About CheckIreland
CheckIreland is 87 free tools that apply Ireland’s published rules — tax bands, rent caps, grant rates, welfare rates, consumer law — to your own numbers, so you can see what something should cost, what you are entitled to, and whether a deal is fair before you pay.
Who runs it
CheckIreland is operated by Conjora Limited, a company registered in Ireland, based in Co. Louth. You can reach us through the contact page or at hello@conjora.ie.
Where the figures come from
Every rule a tool applies comes from the body that publishes it — never a secondary source. Today that is 13 authorities, including Revenue, Central Bank of Ireland, Residential Tenancies Board, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Motor Tax Online (Department of Transport), CCPC and the Consumer Rights Act 2022. Each tool lists its official sources on the page, and the sources register shows every dataset, the authority behind it, the tools that depend on it, and the month it was last checked.
Checking a figure means opening the authority’s own page and confirming the number. A dataset that has not been checked for 15 months fails our automated tests, so the register cannot quietly go stale while looking maintained.
How a tool is built
- The calculator comes first on the page. The explanation, method, assumptions and sources sit underneath it, for anyone who wants to check the working.
- Assumptions are stated, not hidden. Where a tool has to assume something — a tax year, a household type, an interest rate — the page says which.
- An estimate is labelled as an estimate. A tool that applies eligibility rules tells you what appears to apply; only the paying body can decide an entitlement.
- The core calculations — income tax, USC and PRSI, rent caps, welfare and grant rules among them — are covered by automated tests against worked examples.
- No AI writes or runs any CheckIreland calculation or tool page. An automated test enforces this on every route.
What stays in your browser
Most tools calculate entirely in your browser: the figures you type never reach us. The 5 that need our server — to look up a public register, for example — say so on the page, and say what is sent. See the privacy policy for the rest.
How the site is paid for
The tools are free and need no account. There are no affiliate links on the site at present. If that changes, links will be clearly marked, will never change a calculation, a ranking or a result, and will be explained on an affiliate disclosure page.
What CheckIreland is not
It is not financial, tax or legal advice, and it is not a government service. It shows what the published rules produce for the figures you enter. For a decision that matters — a mortgage, a dispute, a claim — confirm with the body that administers the rule, or with an adviser.
Corrections
If a figure looks wrong, tell us with the page and, if you can, the official source that disagrees. We check it against the authority, correct the tool, and move the review date on the page and in the sources register. Rates that change on a known date — Budget measures, 1 January welfare and minimum-wage changes — are due for review when they take effect.