money laundering, terrorist financing and what a money mule is.  They give some advice as to how you and your loved ones can avoid getting caught up in such criminal activity. They also discuss the impact a criminal conviction for money laundering could have on your future and ability to travel.

In this episode Paula chats with Tom Murray of FairDealAdvice.ie about the HSE run Fair Deal nursing home support scheme, how this works, and what your contribution of nursing home care will be under the scheme. Tom gives plenty of tips about selecting a nursing home and the pitfalls to avoid.

In this episode, Paula chats with Dave McAuley, the CEO of Donore Credit Union, the first and oldest credit union in Ireland. They will be discussing why credit unions were founded, the impact they have on their local communities, and their continued relevance today.

In this episode, Paula chats again with John Miller about how a small business can best protect itself and it's employees. John gives advise on how partnerships especially can protect their business in the event that a partner passes away. He also advises on how businesses can attract and retain employees by offering an attractive package of financial services to employees, including pension, death in service insurance and permanent health insurance.

Lorraine Corcoran from Afanite, joins Paula to discuss why it is important to always have a source of credit that you can draw on when needed, and why it is so important to manage and protect that credit source so it's there when you need it. Lorraine and Afanite led the project to introduce the Personal Microcredit Loans (It makes sense) to credit unions in Ireland. 

In this episode, Paula chats with John Miller about savings options open to members externally and through the credit union. They also discuss the current market and interest rates, and things people need to watch out for. John also gives information about the unit-linked savings and investment options available with the life companies through Lucan District Credit Union.