Irish government makes sweeping pension reforms

The Irish government plans to extend the state pension age to 68 and launch a mandatory second pension, in reforms aimed at tackling the "pensions time bomb".The age at which people qualify for the state pension will rise from the current age of 65 to 66 by 2014, age 67 by 2021 and to age 68 by 2028.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission