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It takes a giveaway budget of €8.5bn to not annoy anyone – except Patrick O’Donovan
The emergence of Chambers as a hard man fiscal hawk is a significant development in the internal dynamics of the Coalition
Public spending hits record level as watchdog sharply criticises Budget 2027
A package of tax reductions announced by Minister for Finance Simon Harris will see lower and middle income workers benefit
Budget 2027 tax cuts to benefit middle-income earners by up to €1,500
Tax-free threshold for inheritance tax from parents to children is expected to increase by €20,000 to €420,000
Budget 2027: Measures on pensions, welfare, income tax and more take shape
Continued acrimony in some quarters on Friday evening as many departments moved towards settling their budget
The south sees Drumcree and thinks: we don’t want that sectarian mindset down here
For those in south, the events highlight the continuing divisions in Northern Ireland
‘Literally unbelievable’: Ministers get ‘a kicking’ from Chambers’s team as budget talks near end
Jack Chambers fights to meet 6 per cent limit on increases, with Ministers complaining bitterly
Our tax take used to be reliant on three companies. Now it hinges on one weight-loss drug
Ten years ago our total spending was half what it is now. And still we proceed with increase after increase
Irish Government may face battle to remove triple lock as voters align with Opposition
Irish Times poll results suggest Irish public strongly backs ‘current model of neutrality’ but hasn’t definitely made its mind up
How Ireland feels about data-centre construction revealed in new Irish Times poll
More than two-thirds of respondents say they support Ireland’s ‘current model of neutrality’
Majority of voters who expressed preference see immigration as a positive thing, but it’s a tighter call than before
Poll findings also show public overwhelmingly believes Government should ‘begin preparations for possible Irish unity’
Small minority prepared to consider new flag to make Irish unity acceptable to unionists
Irish Times/Ipsos B&A also asked about attitudes to immigration, with a small majority of voters seeing it, on balance, as a positive
Irish Times poll reveals what voters want in Budget 2027
Satisfaction with Government falls to lowest rating in six years, but support for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald is also down
Public disenchanted with the Government, but not entirely convinced by the alternatives
Cost of living is the clear issue for voters
Oireachtas committee to hear no clinical reason for retaining three-day abortion wait
Opportunity for reflection should be available but not imposed, HSE clinical director to tell politicians
Budget 2027 to include an income tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers
Minister for Finance flags tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers but warns of limit to what Government can do
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