Energy prices drive Irish consumer price inflation to highest level since January 2024
Energy product prices increased by 13.7% in 12 months to September, CSO says
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Nurses stage lunchtime protests at number of hospitals nationwide
Protests are planned in advance of work stoppages that will begin in public health service next week
Minister plays down reports of tension with Jack Chambers over Budget 2027
Labour leader Ivana Bacik says ‘pathetic’ Budget 2027 is a ‘KitKat budget from a TikTok Tánaiste’
Public sector pay dispute ‘unwarranted given our willingness to talk’, Taoiseach says
Martin defends budget, citing need to ‘judge between restraint and real impact of cost-of-living increases’
Budget 2027 Q&A: Is there any change to the €3,000 tax-free gift amount per year?
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Dates that consumer changes - such as income tax, fuel allowances, childcare and rent relief - come into effect
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
Budget 2027: Measures put public finances on worse trajectory, State watchdog warns
Help-to-buy scheme increases; free contraception age rises; fuel allowance to increase by €5
Budget 2027: Does this giveaway budget have potential banana skins that might lie ahead for the Government?
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Budget Calculator 2027: Here’s how this year’s budget will affect your income
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What are the key takeaways from Budget 2027? From income tax cuts to surprising omissions
After months of leaks and kite-flying, what are the key takeaways of Budget 2027?
Budget 2027: Big business pays the bills as Coalition rolls the dice
Money has been sprayed everywhere but hard to find a central theme
Budget Q&A: Submit your questions to our expert panel on budget day
Dominic Coyle from The Irish Times and experts from PwC will be on hand to answer your questions on Wednesday from 7am in our liveblog
Social welfare, Help-to-Buy, tax changes and childcare costs: Everything we know about Budget 2027 so far
Spending of €7 billion planned with €1.5 billion in tax reductions
Punishing public servants will not cut class sizes or A&E waits or solve housing crisis
Anger over pay awards for those who provide vital services should be redirected towards Government
Reader couldn’t believe it when she was charged €13 for ‘free’ Vanity Fair tote
EU fees and knock-on charges have quickly made online shopping much more expensive
‘They deserve to be on a good wage’: Dublin parents back teachers on industrial action
Parents who spoke during school pickups on Monday were supportive of action, though acknowledged it may ‘upset’ jobs
Budget 2027: Improved childcare supports to include after-school care
Families with a young child in creche could save €1,000 a year, while an income-tax package is expected for workers
The budget I want: A home owner, house hunter, parent, pensioner and business owner
Parents, homeowners, professionals, farmers, healthcare workers and people with disabilities discuss their priorities
Can the AA justify a 300% jump in travel insurance prices in under five years?
It really pays to keep an eye on your auto-renewal documentation. For years I didn’t - and just look at how much it cost me
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October 4th-9th highlights: including How to Shop Well Now, Deepfake Ireland with Gráinne Seoige, and RTÉ Investigates: Fertility Uncovered
Taoiseach signals halt to home heating oil carbon tax increases for lifetime of Government
Micheál Martin also confirms welfare recipients and pensioners can expect Christmas bonus
Spanish right-wing politicians defeat housing crisis plan as protest movement grows
Opposition lawmakers join forces to scupper proposals by socialist-led coalition after 87-year-old’s eviction
Budget talks enter ‘banging fists on the table’ phase – metaphorically at least
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues
Millionaires’ tax central to People Before Profit Budget 2027 proposals
Party plans corporation tax of 20%, €500 energy credit and €1.75 per litre cap at fuel pumps to ease cost of living crisis
Euro zone inflation jumps to highest level in three years, paving way for another interest rate rise
Consumer prices were 3.8% higher in September than a year ago, up sharply from 3.2% in August
Teachers have no choice but to take industrial action over pay
Government must return to negotiating table with an offer ‘that reflects reality’
Three alternative Budget 2027 plans with one thing in common: spend, spend, spend
Labour, Sinn Féin and Social Democrats are going all in on the cost of living
Affluent enough to own a car, yet unable to stomach fuel prices
We should not be catering to this vocal subset of the population
Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says
More than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on Wednesday
Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales
Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock
Permanent price reductions, not temporary measures
Government should focus on reducing costs of good and services to provide long-term savings for consumers
Electricity is vital for life, so should be supplied as cheaply as possible
Vital utility should not be a means through which profit can be extracted from consumers
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