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What businesses would like to see in Budget 2027
Top 1000: Across all sectors of the economy, lowering the tax burden on work stands out as a key ask, as well relief on energy costs and supports for investment and entrepreneurship
Fuel protesters meet Simon Harris after buying table at Meath Fine Gael event
Tánaiste understood to have accepted document from the group saying he would consider it
Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate
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Simon Coveney: Former minister once lobbied by developer Johnny Ronan, now lobbies for him
Former tánaiste joined Ronan Group executives at meeting with Fine Gael leader Simon Harris last month about Bremore port project
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
Unrest, confusion and conflict in Coalition over sports capital grant announcement
TDs describe the issue as a ‘childish mess’ as row about timing continues
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
The Irish Times view on the Ipsos B&A poll: a fragmenting political landscape
Six parties poll below 10 per cent, spanning the spectrum from the revolutionary socialist left to the socially conservative right
Poll reveals growing fragmentation of the Irish political landscape
Combined support for Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin declines 20 points over last four years, but no clear challenger emerging
Public disenchanted with the Government, but not entirely convinced by the alternatives
Cost of living is the clear issue for voters
‘All hell seems to have broken out’: FF and FG at loggerheads over sports grant announcement
Fine Gael TDs accused of jumping the gun on sports facilities fund
Harris points to jobs, housing supports after poll shows young people considering leaving
Tánaiste defends record while acknowledging ‘real challenges and pressures’
Anything less than €10 extra on the State pension means poverty for many
Pensioners are depending on an increase to afford food and heat
Not a fare exchange
Cllr John Kennedy’s letter on public transport fare increases shows Government is out of touch
Planning system shifts to ‘culture of facilitation rather than restriction’
John Cummins to tell Oireachtas housing committee that Government guidelines aim to enable rural homes
Labour and the Green Party should merge, says Irish MEP
Proposal by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin not discussed with party leader Ivana Bacik who has previously favoured union with Social Democrats
Budget 2027: Teenagers set to receive €100 voucher for cultural events
Minister for Finance rules out abolition of stamp duty for first-time homebuyers in budget
Permits revoked for more than 350 people to work as security guards
Regulator concludes proof of training provided to underpin application for licence fraudulent
Opposition’s Budget 2026 proposals would have triggered larger income gains for households
Coalition’s rival parties proposed net revenue-raising tax packages to support higher expenditure, notes report
Criminal legal aid payment among ‘very few levers’ to expedite justice, says O’Callaghan
Dispute and withdrawal of services continues, with ‘distress’ for victims, Minister told
Paid parking system at Blanchardstown centre gets green light
Opponents of scheme said it would restrict access to community facilities such as the library
Fine Gael TD compares three-day abortion wait to duration of hangover during committee debate
Fine Gael TD for Galway East Peter Roche was one of several Coalition TDs who spoke against proposal to lift three-day wait
Minister for Agriculture has largest farmlands among TDs and Senators
Irish Times investigation finds FG TD has largest landholding among Oireachtas members and is among highest EU Cap fund recipients
Peadar Tóibín thinks big with hopes of more seats – and possibly holding balance of power
Aontú think-in leaves abortion issue in background with focus on immigration, cost of living and crime
People who get up early were left disappointed by Varadkar. Harris is ready to try again
If you promise to prioritise the people who get up early in the morning, you can’t spend your time delivering breakfast in bed to a bunch of others
Surging energy prices set to exert further pressure on Government
Clamour is becoming louder for a budget that will help families navigate a difficult winter
Overspending health regions to be asked to slow hiring after headcount surge
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said there had been ‘extraordinarily high’ recruitment in the HSE
Going through the motions: Did anyone learn a whole heap from party think-ins?
The think-ins organised by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin this week showed Irish politics is static right now
Donald Trump expected to urge Ireland to buy liquefied natural gas from US during visit
US president’s son, Eric Trump, does not believe meeting with Catherine Connolly at Áras will go ‘off the rails’
Simon Harris says he disagrees with constituency director’s post that Trump is a ‘moron’
Tánaiste said it was appropriate online posts had been deleted since, and added he had not been aware of them
Budget 2027: Harris ‘positively disposed’ to hike renters’ tax credit
Minister for Finance more guarded in comments on possible changes to inheritance tax
Irish screen industry joins global call for ‘Netflix levies’ to fund local film and TV
Government has effectively shelved the proposal despite recommendations from media regulator and cross-party committee
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