Budget 2026: Six key points to watch out for in a politically explosive event
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has ruled out personal tax cuts in the budget, a decision sure to cause controversy
Paschal Donohoe
The latest news, analysis, and comment on Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance and a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central
Miriam Lord’s Week: Budget battle truce declared as Paschal’s kid lines out for Na Fianna
Oscar Donohoe is part of Glasnevin club playing Dublin senior football semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes on Sunday
Looking out for landmines in a tight budget
Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them
Doubts over €12-a-week welfare hike in budget as personal tax cuts ruled out
Lower student fees and rise in income thresholds for grants remain on table with talks going to wire
Minister in the dark on who wins from cut in VAT
Paschal Donohoe admits no research has been done on whether hospitality passed benefit to customers last time around, but Ifac casts doubt on it
Pre-budget figures show significant surplus in prospect for 2026
Corporate tax take is forecast to climb to €34.1bn and income tax receipts to exceed €39bn
State could gain €34bn in corporation tax next year, says Donohoe
Workers and businesses pay €73 billion in taxes so far this year, show exchequer returns
Paschal Donohoe confirms no personal tax changes to be made in budget
Minister for Finance says focus will be on tax measures that keep jobs in the country and enhance Ireland’s competitiveness
‘We don’t show that much sympathy for people who ... become rich and create big companies’
Governments should use tax incentives for people to invest to avoid ‘wasting’ money on desposit, says Maria Luís Albuquerque
Ministers in fraught negotiations over tightest budget in years
Senior Ministers yet to settle financial positions for 2026 as budget day looms
Proposed laws to raise Dublin Airport passenger cap expected to face legal challenges
Coalition ‘confident’ in legislation being best way to deal with 32-million annual limit
Garda unit dedicated to Troubles-era legacy issues to be operational by year-end
Darragh O’Brien to seek agreement to develop draft legislation allowing him to remove Dublin Airport’s passenger cap
Cerberus among bidders for portfolio of AIB problem loans totalling €500m
Mortgages in default and debt from Covid pandemic among borrowings set to be sold at steep discount
The Irish Times view on the budget: warnings are growing louder
Despite the ESRI's warnings the Government is set to press ahead with a significant spending increase
Nothing ‘prudent’ about a budget that cuts VAT on Big Macs and Michelin-starred meals
Government risks losing control of spending as it tries to do everything, everywhere, all at once
Proposed rent tax credit reforms face opposition in budget talks
Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package
Budget 2026: All we know so far about tax, Christmas bonus double payment and child benefit
Growth in current expenditure set to slow while Coalition turns attention to delivery of big infrastructure projects
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Budget 2026 plans will limit response to future economic shocks, committee hears
Economy expected to be 1% smaller after Trump tariffs, Central Bank warns
Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion
Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Ireland’s first minister for finance, who had a taste for fine French wine and set up the Botanic Gardens
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Fierce budget fights are under way behind the scenes. They will soon go public
A budget VAT boost for hospitality and limited cuts for taxpayers will be a tough sell - this will cause big problems for the Coalition
Publicans want fees for late night trading halved in Budget 2026
Group says move would make late trade accessible to smaller bars and on more marginal nights
Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails by Ben Chu – Why the benefits of global trade are at risk
The BBC journalist warns of a dangerous policy spiral as nations reduce their reliance on international trade
Charities seek budget tax break on inheritance for wills giving to good causes
My Legacy umbrella group for charities says three percentage point cut in inheritance tax could treble legacy income from wills
Spending overrun likely to top €2.5bn this year, watchdog warns
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says spending in departments of education, justice and children growing at three times budgeted rates
Budget 2026: What can we expect?
With a VAT cut for the hospitality sector on the cards, the question is how much will be available to help the cost of living
Leo Varadkar autobiography: Six takeaways, from Golfgate to that heave against Enda Kenny
‘Eccentric’ childhood obsession with politics, criticism of Garret FitzGerald, and champagne with Nigel Farage
One-off cost-of-living measures to be replaced in Budget 2026
Finance Minister said ‘more permanent, targeted measures’ would be introduced
Welcome to college in Ireland, with its long commutes, couch-surfing and four bunks to a room
Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them
Minister for Finance not convinced single budget can reduce child community care waiting lists
More than 42,000 children in the State have spent more than a year awaiting essential community-based appointments
Budget will be a critical test for the Coalition
If the Coalition can’t summon up the courage to end one-off payments, it will send a very bad signal
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