Budget

From VAT increases and Covid closures to rising labour costs, business owners talk about sleepless nights over the uncertainty of working in the industry

Rather than break a promise, Simon Harris might simply change his mind about the timing of the general election

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

Chambers or Donohoe can’t be accused of perpetuating the hype swirling around generative AI

The full selection process involves an entry medical; fitness test; online psychometric test; recruitment interview and attestation

Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV

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

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

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

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

Budget 2025: Chambers and Donohoe cautioned colleagues about expenditure growth in once-off measures

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

Radio review: With robust public finances allowing Ministers a Teflon complacency, the fireworks of old are missing from the post-budget airwaves