For most people in Ireland, memories of bank collapses are still raw. So it’s no surprise the Irish government and others are paying special attention to news of the collapse of US-headquartered technology lender, Silicon Valley Bank.

Here’s our briefing on what happened, and five likely implications for investors.

With the average pension pot in Ireland somewhere in the region of €90,000, a pension pot of half a million is something many people can only dream of.

But how far would it get you? We’ve carved up a notional €500,000 pension fund at retirement to see if it’s enough.