Paschal Donohoe ignored bank levy advice from officials that would have benefited PTSB
Levy put in place during 2014 to recover funds injected by State into banking sector during financial crisis
Paschal Donohoe
Politician
Simon Harris defends Donohoe on Ireland’s €141.4m World Bank contribution
Opposition TDs raise questions about Government providing €10m more than institution requested last year
Finance committee votes against seeking Donohoe’s attendance over State’s €141.4m World Bank contribution
Opposition TDs claimed State paid €10 million more than requested seven months before former minister resigned to join the bank
Later salary rises no longer a way for high-earning FDI workers to access tax scheme
Special Assignee Relief Programme aims to entice ‘high-calibre’ executives to Ireland
Miriam Lord’s look back at 2025 and predictions for the year ahead
With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters
Tens of thousands of mortgage holders failed to take up tax break worth up to €1,250
Officials believe uptake rate for scheme is only about 30 per cent
Budget measures including rise in minimum wage to take effect on Thursday
Overall spending increased by €9.4bn, bringing total voted expenditure for coming year to €117bn
Revenue warned Government over controversial apartment VAT cut ahead of Budget 2026
Intention of lower 9% VAT rate was to encourage more apartment and was never expected to lead to reduced prices for the consumer
John Collison’s bats to D6 topping the property charts: 2025 in quotes and numbers
The year was marked by many ups and down, from a boardroom bust up at airport operator DAA to skyrocketing house prices
How the Government backed itself into a corner on income tax
Windfall corporation tax revenue has papered over cracks in the tax system
The Irish Times view on the political year: lagging behind reality
The problems were well diagnosed. What was missing was urgency
Department officials said budget VAT cut for hospitality would create ‘deadweight’ in sector
Budget submission said VAT cut would narrow tax base and come at a high ‘ongoing cost’ to Exchequer
Eoin Lenihan’s Vandalising Ireland proposes an idiosyncratic new direction for Ireland
Unthinkable: We’re all anti-globalist now: an idea of the left has became a rallying call of the right
2025 in Irish politics: A messy Dáil start, more housing woes and, finally, a new president
Discord dominated in the Dáil, Fianna Fáil tripped up in the race for the Áras and housing hasn’t gone away, you know
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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