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Free Irish tools that help you find out what things should cost, what you’re entitled to, and whether you’re getting a fair deal.
76 tools · Based on Irish data, rules and real-world costs · Nothing you type leaves your browser
The questions people arrive with most often.
Check a proposed increase against Rent Pressure Zone rules and RTB notice periods.
Rent Increase CheckerPopularIncome tax, USC and PRSI on an Irish salary, with credits and pension relief applied.
Take-Home Pay CalculatorPopularAn estimated Irish market value from make, model, year and mileage.
Car ValuationNewBorrowing capacity, deposit, monthly repayment and the upfront costs nobody budgets for.
House AffordabilityNewBreak a trade quote into labour, materials and VAT and compare it to benchmark ranges.
Quote CheckerNewAppliances, electronics, boilers, cars and tools — costed per remaining year of life.
Repair or ReplacePopularCompare Irish electricity and gas tariffs on net first-year cost, not headline rate.
Energy Switch ComparisonNewAdd up every recurring household cost and see which categories are worth attacking first.
Money Leak CheckerSalary, tax, pensions, savings, debt and household finances.
Income tax, USC and PRSI on an Irish salary, with credits and pension relief applied.
Take-Home Pay CalculatorCompare your pay against CSO earnings data by role, sector and region.
Salary BenchmarkNewTurn a gross increase into the extra euro that lands in your account each month.
Salary Increase CalculatorNewTurn an Irish day rate into estimated annual take-home, via umbrella or a limited company.
Contractor Take-HomeRenting, buying, mortgages, renovations and quotes.
Every recurring bill in one place, with the annual figure and where to start.
Bill CheckerNewThe cash you need on the day — separating what is spent, what is lodged, and what you are still owed.
Cost of Moving HouseNewYour bill against what the same speed normally costs, and what switching would save over two years.
Broadband Price CheckNewWhat you pay against what you actually use, and what the handset is still costing you.
Mobile Plan CheckCar value, running costs, finance, fuel and EVs.
An estimated Irish market value from make, model, year and mileage.
Car ValuationNewDepreciation, fuel, insurance, tax, servicing and tyres as one annual figure and a cost per kilometre.
Car True Cost CalculatorNewThree ways of buying the same car, compared on total cost rather than monthly payment.
PCP vs HP vs CashNewBoth cars costed over the years you will keep them, at your mileage and your electricity price.
EV vs Petrol or DieselRefunds, warranties, complaints, small claims and work rights.
Statutory redundancy entitlement and how ex-gratia payments are taxed.
Redundancy Pay CalculatorPopularCheck a proposed increase against Rent Pressure Zone rules and RTB notice periods.
Rent Increase CheckerNewBreak a trade quote into labour, materials and VAT and compare it to benchmark ranges.
Quote CheckerNewAnswer six questions about what you bought and see the Irish rights that may apply.
Consumer Rights CheckerElectricity, gas, solar, heat pumps and home upgrades.
Every recurring bill in one place, with the annual figure and where to start.
Bill CheckerNewBoth cars costed over the years you will keep them, at your mileage and your electricity price.
EV vs Petrol or DieselPopularLive petrol and diesel prices at Irish forecourts, updated by drivers.
FuelFinderPopularCompare Irish electricity and gas tariffs on net first-year cost, not headline rate.
Energy Switch ComparisonChildcare, benefits, college, pensions and life events.
Project your pot to retirement and compare it against the income you want.
Pension Gap CalculatorA monthly household budget built from typical Irish costs by county and household size.
Cost of LivingGroup thresholds, the 33% rate and the reliefs that change the answer.
Inheritance Tax (CAT)First-time buyer refund of income tax and DIRT on a new build, up to the cap.
Help-To-BuyRepair or replace, quote checking, price rises and big purchases.
Any price change in euro and percent, per month and per year — rent, bills or subscriptions.
Price Increase CalculatorNewEvery subscription as one monthly figure, one annual figure, and what five years of it comes to.
Subscription Cost CalculatorNewBenchmark ranges for Irish kitchens, bathrooms, extensions, attics, roofs and more.
Renovation Cost EstimatorNewBreak a trade quote into labour, materials and VAT and compare it to benchmark ranges.
Quote CheckerTwo options, the same assumptions, the whole cost of each.
Both paths costed over the years you plan to stay, with every assumption on screen.
Buy vs RentNewThree ways of buying the same car, compared on total cost rather than monthly payment.
PCP vs HP vs CashNewBoth cars costed over the years you will keep them, at your mileage and your electricity price.
EV vs Petrol or DieselNewAppliances, electronics, boilers, cars and tools — costed per remaining year of life.
Repair or ReplaceBased on Irish rules
Each one is a published Irish rule, with its source. Each one is also the reason a tool on this site exists.
Where a tool applies a published rule, it names the body the rule comes from and links to it. Revenue, the RTB, the Central Bank, SEAI, the CSO, the CCPC and the Courts Service, among others.
Where a calculation rests on an assumption rather than a rule, the assumption is visible and you can change it. A pension projection shows three growth rates rather than one confident number.
CheckIreland is independent and is not affiliated with the Irish Government or any public body. Nothing here is financial, tax or legal advice.
The short answer, and the tool that works it out on your own numbers.
A full strip-and-retile on a standard pitched roof is typically priced per square metre, with scaffolding, skips and any structural repairs itemised separately. The range is wide because access and condition drive it more than area does, so a quote well outside the normal band is a reason to ask what is behind it rather than proof of anything.
Check your roofing quoteThe Central Bank caps mortgage lending at four times gross income for first-time buyers and three and a half times for everyone else, with a loan-to-value ceiling of 90%. Whichever of those two limits binds first is the one to act on — more deposit does nothing if income is the constraint.
Calculate your affordabilityCompare the cost per remaining year of service rather than the repair price against the replacement price. A €180 repair buying three more years costs €60 a year; a €650 replacement lasting ten costs €65 — which makes the repair the better value, and is the opposite of what the usual rule of thumb says.
Run the calculationYes. All 76 tools are free, with no signup, no account and no card. Some pages carry partner links where a tool leads naturally to a provider, and those are marked — the answer comes first and never depends on them.
Official Irish sources wherever a published rule exists: Revenue for tax, the RTB for tenancies, the Central Bank for mortgage limits, SEAI for grants, the CSO for earnings, the CCPC and the Courts Service for consumer rights. Every tool names its sources and links to them, and shows when its figures were last reviewed.
Nothing. Every calculator runs entirely in your browser — none of your figures are sent to a server or stored. If you use the share button, the numbers go into the link you copy and nowhere else, which is why nothing identifying you is ever put into one.
No. CheckIreland is independent and is not affiliated with the Irish Government or any public body. We apply published rules and link to the official source for each one so you can check them yourself.
No. These are general information tools built on published rules and typical costs, and they do not account for individual circumstances. Where a decision matters — tax, pensions, mortgages, a legal dispute — confirm it with the relevant body or a qualified adviser.