Irish Pension Planning · Updated 2026

Plan your pension in Ireland

See what you may be on track for, understand the Irish pension options that fit your situation, and know when to get regulated advice before you act.

Clear Irish pension information · illustrative calculator · no personal financial advice

What do you need help with?

Choose the question closest to yours. Each route explains the rules in plain English and links to official sources.

Calculator

I Need a Pension Number

Use the calculator to estimate a retirement fund, income gap and tax-relief allowance before you compare providers or contribution levels.

Open the calculator →
PRSA

I Want a PRSA Guide

Check how PRSAs work in Ireland, what Revenue limits apply, and when a Standard or Non-Standard PRSA might need advice.

Read the PRSA guide →
New for 2026

I've Been Auto-Enrolled

You've been enrolled into My Future Fund since 1 January. Should you stay in, opt out, or set up your own PRSA instead? There are real tax-relief trade-offs.

My Future Fund guide →
Multiple Pots

I Have Multiple Pensions

Consolidation can simplify administration, but a transfer may also give up valuable rights. This guide explains what to check first.

Consolidation guide →
Self-employed

I'm Self-Employed

PRSA, personal pension, or an executive pension if you have a limited company. Different tax-relief ceilings apply by age. Here's the honest comparison.

Self-employed pension guide →
Late-starter

I'm 40+ and Underprepared

Starting later can increase Revenue's age-related contribution percentage, subject to earnings and contribution limits.

Tax relief guide →
Research

Compare Plan Types

PRSA vs occupational vs personal pension vs state pension. Who they suit, what they cost, what tax relief applies.

Compare PRSA providers →
EU Workers

I've Worked in Another EU Country

Contributions from any of 31 EU/EEA countries can be combined with Irish PRSI. You may be entitled to pensions from multiple countries simultaneously.

EU pension guide →
Advice

Find regulated advice

Learn how to verify a pension firm on the Central Bank register and prepare for an advice meeting.

Regulated-advice guide →

Build a Planning Route Before You Buy Anything

Pension searches often jump straight to "best PRSA" or "pension advisor Ireland". A safer order is to check your likely gap, confirm whether tax relief is available, then compare product routes.

Step 1

Estimate the gap

The calculator shows whether your current contributions are near a common retirement-income benchmark. It is illustrative, but it makes the advisor conversation much more focused.

Run a pension estimate →
Step 2

Check tax-relief room

Revenue relief depends on age, earnings, existing contributions and pension type. The guide explains the 2026 age bands and the capped earnings basis.

Check tax relief →
Step 3

Pick the advice question

Ask an advisor a specific question: PRSA versus occupational scheme, personal versus company contribution, consolidation, drawdown, or auto-enrolment trade-off.

Find advisor routes →
€20kAE eligibility threshold
23–60AE eligible age range
40%Max tax relief (age 60+)
€299.30Maximum contributory State Pension/wk

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Important: Pensionplanner.ie is an information and comparison service. We are not a financial advisor and do not provide personal recommendations. Calculator results are illustrative. Verify any advisor or firm on the Central Bank of Ireland register before engaging them. Our guides cite the Pensions Authority, Revenue, and Department of Social Protection.