Budget 2021

The inside of Fiona Roper’s cafe is newly decorated, and empty. She opened the Old Stone in Donegal town four days before Level-3 restrictions were in(...)

Go big or go home, as the old saying goes. And there is no doubt the Government has decided to go big in terms of spending to combat the massive econo(...)

All politics is local, especially in Cork. Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s neighbours watched him as he grew up in Turner’s Cross on the city’s southside. (...)

Has there ever been a more anodyne budget for families in Ireland? While significant stimulus has been directed at businesses, there were very few cha(...)

There is a “better than 50 per cent” chance of a limited free-trade agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom and the European Union before the end o(...)

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Irish Times Political Editor Pat Leahy interviews Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe TD and Michael McGrath TD Minister for Public Expenditure and Refor(...)

Smokers who like driving diesel powered SUVs are likely to be hardest hit in abudget which has managed to be simultaneously parsimonious and giveaway.(...)

Measures to encourage the transfer of farms to the next generation and to promote the consolidation of farm holdings have been extended in the budget.(...)

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said working from home or remote working had been “an essential part” of the country’s response to the coronaviru(...)

Nicole Dunphy is used to crises. She left RTÉ to start artisan confectioners Pandora Bell in 2008, just as the recession hit. Now, she faces the loomi(...)