The party won 560 seats to control local government in every Irish city and in most Irish towns — but, by the end of the year, British forces had dashed those nationalist hopes, writes Donal Ó Drisceoil.

If such a shutdown takes place, exceptions will need to be made for organisations that are critical to the medical, pharmaceutical and food supply chains.

Dublin Town calls for VAT to be kept at lowest levels possible to assist businesses.

They want payments to Revenue, banks, and local authorities to be postponed as a first step in supporting the sectors.

He said that it was possible that the virus could spread to as much as 50% to 60% of the population.

The government is under pressure to cover sick pay for workers self-isolating over coronavirus concerns and to reduce taxes for restaurants and the tourism sector which have been hit by reduced business.

Broadcaster Neil Prendeville sued his former accountants after he had to settle a €541,000 tax bill.

It was, McDonald declared, “game on for reunification”, insisting that there has to be a referendum on Irish unity within five years.

Sinn Féin is promising to increase Government spending by more than €22 billion by 2025, double what the Department of Finance has recommended for that period.

Since 2009, an agreement has been in place to pay all post-1995 military officers on full PRSI who are forcibly retired on age grounds at age 58 a supplementary pension (as long as the pensioner is not, before age 65, in insurable employment).

Outlining his party's financial pledges for voters, deputy leader Pearse Doherty admitted that none of the funding promises were "red line" issues in any post-election negotiations.

Revenue this morning published preliminary results for 2019 showing they collected total net receipts of €73.9 billion.

More than 120 people working for the Defence Forces are on such low pay they have to rely on benefits to make ends meet.

The Universal Social Charge (USC) will not be abolished in the next five years, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said.

The National Transport Authority has rejected accusations of “gross mismanagement” after it emerged it is paying agency staff working for it double what it is paying its own full-time staff.

Legislation for Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self-Employed has been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas tonight.

A new scheme of Jobseeker’s Benefit, from November, will open up the full range of activation supports to low-income self-employed people.

Revenue is due to recoup €9.8m in outstanding tax from default cases arising in the three months to the end of June.

Researchers who have asked Apple to publish material about the nature of the questions asked of Siri, its voice-activated virtual assistant that mimics human intelligence, and

Seasonal or year-round activities at your home could boost your bank balance and even help pay off the mortgage, says Kya deLongchamps.

Every three minutes someone in Ireland receives a diagnosis of cancer, according to the National Cancer Registry of Ireland, becoming one of the 40,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed each year, writes Gráinne McGuinness.

Every three minutes someone in Ireland receives a diagnosis of cancer, according to the National Cancer Registry of Ireland, becoming one of the 40,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed each year.

With Public Services Cards making headlines today, Ryan O'Neill explains what they are and why you might need one.

Recently the US economist Arthur Laffer was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Trump.

Members of Ireland's construction industry unions are protesting this morning against bogus self-employment.

A new survey of more than 2,000 farmers shows less than 300 with a clear succession plan in place, and about 860 of them not planning for succession because of their farm viability concerns.

A Meath mum who survives on just four hours sleep a night as she provides 24-hour care for her daughter has called for reforms in the next budget to recognise the roles of full-time parent carers.

The number of people working from home appears to be on the rise in Ireland and this is good for the environment.

The Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners Niall Cody has warned that the Minister for Finance will have to be prudent and not rely on Corporation Tax to fund State expenditure.

In the past few weeks we have seen both the threat, and then the deferral, of two taxes. Though very different in appearance, were either primarily designed to raise money?

The CEO of Irish Mortgage Holder's Association David Hall will be contesting claims made by Revenue in a High Court application seeking freezing orders against a Kerry animal welfare charity.

The Revenue Commissioners, in a bid to get payment of a revenue debt, have secured temporary High Court orders restraining one of Ireland's largest animal welfare charities reducing its assets below €191,000 or transferring its lands to another charity.

Cork City Council has had to revise practices for the management of its 140 vehicles as a result of a Revenue audit that cost the local authority almost €1.4m.

Since the 1990s, and a series of astonishingly generous pay increases, the new arrival was repeatedly, but discreetly, shafted.

Cork City Council has had to pay over €1.3m to settle additional tax liabilities following a lengthy Revenue audit.

Budget 2019 does a little for a lot, but the opportunity has been lost to deliver adequate targeted supports for the largest private industry employer in Ireland — retail.

Farmers getting a lesser pension payment due to their PRSI contributions being interrupted during periods in receipt of farm assist may have been treated unfairly, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, said last week.

Time to revisit the notion of ‘Tax Freedom Day’, writes Tom Healy.

IFA’s pre-budget submission to the Department of Finance focuses on supporting farmers through “unprecedented challenges”.

The Government’s new pensions plan has missed the opportunity to provide a Universal Pension as a basic right to all citizens, a new study finds.

Mandatory pensions are to be introduced for employees under radical plans announced by the Government.

Another week, another report on the dire state of the rental property market.

Tax is tax. Does it really matter whether it is in the form of income tax, or USC, or PRSI, asks Brian Keegan