Budget 2020 has received mixed views from being very hard to not too bad. One group not happy will be smokers, who have been hit hard with the price of a packet of 20 cigarettes rising by 50c from …
The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohue has confirmed that 100% of Christmas bonus will be paid to all social welfare recipients in 2019. The news comes as many social welfare recipients feared that Fine Gael …
The upcoming Budget is set to outline increases to the much-hated carbon tax, and many fear that as much as €6 per year might be added to it for the next decade. Right now, the …
A total of €1.5bn will be set aside for the Rainy Day Fund the Government has confirmed. The allocation of the funds was announced by the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe during Tuesday’s Budget briefing. …
The Fianna Fail spokesman on Finance Michael McGrath has said he does not believe that now is the right time to hold a General Election. Speaking on RTE’s Today with Miriam Programme, the Fianna Fail …
The HSE has confirmed this week that The Department of Health has made €14.5bn available to spend on health in 2018. It is understood the substantial sum which is a €606m increase on 2017’s budget …
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed today that the Government will reward middle income earners over the coming years ahead. Mr Varadkar who also outlined a number of plans for the upcoming Budget, said middle …
The Government brought in an ill-thought out ‘help-to-buy’ scheme in the Budget, with the intention of assisting first-time buyers to access the property ladder. The scheme was received with widespread criticism, however, with many experts …
The Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar has just kicked jobseekers when they were. Not only did Varadkar fully back up today’s budget, he has claimed jobseekers living at home with their parents are given …
Ireland’s elected representatives saw fit to return to work today, after enjoying a long, long break that extended over two months. The political caste returns to an Ireland soaked in turmoil, with ubiquitious strife and …
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