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Tánaiste opens the door for pre-Christmas election
Tánaiste opens the door for pre-Christmas election
Finance Minister has not been asked to accelerate the passage of the finance bill which Micheál Martin said was the 'bottom line' in terms of going to the polls early

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Close-up of a couple receiving key of their new real estate.
Only 20% of renters have claimed tax credit this year 
Approximately 70,580 taxpayers have claimed it, even though about 400,000 are eligible

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

Irish Budget 2025
Budget 2025 as it happened 
This year the Government had a €8.3bn package to work with, which was split between €6.9bn of public spending and €1.4bn on tax cuts and changes

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Neil McDonnell: No going back to pre-covid levels of commercial property
Neil McDonnell: No going back to pre-covid levels of commercial property
ISME believes that commercial properties that cannot be quickly returned to commercial use should be converted to housing.

Sun, 22 Sep, 2024

Finance Minister rules out abolition of inheritance tax in upcoming budget
Finance Minister rules out abolition of inheritance tax in upcoming budget
Jack Chambers' comments come as a campaign is ongoing, led by former Dublin TD Alan Shatter, calling for the total abolition of the tax

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

Average worker will be €1,000 better off in budget, claims Jack Chambers
Average worker will be €1,000 better off in budget, claims Jack Chambers
Jack Chambers said there will be a particular focus on low and middle-income earners in the upcoming budget with energy credits and reductions in USC to be key to the plans

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Bill to increase number of Seanad election voters on Cabinet's agenda
Bill to increase number of Seanad election voters on Cabinet's agenda
The changes arise from a Supreme Court ruling on constitutionality on how university members are elected to the Seanad Éireann

Tue, 10 Sep, 2024

Neale Richmond says call to double stamp duty on vulture funds 'is not electioneering'
Neale Richmond says call to double stamp duty on vulture funds 'is not electioneering'
Junior finance minister defended the suggestion despite the Government's rejection of such a plan earlier this year

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

Senior couple going over bills
Ifac warns budget spending splurge could rise household bills by €1000 a year
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warns a bumper budget will create 'the illusion of gain' but make cost-of-living crisis worse

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

New faces but same pre-Budget tensions between Ifac and Department of Finance 
S New faces but same pre-Budget tensions between Ifac and Department of Finance 
Ahead of Budget 2025, Seamus Coffey of Ireland's fiscal watchdog issued a familiar warning to Finance Minister Jack Chambers

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Cabinet meeting
New Government forum to oversee mortgage arrears reductions
Forum made up of the heads of various Government departments and bodies to look at ways to cut the 20,000 residential mortgages in long-term arrears

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Budget 2025 to retain bank levy, says Jack Chambers
Budget 2025 to retain bank levy, says Jack Chambers
The Fianna Fáil minister said he will now recommend to the coalition leaders that the levy be extended into 2025

Tue, 27 Aug, 2024

Government's Summer Economic Statement 2024
Scope raises Irish credit rating to AA over 'robust economic growth'
Corporate tax revenues are up again this year by 15%, compared to the first half of 2023

Sun, 25 Aug, 2024

Economic statement
Jim Power: A likely cost-of-living package is not reassuring as the budget needs long-term vision
The global chip war is also worth watching from an Irish perspective

Sun, 11 Aug, 2024

Government collects tax haul of €52bn but Finance Minister cautious on corporation tax revenue
Government collects tax haul of €52bn but Finance Minister cautious on corporation tax revenue
Exchequer returns published by the Department of Finance showed the State collected €7.6bn in July, an increase of more than 10% on the same month last year

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

Budget calculation
Tax cuts and pension increases in pre-election budget bonanza 
Vape users are to be hit with a new tax which will climb each year, while the reintroduction of a special Vat rate for the hospitality sector has been all-but ruled out

Fri, 02 Aug, 2024

Strong domestic growth recorded last year despite fall in GDP
Strong domestic growth recorded last year despite fall in GDP
GDP contracted 5.5% while modified domestic demand grew by 2.6%

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

Active travel funding
Irish Examiner view: Budget date may signal an early election
The posters have barely been put away after the local and European elections but we could see them again quite soon

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Alcohol Drinking - Stock
Vat rate of 9% for hospitality sector unlikely to return in October budget
It is understood Finance Minister Jack Chambers is not keen due to the €535m cost

Thu, 04 Jul, 2024

Paul Hosford: Clock is ticking towards general election date
Paul Hosford: Clock is ticking towards general election date
If Fine Gael feels that Sinn Féin is on the back foot, there will be plenty of voices clamouring for the Taoiseach to pull the plug in early October

Thu, 04 Jul, 2024

Minister downplays prospect of large cost-of-living package in Budget 2025
Minister downplays prospect of large cost-of-living package in Budget 2025
Jack Chambers said: 'It’s going to be a tighter budget than what we’ve had through covid and through very high levels of inflation.'

