The jobseekers’ allowance shouldn’t rise at the same pace as other social assistance benefits, as agreed upon between the Taoiseach and the Minister for Social Protection. Before today’s budget, coalition leaders and top Ministers are …
The govt has agreed a €2.7bn social protection package for Budget 2025, described as the largest protection package in the history of the State. Social welfare rates will increase by €12 per week across the …
The government is finalising a €2 billion cost-of-living package in advance of today’s budget release, reports Breaking News. Budget 2025 calls for two child benefit double payments, potentially before the year ends. It is also …
Leader of Sinn Féin claims Northern loyalists are behind posters of her with the term ‘traitor’ scribbled across them that have been put up at anti-immigration demonstrations, reports Breaking News. Although Mary Lou McDonald acknowledged …
Speaking out regarding the garda response to the public disturbance in Coolock, Dublin, in July, is the developer of the property intended for asylum seekers, reports RTE. Anti-immigration protests have centred on the former Crown …
The National Children’s Hospital construction has been expensive and delayed, and the Minister for Children has expressed his understanding of taxpayers’ and parents’ complaints, reports RTE. Additionally, “huge frustration” was expressed by Roderic O’Gorman inside …
A courageous little child who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year has gone away, and tributes have been sent to him. On March 27, Tony Fitzpatrick, a resident of Magherafelt, received his brain tumour …
In a playful moment, Leo Varadkar and his partner Matthew Barrett, a cardiologist, hinted that they’ve taken the “next step” in their relationship by appearing together on a podcast, reports The Mirror. In their first …
A woman who falsely claimed a man had sexually assaulted her in a Dublin hotel room in front of two witnesses was sentenced to three months in prison, reports Sunday World. A court heard that …
According to migrant charity Nasc, Taoiseach Simon Harris “scapegoated” asylum seekers when he made a statement that connected migration to homelessness, reports Breaking News. “People understand that the fact that we are seeing many people …
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