‘Hospitality demand is there, but there is no margin anymore’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
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Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Passage of legislation fuels mounting speculation of pre-Christmas election
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers says plan is part of a new EU-wide focus on medium-term budgetary policies
Move could save women between €360 and €840 a year based on current monthly payments, says Donnelly
Budget 2025 tax break for homeowners is hard to justify when the extra tax credit for renters costs €65 million
The Ombudsman for Children is a clinical psychologist from Donegal, who has worked in the area of child protection for more than 20 years
Plan signals mobile phones – and by extension social media platforms – are detrimental to children. The question now is what the Government will do next
Legislation gives effect to budget measures including income tax and €1.6 billion personal tax package
Majority of businesses believe the budget measures will help them grow next year
Budget 2025 marked the fourth straight year in which spending will breach the 5% growth rule set by Government
Budget day measures such as higher stamp duty are yet another indication that Ireland is becoming a less welcoming place for international investors
Budget 2025: There are different timetables for different people, given the amount of tax cuts, welfare increases and once-off payments
Ireland needs a business environment that is attractive and competitive, and having a simpler tax system that is easy to navigate is a critical component
Because the floating vote has been floating for a decade, its direction can shift in an instant. This is why the general election campaign itself will matter so much
State likely to fall short of 2024 completions target, according to Sherry Fitzgerald chief Marian Finnegan
Budget 2025 triggered a range of queries from readers on issues including child benefit for newborns and landlord tax relief
Fianna Fáil and the Greens are absolutely adamant that they will not be hustled into an early election to suit Fine Gael
Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV
The full selection process involves an entry medical; fitness test; online psychometric test; recruitment interview and attestation
Chambers or Donohoe can’t be accused of perpetuating the hype swirling around generative AI
Ciara O’Brien enjoyed Jen Hogan’s piece on the dilemma around Botox and fillers and a discussion on homework
Interplay of temporary and permanent measures means that this is a budget for better off people with children – the more the better
Smartphone usage a ‘serious health and welfare issue’ for thousands of students, according to Minister for Education
Sinn Féin and the pricey phone pouches, being better than the ‘bloody Tories’ and the diplomacy of singing with 1990s heart-throb Peter Andre
With this week’s budget, the Government is treating the symptoms rather than tackling the causes of high energy prices
Gillick covered the Paris Olympics for RTÉ. He is a two-time European indoor champion and Irish 400m record holder, as well as an ambassador for VHI parkrun
An extraordinary general meeting on Monday will consider investor moves to populate the board with new nominees
The pouches offer an opportunity to continue what has been a profitable line of attack over Government profligacy
‘Women continue to have lower incomes, less wealth, fewer resources, all while shouldering the greater share of unpaid care responsibilities’
Most agree phones can distract from learning. But is the Budget 2025 allocation of €9m for pouches the best use of funds?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Child poverty rate will remain unchanged despite the child benefit lump sums
The rumours are swirling but never mind the noise: the general election campaign has already begun
‘Dutch disease’ is when a bonanza turns into an inflation shock. State could yet suffer a mild bout of it
About €1 billion in giveaways was added in the final days of internal Coalition negotiations amid tense meetings against the backdrop of an approaching general election
Extra €2,000-€3,000 placed by the budget in the pockets of middle-income families is a good way to kickstart three weeks of campaigning
Budget 2025: Chambers and Donohoe cautioned colleagues about expenditure growth in once-off measures
Radio review: With robust public finances allowing Ministers a Teflon complacency, the fireworks of old are missing from the post-budget airwaves
The lessons– both positive and negative – that have been gleaned while delivering past projects must be learned
Minister for Finance staunchly defends measure as ‘investment in children’s welfare’ and stresses international research shows it ‘has made a difference’
The unpopular, post-crash tax may be targeted in an election arms race but pretending it can be abolished would be crazy
Money for phone pouches in schools one element of budget that could blow up on Coalition
They didn’t even mention the €14 billion figure, perhaps not wanting to rile the tech giant
Pivotal Finance Bill is a key piece of legislation and must pass to give effect to various budget measures
Simon Harris pained by assertions that his budget blowout was something other than a serious, sober annual financial statement with no ulterior motive lurking between the lines
Q&A: Electoral law gives the Minister for Local Government a say over polling date
Free hot school meals programme to include all 3,000-plus primary schools from next year
Budget 2025: Increases in funding for early learning and childcare ‘utterly insufficient’, say providers
Sport funding increases to €230.68m as part of Budget 2025
Budget 2025: Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald challenges Taoiseach to ‘bring it on’ and name general election date
Budget measures fail to match the stated ambition of tackling child poverty, says NGO
Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees
Government criticised for not indexing minimum social welfare payments
Record interest among readers in wide-ranging live online post-budget question and answer session
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices