Vacant homes tax will raise as little as €3 million a year Budget 2023: Self-assessed tax will be charged at rate that is three times the property’s Local Property Tax rateTue Sep 27 2022 - 14:04
Budget 2023: Renters to get €1,000 tax breaks over two yearsBusinesses in line for payments of up to €10,000 a month to help them with energy billsMon Sep 26 2022 - 21:30
Electric Ireland to tell politicians ‘no choice’ but to raise prices for customers‘Staggering’ gas price rises mean firm’s wholesale costs up from €300m per year to as much as €2bnMon Sep 26 2022 - 19:54
Biogas production target could cost €1.5bn and see a reduction of 400,000 farm animalsIrish Farmers’ Association calls for State support schemes for anaerobic digestion and solar power on farmsMon Sep 19 2022 - 03:00
Energy security report calls for Ireland to develop substantial gas storage facilitiesPublicly-owned gas storage on land or a floating liquefied natural gas terminal are seen as options so Ireland can shore up its energy security over next eight yearsMon Sep 19 2022 - 02:30
Ahern praised Martin while noting his ‘long road’ to becoming Taoiseach Ahern wrote letter to Martin congratulating him on attaining the office of Taoiseach in 2020Mon Sep 19 2022 - 00:30
Varadkar pledges energy cost support in budget for businesses and farmers Possibility of flat payment or method of discounting bills for small and medium businesses under consideration, Tánaiste saSun Sep 18 2022 - 20:35
Taoiseach pays tribute to queen’s ‘contribution to reconciliation on these islands’ Martin and Higgins joining other world leaders at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on MondaySun Sep 18 2022 - 17:49
Discord over finance minister continues as McGrath concerned over diminution of roleCoalition tensions continue over whether Paschal Donohoe could remain on as Eurogroup presidentSun Sep 18 2022 - 17:04
Sinn Féin forced on the defensive over €1.6bn energy price cap proposalTaoiseach says Sinn Féin proposal offers a ‘blank cheque’ to energy companiesSat Sep 17 2022 - 06:00
Former environment minister says Ireland should seek floating LNG terminal amid energy crisisComments come as second stress-test of energy supply in a week said to have been successfully completedSat Sep 17 2022 - 01:00
Coalition looking to accelerate use of ESB windfall profits to lower energy costs Government will use funds to help reduce pressure on households and protect jobs, Taoiseach saysSat Sep 17 2022 - 00:01
Palestinian president to visit State for talks with Higgins, Taoiseach and CoveneyMahmoud Abbas’s visit comes ahead of diplomatic engagements at UN General Assembly in New YorkFri Sep 16 2022 - 22:13
Expanding free GP care among Sinn Féin’s €155m plans to reduce cost of healthcareProposals are part of €1.1bn in new measures which would bring spending on health to more than €22bnFri Sep 16 2022 - 18:33
Soaring ESB profits to be used to bring down energy costs for families and businesses - TaoiseachMeanwhile, Varadkar says he wants Help-to-Buy scheme for first time buyers extendedFri Sep 16 2022 - 13:25
Minister assesses resident concerns over proposed Kildare homes for UkrainiansLocals say demand for services such as schools and doctors are already running over capacityThu Sep 15 2022 - 18:00
Three-quarters of children’s hospital construction budget is spent as costs top €1bnFears construction costs of national children’s hospital may rise due to pandemic, inflation and BrexitThu Sep 15 2022 - 13:03
Proposals for sweeping tax increases receive cool reception from MinistersTaxation commission ‘stunned’ at Tánaiste’s dismissal of some proposals as being ‘straight out of the Sinn Féin manifesto’Thu Sep 15 2022 - 05:00
Ireland has not joined other European countries in seeking floating LNG terminals amid energy crisisMove would be inappropriate ahead of outcome of State energy security review, says Department of EnvironmentThu Sep 15 2022 - 02:30
What are floating LNG terminals, and are there plans to bring any to Ireland?There has been a reluctance in Government, predominantly Green Party-led, to embrace LNG due to concerns that some of the gas is extracted through frackingThu Sep 15 2022 - 02:30
Renewed call for a dedicated transport police raised at Fianna Fáil party meetingTaoiseach says he will engage with relevant Ministers on issue despite An Garda Síochána having previously said it did not intend to establish separate unitWed Sep 14 2022 - 21:53
Tax commission’s proposals prompt concerns from trade unions and industry groupsSweeping recommendations to pay for a greying population and future public services questionedWed Sep 14 2022 - 20:29
Fianna Fáil cool on Varadkar suggestion that Donohoe could remain Eurogroup president after Coalition reshuffleDiscussions among Coalition leaders on appointments after December reshuffle yet to take place, says TánaisteWed Sep 14 2022 - 19:32
Varadkar defends 80 cent increase to minimum wage amid criticism from unions and business groupsMove, which brings minimum wage to €11.30 an hour, described as an ‘insult to workers’Wed Sep 14 2022 - 17:08
Minimum wage to rise to €11.30 per hour under plans expected to be approved by CabinetIncrease set to be brought in after a recommendation from the Low Pay CommissionTue Sep 13 2022 - 19:11
