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<p>Other proposed measures include higher grants for solar panels for people in receipt of certain social welfare payments, along with grants for landlords providing HAP payments and rental accommodation scheme.</p>

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'Immediate rollout' of solar panels could help social welfare recipients save up to €900

The 'Irish Examiner' understands that the total costs of these measures could be in the region of €200m in a full calendar year.

SAnthony Daly: Limerick showed the class and composure of champions against Clare

<p>Under gift voucher legislation introduced in December 2019, they must be valid for at least five years. However, since the legislation was introduced, gift cards bought online from JD Sports were issued with just a one-year expiry date.</p>

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JD Sports to return almost €250,000 in unspent gift card credit

Villagers in shock as man, 27, dies after becoming unresponsive at Cork pub

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Villagers in shock as man, 27, dies after becoming unresponsive at Cork pub

Michael McGrath has 'no regrets' about taking up European Commissioner role in Brussels

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Michael McGrath has 'no regrets' about taking up European Commissioner role in Brussels

Comforting hand supporting the old man

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Ask a solicitor: When can a will be challenged for lack of capacity?

Barry Walsh dejected after the game 4/7/2026

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Seánie McGrath: What's another year? Cork collapse leaves familiar questions unanswered

Catholic sect in Cork says prayers for Pope Leo after being excommunicated by pontiff

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Catholic sect in Cork says prayers for Pope Leo after being excommunicated by pontiff

Antisocial behaviour 'seems to be the norm' on public transport forcing bus drivers to leave jobs

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Antisocial behaviour 'seems to be the norm' on public transport forcing bus drivers to leave jobs

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‘After working through fears of free birth and hospitals, I decided I would stay home’

‘After working through fears of free birth and hospitals, I decided I would stay home’

It is not that many decades ago since Irish babies were delivered at home with help from Jubilee nurses, and now Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin meets a group of women who have chosen to give birth outside the system

'Graduated response' to age restrictions on social media suggested for EU-wide approach

'Graduated response' to age restrictions on social media suggested for EU-wide approach

24-hour cardiac services confirmed for University Hospital Waterford

24-hour cardiac services confirmed for University Hospital Waterford

Gardaí believe those responsible for Dublin shooting did not mean to kill man

Gardaí believe those responsible for Dublin shooting did not mean to kill man

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Andy Farrell during the warm up 4/7/2026

Clock ticking for Farrell to find the muscle Ireland will need at World Cup

The tourists were outplayed yet somehow found it within them to find a result.

Clare v Limerick - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Limerick ride their luck to ultimately suffocate Clare challenge

Thomas Clarkson scores his sides 5th try of the match 5/7/2026

'They're a good side': Andy Farrell warns Ireland that Japan can’t be discounted

Mexico v England: Round Of 16 - FIFA World Cup 2026

10-man England hang on to beat Mexico in World Cup thriller

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I stayed in a 200-year-old lighthouse and visited a pirate's tomb on Clare Island

I stayed in a 200-year-old lighthouse and visited a pirate's tomb on Clare Island

From a pirate queen’s castle to an iconic lighthouse, mysterious dragons and a medieval abbey, Cían Byrne makes good on a deal to return to hypnotic Clare Island

Clare v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

S Anthony Daly: When there's room for chaos, hurling doesn't always work out the way you think

Saving Irish honey bees: ‘I was terrified of bees — now I run a beehive business’

Saving Irish honey bees: ‘I was terrified of bees — now I run a beehive business’

'The political stuff pushed us over the edge': Meet five Americans who made Ireland their home

'The political stuff pushed us over the edge': Meet five Americans who made Ireland their home

Regular Columnists

Terry Prone: Over-diagnosis more than a statistical reality in chronic illnesses

Paul Hosford: Abuse of female politicians is unsurprising. That's the shocking thing

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Does crime pay? Legal aid changes are unfair to solicitors and suspects alike

Clodagh Finn: On this 250th anniversary, think of the Quaker who crossed enemy lines to warn Washington

Lifestyle

Total eclipse of the Sun. The moon covers the sun in a solar eclipse

Sky Matters: Get ready for the biggest celestial event of the year

Now is the time to start scouting out locations to view the biggest celestial event of 2026, the upcoming eclipse of the sun on August 12 that will see around 95-97% of the sun eclipsed by the moon

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Sex File: My wife’s weight loss makes me self-conscious in bed

Wendy Dison: A long road that has brought the artist to Killorglin, via West Cork

