Salons & barbers in Ireland

2026-07-29

Two new payroll costs hit your salon this year. The one that will actually catch you is a €552 line nobody mentions.

Two separate costs landed on Irish salon payroll this year, and neither is huge on its own. Together they add about €473 a year to every full-time chair on the minimum wage. That is the easy part. The part that will actually catch you is a single threshold, €552 a week, where one extra hour on a busy Saturday costs you the price of two.

2026-07-19

Ireland just cut hairdressing VAT to 9%. The clever move is to not pass it on

For once the tax news is in your favour. Since 1 July 2026 the VAT on hairdressing services in Ireland is 9%, down from 13.5%, and it is permanent. If you hold your prices, that difference stops going to Revenue and starts staying with you. Here is exactly how much lands on your profit, the two catches that decide whether you actually see it, and why the smartest thing you can do is bank it rather than hand it back to your clients.