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PIA Updates
Updates on Ireland's Personal Investment Account, from roadmap to launch. We publish as the detail lands, and correct the record the same day when it changes.
Updated 7 October 2026
Latest updates
31 October 2026 · 3 min
Lightyear confirms to PIA·IE its intention to offer a Personal Investment Account
Lightyear has confirmed to PIA·IE that it intends to offer Ireland's Personal Investment Account. What that adds for app-based investors, and what is still not published.
Read the post →Updated 30 October 2026 · 4 min
An Post Money targets 1 July 2027 for a Personal Investment Account
An Post told PIA·IE it is actively considering a PIA and intends to be ready to offer one by 1 July 2027. Its full statement, the partner tender behind it, and what is still unknown.
Read the post →30 October 2026 · 3 min
Interactive Brokers Ireland considering a Personal Investment Account, subject to final rules
Kevin Keller, CEO of Interactive Brokers Ireland, told PIA·IE the firm expects to offer the account, subject to the final rules. It is not a firm commitment and no date has been given. What he said, and what is still unknown.
Read the post →20 October 2026 · 4 min
The Finance Bill and the PIA: what section 26 says
The Finance (No. 2) Bill 2026 writes the account into law as the individual investment account. Daily valuation, a €12,000 calendar-year limit, cash-only contributions and who can offer it — in plain English.
Read the post →7 October 2026 · 3 min
Irish Life will offer the account — and its page says July 2027
Ireland's largest life and pensions group has published a page headed "Personal Investment Account from Irish Life, coming in July 2027". What it says, what it does not say, and why insurers matter.
Read the post →6 October 2026 · 6 min
Budget 2027: the PIA, decoded
€50,000 tax-free, 1% above it, €12,000 a year, opening 1 July 2027 — plus the exit tax cut to 35% and capital gains tax cut to 31% outside the account. Budget 2027 in plain English.
Read the post →2 October 2026 · 3 min
Trading 212 intends to offer the account; Revolut is weighing it up
Trading 212's Irish CEO says the platform intends to participate in the scheme. Revolut says there are no technical barriers, but Irish tax reporting adds complexity — and it has not committed.
Read the post →2 October 2026 · 3 min
AIB plans to offer a PIA; Zurich says it will be available at launch
AIB has stated its intention to offer the account once rules and services are ready. Zurich now says it intends to make its Investment Account available from the launch date. What is — and is not — confirmed.
Read the post →3 September 2026 · 8 min
What is the Personal Investment Account? Ireland's 2027 investing shake-up
The plain-English explainer: the €50,000 threshold, 1% annual tax, €12,000 contribution limit, provider-run tax and 1 July 2027 launch.
Read the post →3 September 2026 · 6 min
PIA vs pension: which should an Irish saver fund first?
Pensions still win on tax relief. The PIA wins on access. A practical order of operations for anyone with cash to invest before 2027.
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Journalists and providers can find key facts, the official timeline and contact details on our press page. If you think we have a figure wrong, tell us — corrections go up the same day.
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Open the PIA calculatorInformation only, not financial or tax advice. PIA rules are as written in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2026, published 19 October 2026, and are not law until the Bill is signed. Figures cited are from the Department of Finance roadmap, Revenue, Skatteverket, GOV.UK and the IRS.