Wendy Dison: A long road that has brought the artist to Killorglin, via West Cork

Joe McNamee: I have long been obsessed with vinegar — here's why

Joe McNamee: I have long been obsessed with vinegar — here's why

Viewpoints

Tracy Martin: More home support needed in the daily battle for the basics

Tracy Martin: More home support needed in the daily battle for the basics

I’m left stuck between a rock and a very hard place — the hard place being a nursing home placement at 55. That’s the choice the system is steering me towards, writes Tracy Martin

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In Plain Sight is a photographic exhibition by Dublin born photographer Kim Haughton. It opens

Mick Clifford: State's barriers to redress for Dunderrow woman 'continuing under a different guise'

Preparation to the post mortem examination.

Could virtual autopsies be the solution to Ireland's post-mortem crisis?

elementary school students with smartphones

The digital choices shaping our children’s health and the reforms needed to protect their wellbeing

Property

€345k Chandlers Rest has some ferry nice views and is commuter-friendly

€345k Chandlers Rest has some ferry nice views and is commuter-friendly

This Rushbrooke four-bed home is handy for Cobh but also plenty other places via train, road, cross-river-ferry or bus

Douglas home under offer within days as four-bedroom property launches at €550k

Douglas home under offer within days as four-bedroom property launches at €550k

With this €2.35m Kinsale home, it's the view buyers are really paying for

S With this €2.35m Kinsale home, it's the view buyers are really paying for

Balcony through the sliding glass door

Jennifer Sheahan: Ideas for beautiful balconies this summer

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Clare v Limerick - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Brian Gavin: Quaid penalty call will surely force rule change now

If referee Thomas Walsh is truthful, there probably wasn’t any stage in this game where he felt he had control

Clare v Limerick - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Christy O’Connor: What is a goalscoring opportunity?

Hotel review: Boutique Kerry hideaway is one of our best stays of the year

S Hotel review: Boutique Kerry hideaway is one of our best stays of the year

Restaurant review: Habibi Grill on Cork's Northside will convert more Corkonians to Syrian food

S Restaurant review: Habibi Grill on Cork's Northside will convert more Corkonians to Syrian food

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An Irishwoman’s Diary: Bridget Coll was a 'militant' lesbian nun who made history

An Irishwoman’s Diary: Bridget Coll was a 'militant' lesbian nun who made history

Bridget Coll’s story reads like fiction — a thriller even — just as the many words used to describe her don’t seem to fit together: nun, lesbian, teacher, militant, law-changer, even “home-wrecker”.

Dalo's Hurling Show: Big preview of the GAA's best idea - All-Ireland semi-final weekend

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Big preview of the GAA's best idea - All-Ireland semi-final weekend

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Marion McKeone on whether the United States still the home of the brave at 250

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Marion McKeone on whether the United States still the home of the brave at 250

Podcast: Ireland takes the EU helm — What will the next six months mean for politics and policy?

Podcast: Ireland takes the EU helm — What will the next six months mean for politics and policy?

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Watch: Child rescued after six days under Venezuela earthquake debris

Watch: Child rescued after six days under Venezuela earthquake debris

A Jordanian search-and-rescue team pulled a toddler alive from debris in Caracas on Tuesday (June 30), six days after major earthquakes hit Venezuela in footage provided by Jordan Public Security.

Watch: Cork Circus Factory workshop for members of the Crann Centre

Watch: Cork Circus Factory workshop for members of the Crann Centre

North Belfast stabbing

Watch: Belfast protesters set bus on fire after stabbing attack

farming

Denis makes the most of the weather on his calf-to-beef farm

Denis makes the most of the weather on his calf-to-beef farm

It isn't every year that the weather allows you to make hay

Common cuckoo - Cuculus canorus

Satellite tags reveal epic journeys of Ireland’s cuckoos

Field of White Clover Blooms

Trial finds white clover could add €400/ha to Irish farm profits

Farmers do it digitally these days

High-speed broadband opens up opportunities for farmers

World

Greece Wildfires

Hundreds of firefighters deployed to battle wildfires in Portugal and Greece

Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal and Greece on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help battle a massive blaze burning for more than three days.

America 250 Independence Day Trump

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates 250th anniversary

Iran Khamenei Funeral

Iran begins days-long funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Labour leadership

No 10 ‘boys club’ briefing culture will change under Andy Burnham, says Labour’s deputy leader

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Say cheese, think Kerrygold: A new range of cheeses guaranteed to put a smile on your face

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