Apple tax deal: Commission assessment is damningAlmunia finds Revenue conferred ‘selective advantage’ to AppleTue Sept 30 2014 - 22:30
Levy on private pensions set to exceed €2bnProceeds to give modest pre-budget boost to financesTue Sept 30 2014 - 19:00
EU to examine role of Revenue ‘opinions’ in Apple’s tax statusApple claims European Commission complaint is ‘baseless’ and ‘profoundly wrong’Sat Sept 27 2014 - 07:29
Move on Anglo debt set to boost exchequer earningsCentral Bank speeding up sale of €25bn in bonds held since promissory note dealFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:02
Long march to debt reduction has only begunNoonan’s resolve is not in doubt but others are not so steadyFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:01
Hikes have led to 23% of earners paying 81% of tax, says instituteUnion-funded think tank argues against ‘flighty’ cuts in personal taxesThu Sept 25 2014 - 15:12
Kenny rejects fiscal advisory council call for tough budgetFine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy says Dáil should explore whether €2bn adjustment necessaryWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
€2.1bn potential savings in IMF loan dealThe Government’s aim is to pay off the relatively expensive IMF portion of the bailout debtWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
A trilemma for Noonan on ‘double Irish’Ministers mindful of business concernsTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Budget cannot shirk its task, says fiscal bodyIrish Fiscal Advisory Council urges State not to get seduced by sense of crisis fadingMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Fiscal council says tough budget necessaryCoalition urged to stick with original €2bn plan to repair public financesMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
No freedom for big tax cuts in budget, says KennyReducing 52% marginal income tax rate the next priority, says KennyFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Data reveals strongest growth since early 2000sMinister now projects GDP to expand by some 4.5%, saying stable recovery in economy is well under wayFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Sudden surge in growth means budget expectations have taken offImpressive news on growth magnifies budget dilemmaFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Arthur Beesley: Noonan’s challenge is in managing expectationsTaxpayers will demand their share of the economic recoveryThu Sept 18 2014 - 13:00
Brendan Howlin offers €600m in spending across departments‘Leeway’ of €600m in next month’s budget, Minister tells CabinetThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Rehab unit loses ‘substantial’ contract worth €1m annuallyRehab Enterprises reports loss of contract with multinational companyThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Ireland faces OECD pressure on corporate tax regime‘Is Ireland guilty? Of course not. It’s being used,’ says OECD directorWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:01
‘Ireland has been misused by a number of companies,’ says OECD tax policy chiefImpact of move on Republic would be marginal, says tax policy centre directorWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
OECD’s tax overhaul plans put ‘double Irish’ in spotlightOrganisation tackling tax avoidance by big business and Ireland under pressureWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
OECD plan likely to prompt changes to Irish corporate taxProposal marks first phase in creation of single set of international tax rulesTue Sept 16 2014 - 13:01
OECD plan to put focus on Irish tax rulesStrategy to stamp out avoidance by multinational groups to be unveiled todayTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Tax cuts in budget may turn on the meaning of ‘average’The ‘squeezed middle’ will be the likely benefactors of any tax cutsMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
Howlin raises hopes for deal on IMF loansMinister suggests political agreement possible at euro zone ministers’ meetingFri Sept 12 2014 - 07:07
Health crisis: cuts would lead to ‘draconian’ measuresDepartment warns emergency departments would close at nightFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:02
Claims of end to austerity have been exaggeratedThe notion that some kind of an historic turning point is in sight is overdoneFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
New figures show consumers are back spendingWillingness to spend is evident in latest inflation data from the Central Statistics OfficeThu Sept 11 2014 - 13:03
Consumer prices rise by 0.4 per cent in AugustAnnual inflation figure points to a 4.5% rise in education prices last month with hotel prices up 2.8 %Thu Sept 11 2014 - 11:45
Burton says budget will bring years of austerity to a closeTánaiste also speaks of need to overhaul universal social chargeWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Howlin to begin talks on ‘neutral’ budgetNo return to boom- and-bust economy in budget decisions,says MinisterWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Noonan travels to Brussels in bid to secure IMF loan dealMinister embarks diplomatic drive to obtain EU approval for early repayment of debtMon Sept 08 2014 - 08:39
Dublin silence will no longer be an option if Scotland votes for independenceOpinion: Ministers warned to say nothing on Scottish referendumSun Sept 07 2014 - 12:01
Coalition sees IMF loan deal as paybackNoonan on diplomatic drive over initiative, which could give annual savings of €375mSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Hogan sidesteps agriculture portfolio speculationJean-Claude Juncker prepares to assign portfolios in the incoming EU executiveFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Property tax proceeds to be reallocated to some councilsGovernment grants to authorities in Dublin and better-off areas to be cut and directed elsewhereThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Cabinet to get progress report on HSE review of Miss Y abortion controversyVaradkar expects report on case by end of the monthWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Government quick to urge caution as fiscal picture improvesMinisters face mounting expectations of an easing of the tax burden in budgetWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Coalition plays down budget hope despite €1bn tax bonusKenny and Burton confirm they will maintain cautious approachWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
FG London fundraiser charges £100 for dinner with TaoiseachForeign donations prohibited, but parties may accept donations from Irish outside IrelandTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Government’s new tax reform plan could form first draft of election manifestoOpinion: Labour’s summertime clamour to discuss public and private sector wage increases have met with a frosty Fine Gael responseSat Aug 30 2014 - 00:01
European Council presidency: who are the contenders?As EU leaders gather in Brussels we look at the contenders to be Herman Van Rompuy's successorFri Aug 29 2014 - 09:58
Latvia ex-PM may succeed Van Rompuy as president of European CouncilIndecision a source of embarrassment in face of political unrest and deflation threatFri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00
Escalating situation to dominate talks as EU leaders meet in BrusselsSummit will repeat demands for ‘sustainable political solution’ to Ukraine warFri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00
Boost for Phil Hogan in race for agriculture portfolioReturn of former Italian minister to race for foreign policy post opens door for Irish commissionerThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:05
Tight restrictions to be placed on support for first-time buyersData on recovery of mortgage-backed purchases sparks fear of fuelling bubbleThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:01
Corporate tax system will have to change – but when?Calls for change is not about 12.5% corporate tax rate, but trappings alongside itWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:01
Government warned against corporate tax changesIrish action before similar steps by other countries ‘may not be prudent’Wed Aug 27 2014 - 01:01
Mourners told of man ‘who never gave up’Miriam Reynolds tells of her father’s tenacity in the face of adversityTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
Leader who ‘risked everything for peace’Fr Brian D’Arcy tells mourners how the late taoiseach prepared to build peaceTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