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Tánaiste criticised over failure to promote any women in recent cabinet reshuffle
Tánaiste criticised over failure to promote any women in recent cabinet reshuffle
Party members also said the Tánaiste did not have the same 'respect or regard' for women within Fianna Fáil

Sun, 30 Jun, 2024

Jack Chambers vows to forgo 'giveaway' budget by planning for the long term
Jack Chambers vows to forgo 'giveaway' budget by planning for the long term
The new Finance Minister does not support the idea of increasing the TV licence fee but would not say whether he would favour a reduced fee paid by more households

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

ESRI warns new finance minister against stimulating the economy with tax cuts
ESRI warns new finance minister against stimulating the economy with tax cuts
The Economic and Social Research Institute says the labour market is expected to remain strong with unemployment remaining just above 4%

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Housing Minister calls for increase to renters tax credit
Housing Minister calls for increase to renters tax credit
Speaking at a launch of new social homes in Kilternan, Co Dublin, Darragh O’Brien said the tax credit has significantly assisted renters since it came into effect two years ago

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Jack Chambers: The 'quietly intelligent' TD who is now Ireland's youngest ever finance minister
Jack Chambers: The 'quietly intelligent' TD who is now Ireland's youngest ever finance minister
The Fianna Fáil TD has reached Cabinet a decade after the re-opening of an inconspicuous office above a Chinese takeaway in Castleknock

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD
Michael McGrath to be named Ireland's next European commissioner
Ireland is eyeing up a trade or economic portfolio when the commissionerships are doled out by the president of the European Commission — which is looking likely to be Ursula von der Leyen

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Micheál Martin names Jack Chambers as Fianna Fáil's new deputy leader
Micheál Martin names Jack Chambers as Fianna Fáil's new deputy leader
'Jack will be a critical part of our broader efforts to increase our seats, the Tánaiste said.

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

Current penalty points system 'severe enough', says Tánaiste
Current penalty points system 'severe enough', says Tánaiste
Asked about the RSA call, Mr Martin said there has been an increase in road fatalities and injuries since covid and the reasons behind this must be looked at

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

Drug testing of drivers at road crashes to become compulsory from this weekend
Drug testing of drivers at road crashes to become compulsory from this weekend
The testing will become mandatory from midnight on Friday

Wed, 29 May, 2024

Learner Drivers
Crackdown on drivers repeatedly renewing learner permits
Road Safety Authority has been told to tackle issue immediately as part of measures to address rising road fatality numbers

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Local elections
S Candidates get safety advice after attacks in run-up to election
Independent councillor Tania Doyle said she feared for her life after she and her husband were violently attacked by a man while they were out erecting posters in West Dublin

Tue, 14 May, 2024

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3
GAA 'losing spectators' over paywalled games, warns minister
Jack Chambers said GAAGO, the association’s joint premium streaming platform with RTÉ, is having a 'major impact' on sports fans

Sun, 12 May, 2024

E-scooter regulations will see age limit of 16 placed on usage
E-scooter regulations will see age limit of 16 placed on usage
There had been concerns that restricting the use of e-scooters based on age would be 'unenforceable', but the Department of Transportation confirmed the regulations will commence on May 20

Thu, 02 May, 2024

More needs to be done in schools to tackle road safety crisis, says campaigner
More needs to be done in schools to tackle road safety crisis, says campaigner
Elber Twomey was speaking after junior minister Jack Chambers’ said there aren’t enough gardaí working on road safety

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

'Alarming' number of drink and drug driving arrests this weekend
'Alarming' number of drink and drug driving arrests this weekend
During a traffic stop in Limerick, one driver did a u-turn and tried to avoid being stopped but gardaí gave chase and he was subsequently detained

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

'Drug-driving a particular concern' as minister admits road deaths could top 200
'Drug-driving a particular concern' as minister admits road deaths could top 200
Road Safety Minister Jack Chambers said: 'There is a very worrying, increased trend of drug-driving.'

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024

Alcohol Drinking - Stock
Later nightclub openings will lead to more road deaths, RSA warns
The chair of the RSA board, Liz O'Donnell, highlighted the 188 road deaths in 2023 in a letter urging ministers to stop progressing the legislation on late-night openings

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Extremist views widespread in England's classrooms, say teachers
Eight Cork schools among those awarded for LGBTQ+ inclusion
Quality mark recognises secondary schools' efforts in creating a 'safe and supportive' environment for their LGBTQ+ students

Fri, 23 Feb, 2024

One in ten people surveyed by RSA admit to drink-driving
One in ten people surveyed by RSA admit to drink-driving
Road Safety Minister Jack Chambers described the RSA survey as worrying, saying it suggests a regressive shift in attitudes  

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

New plans would see drivers hit with multiple penalty points in a single incident
New plans would see drivers hit with multiple penalty points in a single incident
New law will also legislate for default speed limits recommended by the Speed Limit Review

Wed, 20 Dec, 2023

Close up on woman legs feet standing on the electric kick scooter on the pavement wearing jeans and sneakers in summer day
Irish Examiner view: E-scooters give shoplifters the means to make a fast getaway
Thieves no longer need to leg it now they can leap on a scooter and whiz away on the footpath with their ill-gotten gains

Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

'£260m bill' for using ATMs abroad
Banks may be forced to reinstall ATMs under new access-to-cash law 
As well as providing cash machines, Finance Minister Michael McGrath will set out essential services that will have to give customers the option of paying in cash

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Neil Fox: Remembering road traffic victims is a chance to make change
Neil Fox: Remembering road traffic victims is a chance to make change
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a time to reflect and take stock, writes NEIL FOX, who lost his sister to a traffic accident in 2016

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

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