Minister defends budget social welfare increases amid criticismBudget 2023: Non-governmental organisations call for payments to be €20 per week or moreTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:54
Cabinet reshuffles ‘never without risk’, says McGrath amid tension over finance roleEdginess notable between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over plan for parties to swap finance portfoliosTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:48
Budget 2023: Tax credit for renters and a reduction in childcare fees in €11bn packageBudget 2023 measures include cost of living payments, welfare increases and extended free GP careTue Sept 27 2022 - 17:14
When will €2.2bn cost-of-living supports kick-in? Budget 2023: Double welfare payments, electricity bill credits for all households and cuts to student fees on the wayTue Sept 27 2022 - 14:39
Vacant homes tax will raise as little as €3 million a year Budget 2023: Self-assessed tax will be charged at rate that is three times the property’s Local Property Tax rateTue Sept 27 2022 - 14:04
Budget 2023: Renters to get €1,000 tax breaks over two yearsBusinesses in line for payments of up to €10,000 a month to help them with energy billsMon Sept 26 2022 - 21:30
Electric Ireland to tell politicians ‘no choice’ but to raise prices for customers‘Staggering’ gas price rises mean firm’s wholesale costs up from €300m per year to as much as €2bnMon Sept 26 2022 - 19:54
Biogas production target could cost €1.5bn and see a reduction of 400,000 farm animalsIrish Farmers’ Association calls for State support schemes for anaerobic digestion and solar power on farmsMon Sept 19 2022 - 03:00
Energy security report calls for Ireland to develop substantial gas storage facilitiesPublicly-owned gas storage on land or a floating liquefied natural gas terminal are seen as options so Ireland can shore up its energy security over next eight yearsMon Sept 19 2022 - 02:30
Ahern praised Martin while noting his ‘long road’ to becoming Taoiseach Ahern wrote letter to Martin congratulating him on attaining the office of Taoiseach in 2020Mon Sept 19 2022 - 00:30
Varadkar pledges energy cost support in budget for businesses and farmers Possibility of flat payment or method of discounting bills for small and medium businesses under consideration, Tánaiste saSun Sept 18 2022 - 20:35
Taoiseach pays tribute to queen’s ‘contribution to reconciliation on these islands’ Martin and Higgins joining other world leaders at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on MondaySun Sept 18 2022 - 17:49
Discord over finance minister continues as McGrath concerned over diminution of roleCoalition tensions continue over whether Paschal Donohoe could remain on as Eurogroup presidentSun Sept 18 2022 - 17:04
Sinn Féin forced on the defensive over €1.6bn energy price cap proposalTaoiseach says Sinn Féin proposal offers a ‘blank cheque’ to energy companiesSat Sept 17 2022 - 06:00
Former environment minister says Ireland should seek floating LNG terminal amid energy crisisComments come as second stress-test of energy supply in a week said to have been successfully completedSat Sept 17 2022 - 01:00
Coalition looking to accelerate use of ESB windfall profits to lower energy costs Government will use funds to help reduce pressure on households and protect jobs, Taoiseach saysSat Sept 17 2022 - 00:01
Palestinian president to visit State for talks with Higgins, Taoiseach and CoveneyMahmoud Abbas’s visit comes ahead of diplomatic engagements at UN General Assembly in New YorkFri Sept 16 2022 - 22:13
Expanding free GP care among Sinn Féin’s €155m plans to reduce cost of healthcareProposals are part of €1.1bn in new measures which would bring spending on health to more than €22bnFri Sept 16 2022 - 18:33
Soaring ESB profits to be used to bring down energy costs for families and businesses - TaoiseachMeanwhile, Varadkar says he wants Help-to-Buy scheme for first time buyers extendedFri Sept 16 2022 - 13:25
Minister assesses resident concerns over proposed Kildare homes for UkrainiansLocals say demand for services such as schools and doctors are already running over capacityThu Sept 15 2022 - 18:00
Three-quarters of children’s hospital construction budget is spent as costs top €1bnFears construction costs of national children’s hospital may rise due to pandemic, inflation and BrexitThu Sept 15 2022 - 13:03
Proposals for sweeping tax increases receive cool reception from MinistersTaxation commission ‘stunned’ at Tánaiste’s dismissal of some proposals as being ‘straight out of the Sinn Féin manifesto’Thu Sept 15 2022 - 05:00
Ireland has not joined other European countries in seeking floating LNG terminals amid energy crisisMove would be inappropriate ahead of outcome of State energy security review, says Department of EnvironmentThu Sept 15 2022 - 02:30
What are floating LNG terminals, and are there plans to bring any to Ireland?There has been a reluctance in Government, predominantly Green Party-led, to embrace LNG due to concerns that some of the gas is extracted through frackingThu Sept 15 2022 - 02:30
Renewed call for a dedicated transport police raised at Fianna Fáil party meetingTaoiseach says he will engage with relevant Ministers on issue despite An Garda Síochána having previously said it did not intend to establish separate unitWed Sept 14 2022 - 21:53
