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Jessie nominated for BAFTA award

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Killarney actress Jessie Buckley has just been nominated for a BAFTA Film Award.

Just before lunchtime it was announced that Jessie was nominated in the 'Best Supporting Actress' category for her performance 'The Lost Daughter' which dropped on Netflix in December.

The news was delivered by hosts AJ Odudu and Tom Allen live on Facebook from BAFTA195 Piccadilly.

The EE BAFTAs will take place on Sunday, March 13 which will be broadcast on the BBC in the UK and around the world.

Another project in the works for Jessie is ‘Hot Milk’ by Christine Langan’s Bonnie Productions, Film4 and HanWay Films.

It’s the directorial debut of UK writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Based on the novel by Deborah Levy, Jessie will play the daughter of a wheelchair bound woman who is suffering from a mystery illness. The daughter discovers a new freedom away from her controlling mother after befriending a traveller.

The project, developed with Film4, is currently in pre-production and there’s plans to shoot it in September 2022, in Almería.

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Charity Fly Fishing event launched

It’s that time of the year again when anglers take to the waters of Lough Lein, Killarney, to raise funds for local charities. The Lough Lein Anglers’ Association are hosting […]

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It’s that time of the year again when anglers take to the waters of Lough Lein, Killarney, to raise funds for local charities.

The Lough Lein Anglers’ Association are hosting ‘The Charity’ Fly Fishing competition for the 35th time on Sunday, April 23.

The main sponsor of the event is Lee Strand Co-op, Tralee and the outing is part of a great local angling tradition run by one of the
longest established fishing clubs in Ireland.

To date, it has generated a massive €275,000 for local charities and two more charities are set to benefit this year.
The Kerry Branch of The Irish Kidney Association and The Kerry Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland will both receive welcome donations from the event.

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Benefit-In-Kind tax rules overturned for company cars

By John Healy of Healy Insurances Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has announced a temporary change for company-owned vehicles following a backlash from drivers whose Benefit-In-Kind (BIK) taxes increased substantially […]

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By John Healy of Healy Insurances

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has announced a temporary change for company-owned vehicles following a backlash from drivers whose Benefit-In-Kind (BIK) taxes increased substantially in January.

While the move to a CO2 based Benefit-In-Kind system, which incentivises the use of Electric Vehicles and lower emission cars, a significant number of employees with vehicles in the typical emissions range experienced large increases in their income tax liabilities since the start of 2023.

To address the issue, the Finance Minister has introduced a relief of €10,000 to be applied to the Original Market Value (OMV) of cars in Category A-D in order to reduce the amount of Benefit-In-Kind payable (this is not applicable to cars in Category E).

In effect, this means that, for the purposes of calculating BIK liability, employers may reduce the OMV by €10,000. This treatment will also apply to all vans and electric vehicles. For electric vehicles, the OMV deduction of €10,000 will be in addition to the existing relief of €35,000 that is currently available for EVs, meaning that the total relief for 2023 will be €45,000.

The upper limit in the highest mileage band is amended by way of a 4,000km reduction, so that the highest mileage band is now entered into at 48,001km.

These temporary measures will be retrospectively applied from 1 January 2023 and will remain in place until 31 December 2023. It is proposed to introduce the measures at Committee Stage of the Finance Bill 2023.

From an insurance perspective, if a vehicle is owned by a company then the motor policy in place must be in the company name and have full business use cover known as Class 2 cover. It is customary that the policy is on an open driving basis, usually aged 25 to 70. The cost for a company owned car policy can be higher than privately owned vehicles.

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