Paschal Donohoe

The latest news, analysis, and comment on Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance and a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central

State set to devote extra funds to big projects, but where is the money coming from?

Cost-of-living supports almost certainly ruled out of next budget due to funding concerns

Budget to focus on long-term gains at cost of short-term pain

Spending on infrastructure to rise as cost-of-living measures unlikely to feature

Ireland’s infrastructure to be ‘transformed’ over next decade with €200bn plan

Ministers to be warned to rein in current spending

We need to face up to the fact that not all middle-earners are squeezed

Here’s what to look out for next week as the Government signals its big budget moves

Mairead McGuinness leads the field in a list of potential presidential election candidates, poll shows

Catherine Connolly next most popular in Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, but many voters not engaged in Áras race

Paschal Donohoe defends decision not to repeat cost-of-living payments in upcoming budget

Minister emphasises need to rein in spending

State divests holdings in Israeli bonds, says Paschal Donohoe

Move follows escalation of Israel-Iran conflict which Isif describes as ‘increased risk to assets’

Ireland’s economic plans threatened amid ‘sobering’ outlook

Public finances vulnerable to several threats even if trade deal struck, Ministers warned

Budget boosts of up to €1,000 per worker dropped as Ministers seek era of restraint

Economic uncertainty pushes Finance Ministers to roll back payments – even at political cost

South Dublin councillors agree to cut local property tax by 7.5% for next four years

Most vote in favour of reduction that ‘will ease the burden on homeowners’

State ‘well positioned’ despite uncertain markets, NTMA says

Republic still has still has debt of more than €200bn

NTMA ‘will look hard’ at its systems and protocols after €5m fraud

NTMA chief says payment was made to a third party at a time when a drawdown or capital call was anticipated

EU/US trade deal is still possible says Paschal Donohoe

Minister says tariffs at high level ‘would be bad for the economic growth of Ireland and would affect our job creation potential’

From ‘LID-ill or LEED-ill?’ to bargain canoes: 25 lessons from Lidl’s 25 years in Ireland

We used to sneer, but the German discounter came into its own after the economic crash

When the world’s most powerful banker issues a warning about Donald Trump’s tariffs, we should listen

Import tariffs will cost US households $2,400 this year, Yale research estimates. Sooner or later, the pain will start to bite

Ireland’s corporate tax receipts hit €156bn

Department of Finance figures show revenue from business levy advanced by more than 300% since 2015

Ireland’s €156bn tax windfall: Where has it gone?

Most of the excess receipts from corporate tax have disappeared into the budgetary ether, in some cases to overruns in Health

EU-US tariff negotiations have ‘number of weeks’ to go, Donohoe says

EU negotiators pushing for spirits and aircraft to get tariff exemption in trade deal

Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures

Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five

Paschal Donohoe to remain as Eurogroup chair for third term

Donohoe set to be re-elected to influential EU role that chairs meetings of euro zone ministers

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