Robert Troy says he will ‘most certainly’ stand in next general electionFormer minister of State resigned recently over failure to fully declare property interestsMon Sep 12 2022 - 17:00
‘No appetite’ to cut tax-free inheritance limit, Taoiseach saysBudget focus will be helping families with children with the cost-of-living crisis, Micheál Martin saysMon Sep 12 2022 - 14:59
EU showing ‘flexibility’ in proposal to reduce Northern Ireland checks to a ‘couple of lorries a day’ Maroš Šefčovič encouraged by Truss seeking negotiated solution to protocolMon Sep 12 2022 - 14:30
Coalition pledges to ‘put money back in people’s pockets’ as Ministers feel push-back in budget meetings Unions reveal pre-budget wish-list including demands for enhanced subsidies for childcareThu Sep 8 2022 - 19:25
€200 cap on childcare and €9 public transport fares among Labour proposalsParty outlines details of proposed €4 billion cost-of-living packageThu Sep 8 2022 - 17:47
Irish households in line for larger electricity bill credit before ChristmasCredit set to be paid as part of a package of once-off measures accompanying the budgetThu Sep 8 2022 - 05:00
Energy crisis: Pressure increases for multibillion-euro budget day giveaway to help consumersPressure on Cabinet expected to increase as British government set to announce spending of up to £100bn to assist public with energy billsThu Sep 8 2022 - 00:05
UK will legislate on North protocol if negotiations fail, new Northern Secretary saysSecond prominent pro-Brexit MP, Steve Baker, appointed to the Northern Ireland OfficeWed Sep 7 2022 - 21:31
Ministers signal second energy credit likely but warn no guarantee blackouts will be avoidedWe’re going to do everything possible to ensure continuity of supply, says Michael McGrathWed Sep 7 2022 - 18:47
Catherine Murphy ‘fully entitled’ to refuse to disclose sources regarding Siteserv transactionSome witnesses argued that the TD had waived her privilege by providing witness statements, but this was rejected by her, with the Cregan Commission agreeingWed Sep 7 2022 - 18:28
Sinn Féin says €2 billion once-off cost-of-living measures ‘simply won’t cut it’Pearse Doherty has accused the Coalition of missing the crisis that households are currently experiencingWed Sep 7 2022 - 15:21
Budget 2023: Cost of living package could rise to €2bnSurging energy bills and large exchequer surplus means larger suite of once-off measures now expectedTue Sep 6 2022 - 23:13
Christmas lights on streets and heating in buildings among issues under consideration to help reduce energy costs - RyanEnvironment minister also said local authorities are looking at the issue of Christmas lights on streets among other measuresTue Sep 6 2022 - 20:59
Important for North that Truss does well as PM, says AhernIncoming British prime minister will leave Northern Ireland to new secretary of state, former taoiseach predictsTue Sep 6 2022 - 09:05
Liz Truss to unveil cabinet after taking reins of power as British PM Kwasi Kwarteng set to become chancellor, James Cleverly likely foreign secretary and Suella Braverman as home secretaryTue Sep 6 2022 - 00:01
Liz Truss as new British prime minister is an opportunity to ‘reset’ relations, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin emphasised the importance of ‘putting the people of Northern Ireland at the centre of our attention and focus’Mon Sep 5 2022 - 19:02
Kevin Callinan: The union leader who ‘knows how to close out on a deal’Ictu chief pursuing approval of State’s 340,000 public sector workers for pay deal agreed this weekSat Sep 3 2022 - 04:00
Top civil servant Robert Watt will not benefit from terms of new public pay dealMinisters told in private deal would not increase salary of ‘a serving secretary general in Civil Service to a salary rate above current highest rate’Fri Sep 2 2022 - 19:58
Sinn Féin TD defends Stephen Donnelly for failing to register rental propertyJohnny Guirke says failure to register property an oversight ‘because there wouldn’t be anything to be gained’Thu Sep 1 2022 - 21:12
Minister insists Navan Hospital Emergency Department will not close in SeptemberThe plan to convert the emergency department to a medical assessment unit has caused political controversy as well as prompting concern from senior medicsThu Sep 1 2022 - 16:16
Fórsa executive recommends that its members back new public sector pay dealThe union which represents 82,000 mostly public sector workers will commence balloting on the deal next week with voting to finish in early OctoberThu Sep 1 2022 - 15:35
Highest-paid public servants in line for 3.5% salary increases under proposed new dealSenior judges and hospital consultants would be among 4,000 State workers paid more than €150,000 in line for next year’s mooted increasesWed Aug 31 2022 - 12:34
Public-sector pay: workers in line for pre-Christmas lump sum if €1.6bn deal approvedLump-sum payments are an ‘attractive’ element of the proposed deal, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform saysWed Aug 31 2022 - 05:00
Public sector unions to take five weeks to consider 6.5% pay offerTaoiseach says deal - set to cost €1.6 billion over three years - is a ‘fair’ oneTue Aug 30 2022 - 13:38
Public sector pay talks reconvene at WRC with industrial action still a possibilityUnions says they want a deal but ballots on industrial action will go ahead this week if talks do not produce agreementMon Aug 29 2022 - 19:36