Lower than expected deficit will not prompt ‘splurge’, says McGrath
Target is ‘package that seeks to support people and improve living standards’, he says
Rise in new company start-ups as economy rebounds
New figures point to big uptick in registrations in Q3, but also increase in insolvencies
Hairdressers want VAT rate in industry clipped to 5%
Irish Hairdressers Federation also calling for subsidies to school trainees in ‘fragile sector’
Maureen O’Sullivan announces she will not run for re-election in Dublin Central
Fianna Fáil, Social Democrats, Greens due to fight for seat held by Gregory group
New seagoing tax credit will not stop retention crisis, say Naval Service bodies
Credit worth €1,270 a year announced for sailors who spend 80 days or more at sea
Donohoe rebuilds his reputation for prudence
Ministers took time to realise Donohoe was serious about tightening expenditure
Funding difficulties with Irish Deaf Society ‘unacceptable’, says McGrath
Society had warned it will have to close unless the State grants €300,000 in funding
Breen had three more meetings with lead NBP bidder
Seen & Heard: Minister of State also visited McCourt at his home in a private capacity
Buswells Hotel: ‘The third house of the Oireachtas’
A hotel since the 1880s, it’s now much more than just a politician’s watering hole
Budget 2019: No surprises but opportunities missed
Positive overall given the fiscal constraints but lack of progress in key areas a concern
Tracker scandal: When will people get their money back?
Cliff Taylor: There’s a long way to go as customers affected set to surpass 20,000
Miriam Lord: Budget 2018, with Paschal Done-with-No-Hue-and-Very-Little-Cry
The only surprise? That people were surprised there was no surprise
Solidarity TD says less well off will pay for new communications unit
Paul Murphy says new initiative under Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was to cost nothing
Government committed to introducing sugar tax in budget
Varadkar says bedsits and high-rise apartments are part of response to housing crisis
Top civil servants need proper incentives
The institutional memory of public sector management will be crucial to guiding Ireland through the years ahead as governments come and go at home
Minister urges prison officers not to take industrial action
Frances Fitzgerald hopeful talks over restoration of pay to 2008 levels will lead to deal
Power of brevity replaces brevity of power
Inside Politics: Donald Trump has yet to show any signs of becoming presidential
Oliver Callan: Society as it really is on the Late Late Toy Show
The public sector, left wing, emigrants, farmers and elite all play their parts
Budget 2017: Full text of Michael Noonan’s speech
Read about all the measures announced by Minister for Finance in Dáil today
Sinn Féin wants another €1bn in taxes to fund spending
Party’s tax-raising measures include abolition of 9 per cent VAT rate on hotel beds
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