Increases in allowances for members of the Defence Forces are expected to be given the green light by the Government today.

A vote for industrial action in schools could leave more than 36,000 primary teachers thousands of euro out of pocket in pursuit of equal pay for equal work.

Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus returned to profit last year while Iarnród Éireann cut its costs by €25m, according to the CIÉ annual report issued yesterday.

THE Government revealed a new identity card designed to help combat social welfare fraud.

HOMEOWNERS look likely to be hit by a €1,000-a-year property tax after the levy was recommended by a major economic think-tank.

The chairman of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA), Jim Farrell, testified yesterday before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service that his office was too trusting in depending on the ethics of officials.

The 19 bankers blacklisted in last year’s report into National Irish Bank may never work in the industry again, a financial watchdog warned today.

AIB was hit by further bad news yesterday as its was removed from the FTSE Eurotop 100 index.

THE final nail has been driven into the Freedom of Information Act.