Minister for Public Expenditure was an initial point of contact with Jim Gavin and the party’s director of elections

Tweak to rent rules for student accommodation would help attract overseas funding to Ireland

Co Dublin company is leading provider of prefabricated modular balconies

Economic and Social Research Institute says there is no clear reason why prices are so high

Budgets in both Britain and Ireland have postponed difficult decisions in a manner that will reduce their room for manoeuvre when the next election looms

‘Little change’ in average tax rates across the income distribution since 2013, new research finds

Number of companies expecting to increase R&D spend over the next year rose by a third after budget increase in tax credit

Watchdog cites need to combat ‘extremely challenging and (unfair) narrative’ that it was soft on Big Tech

Without plans or forecasts, Coalition already committed to big tax package in 2027

If Deis Plus is watered down, it will be horrifically depressing for everyone within education

Less than a year after Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were returned to power, Coalition must cushion a heavy blow

Budget changes to Susi funding include an increase in income threshold for the €500 student contribution grant

Anyone buying ETFs today should treat the deemed disposal rule as very much alive

Tolls on several major roadways are set to rise in 2026 for private motorists as well as hauliers

Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies

Incoming Siptu general secretary John King on the labour movement today and his hopes for a left-led government

Finance Bill amendment to widen scope of tax measure in budget is welcomed

Buying individual stocks means less tax on gains but the investment risks are far higher

Tánaiste Simon Harris accused SF finance spokesman of using his ‘single transferrable speech’

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council predicts over-runs in current spending will top €2.5 billion this year

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Many business owners will be unable to catch up on years of under-funding their pension

Businesses believe move to merge bands cuts scale of increases to many larger employers and undermines participation in Wage Subsidy Scheme

Latest Credit Union index drops to three-month low and coincides with elevated grocery price inflation

Advisers’ firms seek deals to tap market with more than €550bn in assets to manage

Bank of Ireland issues robust outlook on back of strong pharma exports and consumer spending

Fall in North American holidaymakers not as severe as predicted, says State body

Big builders, landlords and investors treated better than workers by Paschal Donohoe, says Sinn Féin

You cannot impose a vision of inclusion without attending to the granular context in which schools operate

The campaign is showing that competence must be accompanied by a persuasive story

After an unremarkable budget and disastrous presidential election campaigns, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in a dangerous place

State water company says claims thoroughly investigated to safeguard taxpayers’ cash

Grant Thornton Ireland highlights anomaly in new VAT cut on apartment sales

Tax measure expanded in Budget 2026 has seen ‘shockingly poor’ uptake

Harris’s populist instincts behind unnecessary and soon to be unpopular VAT cut

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Government will ‘phase out’ means test over next four years, says Department of Social Protection

The Government must act quickly to implement its Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity

Very unwise to use up what may be ephemeral corporation tax receipts on long-term tax and spending commitments

The Coalition is backed into a corner and has yet to publish a revised housing plan

We take a look at some of the major payments - pension, unemployment and child benefit

Serving time in prison should not be the start of a longer sentence of stigma and shame

Investors must frequently calculate notional gains and pay tax on profits they haven’t realised

Is it politically sustainable to keep soaking income tax payers? It might have to be

How we perceive our financial status relative to our friends and neighbours can cause us to spend and perceive losses in deeply irrational ways

Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026

Apartment construction, the income tax burden and questions of prudence are key issues that have emerged from Budget 2026

No ‘sunset clause’ on measure, meaning reduction is a permanent feature of tax code

Loss of one-off measures will hit lower income households more dramatically

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