All these budget measures come into effect today
A new raft of measures introduced in last October’s Budget kicked in at midnight last night. These are: Changed USC rates The 7% rate has been reduced to 5.5%, and the 3.5% and 1.5% rates have …
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Warning: Torrential rain expected over the next 24 hours
Less than 48 hours after Storm Frank’s departure, and with large expanses of the country currently underwater, Met Eireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford. …
Glenroe creator Wesley Burrowes dies at age 85
The creator of the massively successful RTÉ series Glenroe, Wesley Burrowes, has passed away at the age of 85. The Irish playwright and screenwriter died following a long illness. Best known for creating Glenroe in 1983, Burrowes also scripted the series Tolka …
VIDEO: Woman Overboard – Watch Tanaiste Joan Burton fall out of a boat in Thomastown, County Kilkenny
Tanaiste Joan Burton has fallen out of a boat in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny this afternoon. The video below shows the 66-yr-old got soaked to the skin when she landed rear-end first into the river she …
New minimum wage of €9.15 per hour will officially come into effect tomorrow
It has been confirmed that the national minimum wage will be risen to €9.15 per hour from, January 1st, 2016. The news comes after the Low pay commission recommended that the current minimum wage be …
Business owners affected by flooding in Bandon will march in Dublin to call on the Government to fulfill broken promises
The town of Bandon in Co. Cork has been decimated by flood waters stirred up by Storm Frank’s furious might. Six years ago, on the wake of a similar disaster, they were promised flood defences. …
Scandalous rip-off: Motorists expected to cough up up to 50% more in insurance premiums this year
The rising costs of motor insurance in Ireland is just another indicator of the gross mismanagement of resources and the overall trend of ripping people off that is so prevalent among businesses here. Policy renewal …
Storm Gertrude set to inflict the knock-out blow to the country on New Year’s Day
Vast swathes of terrain across the Emerald Island have become waterlogged wastelands over the past 36 hours, after Storm Frank’s wrath proved to be a formidable foe. Main streets have turned into maelstroms, town centres …
TV Presenter Gay Byrne is said to be “on the mend” after suffering a heart attack
The legend that is TV presenter Gay Byrne is said to be doing well and “on the mend” this morning according to sources close to the star. It’s believed the presenter suffered a heart attack …
Yellow status weather warning still remains in place as Met Eireann say the country will experience further stormy conditions in the coming days
The states national forecaster Met Eireann has said a yellow status weather warning still remains in place after the country was the victim of heavy winds and rain caused by storm Frank in the past …
