Trouble for Simon Harris is that GDP figures don’t tend to cheer you up if you are juggling a long commute, childcare costs and soaring grocery bills

Apple’s main Irish-registered entity was responsible for €8.2bn of the €28bn collected last year

November total was more than the State used collect in an entire year just a decade ago

Growing economy sees strong demand for limited available space on Grafton Street and elsewhere across all retail sectors

Business tax receipts continue to strengthen despite concerns over impact of Trump tariffs

Ireland is ‘flying blind’ without the medium-term spending plan promised in programme for government

Right now, Sinn Féin are the bookies’ favourites to win the next general election, but you might as well ask Mystic Meg

Was he handed a golden ticket and is the ‘Prudent Paschal’ moniker justified?

And will we resist pressure to raid these reserves as happened to the National Pension Reserve Fund during the financial crisis?

European Commission says surge in exports in first half will see GDP expand 10.7 per cent in 2025

Goods sent to US up 150% to €71bn as firms rushed to beat onset of tariffs

Deficit of €900m recorded for 10-month period, compared to a surplus of €1.3bn a year earlier

Report considers fall-off in corporation tax revenue a ‘central scenario’

Very unwise to use up what may be ephemeral corporation tax receipts on long-term tax and spending commitments

Is it politically sustainable to keep soaking income tax payers? It might have to be

Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026

Apartment construction, the income tax burden and questions of prudence are key issues that have emerged from Budget 2026

Lack of help with cost of living and failure to increase rent tax credit gives tenants little to cheer

Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them

Report warns that pressure on Big Pharma to cut medicine prices in US could have bigger impact on tax take than relocation of plants