Tax commission’s proposals prompt concerns from trade unions and industry groupsSweeping recommendations to pay for a greying population and future public services questionedWed Sept 14 2022 - 20:29
Fianna Fáil cool on Varadkar suggestion that Donohoe could remain Eurogroup president after Coalition reshuffleDiscussions among Coalition leaders on appointments after December reshuffle yet to take place, says TánaisteWed Sept 14 2022 - 19:32
Varadkar defends 80 cent increase to minimum wage amid criticism from unions and business groupsMove, which brings minimum wage to €11.30 an hour, described as an ‘insult to workers’Wed Sept 14 2022 - 17:08
Minimum wage to rise to €11.30 per hour under plans expected to be approved by CabinetIncrease set to be brought in after a recommendation from the Low Pay CommissionTue Sept 13 2022 - 19:11
Robert Troy says he will ‘most certainly’ stand in next general electionFormer minister of State resigned recently over failure to fully declare property interestsMon Sept 12 2022 - 17:00
‘No appetite’ to cut tax-free inheritance limit, Taoiseach saysBudget focus will be helping families with children with the cost-of-living crisis, Micheál Martin saysMon Sept 12 2022 - 14:59
EU showing ‘flexibility’ in proposal to reduce Northern Ireland checks to a ‘couple of lorries a day’ Maroš Šefčovič encouraged by Truss seeking negotiated solution to protocolMon Sept 12 2022 - 14:30
Coalition pledges to ‘put money back in people’s pockets’ as Ministers feel push-back in budget meetings Unions reveal pre-budget wish-list including demands for enhanced subsidies for childcareThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:25
€200 cap on childcare and €9 public transport fares among Labour proposalsParty outlines details of proposed €4 billion cost-of-living packageThu Sept 08 2022 - 17:47
Irish households in line for larger electricity bill credit before ChristmasCredit set to be paid as part of a package of once-off measures accompanying the budgetThu Sept 08 2022 - 05:00
Energy crisis: Pressure increases for multibillion-euro budget day giveaway to help consumersPressure on Cabinet expected to increase as British government set to announce spending of up to £100bn to assist public with energy billsThu Sept 08 2022 - 00:05
UK will legislate on North protocol if negotiations fail, new Northern Secretary saysSecond prominent pro-Brexit MP, Steve Baker, appointed to the Northern Ireland OfficeWed Sept 07 2022 - 21:31
Ministers signal second energy credit likely but warn no guarantee blackouts will be avoidedWe’re going to do everything possible to ensure continuity of supply, says Michael McGrathWed Sept 07 2022 - 18:47
Catherine Murphy ‘fully entitled’ to refuse to disclose sources regarding Siteserv transactionSome witnesses argued that the TD had waived her privilege by providing witness statements, but this was rejected by her, with the Cregan Commission agreeingWed Sept 07 2022 - 18:28
Sinn Féin says €2 billion once-off cost-of-living measures ‘simply won’t cut it’Pearse Doherty has accused the Coalition of missing the crisis that households are currently experiencingWed Sept 07 2022 - 15:21
Budget 2023: Cost of living package could rise to €2bnSurging energy bills and large exchequer surplus means larger suite of once-off measures now expectedTue Sept 06 2022 - 23:13
Christmas lights on streets and heating in buildings among issues under consideration to help reduce energy costs - RyanEnvironment minister also said local authorities are looking at the issue of Christmas lights on streets among other measuresTue Sept 06 2022 - 20:59
Important for North that Truss does well as PM, says AhernIncoming British prime minister will leave Northern Ireland to new secretary of state, former taoiseach predictsTue Sept 06 2022 - 09:05
Liz Truss to unveil cabinet after taking reins of power as British PM Kwasi Kwarteng set to become chancellor, James Cleverly likely foreign secretary and Suella Braverman as home secretaryTue Sept 06 2022 - 00:01
Liz Truss as new British prime minister is an opportunity to ‘reset’ relations, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin emphasised the importance of ‘putting the people of Northern Ireland at the centre of our attention and focus’Mon Sept 05 2022 - 19:02
Kevin Callinan: The union leader who ‘knows how to close out on a deal’Ictu chief pursuing approval of State’s 340,000 public sector workers for pay deal agreed this weekSat Sept 03 2022 - 04:00
Top civil servant Robert Watt will not benefit from terms of new public pay dealMinisters told in private deal would not increase salary of ‘a serving secretary general in Civil Service to a salary rate above current highest rate’Fri Sept 02 2022 - 19:58
Sinn Féin TD defends Stephen Donnelly for failing to register rental propertyJohnny Guirke says failure to register property an oversight ‘because there wouldn’t be anything to be gained’Thu Sept 01 2022 - 21:12
Minister insists Navan Hospital Emergency Department will not close in SeptemberThe plan to convert the emergency department to a medical assessment unit has caused political controversy as well as prompting concern from senior medicsThu Sept 01 2022 - 16:16
Fórsa executive recommends that its members back new public sector pay dealThe union which represents 82,000 mostly public sector workers will commence balloting on the deal next week with voting to finish in early OctoberThu Sept 01 2022 - 15:35
