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Michael McGrath

new normal

Budget 2021 will be revealed today - here's a look at how things will unfold

13 Oct 2020

48.2k

Budget 2021

Just a few days out from the Budget, what can we expect?

10 Oct 2020

49.2k

Michael McGrath

Minister says Covid-19 numbers are 'deeply concerning and the current trend is not sustainable'

4 Oct 2020

51.3k

Budget 2021

Exchequer deficit for 2020 now €9.4bn as Finance Minister reaffirms pledge of no income tax increase in Budget

2 Oct 2020

16.1k

OCTOBER'S BUDGET

Budget will be based on the assumption of no deal Brexit, say ministers

16 Sep 2020

20.7k

memory lapse

Dáil approves €16,000 top-up payments for 'super junior' ministers amid criticism

Updated 24 Jul 2020

50.3k

158

Staycation

Extra bank holiday not ruled out as tourism industry says Covid-19 impact has been 'catastrophic'

2 Jul 2020

42.7k

Policy

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs to discuss forming coalition after leaders sign off on 'foundation document'

15 Apr 2020

10.8k

super sars

'To go to the very top with your club, nothing tops it' - through the years with Galway's Hopper McGrath

9 Apr 2020

6.5k

teenage dream

'A bit surreal,' as four Sarsfields sisters and their dad finally taste All-Ireland success

2 Mar 2020

9.8k

Family affair

'I'd be happier if we won it for him' - seeking glory for Galway club with two-time All-Ireland winner Dad

25 Feb 2020

9.3k

Michael McGrath

Government accused of 'washing its hands' of pledge to publish insurance claims database

8 Jul 2019

14.6k

Housing Crisis

PTSB boss says it has 500 vacant properties on its books

9 Apr 2019

24.0k

Vulture funds

Almost 7,000 loans in arrears held by 'unregulated loan owners'

20 Dec 2018

22.5k

season of giving

€5m fund means charities can claim VAT relief for the first time from January

9 Dec 2018

11.1k

High Court

Remaining motorists affected by Setanta Insurance collapse should get their money by Christmas

7 Nov 2018

11.2k

where's paschal?

'We own some of the banks, but we don't run the banks': Minister says government can't stop vulture fund sales

14 Aug 2018

16.7k

102

sell off

'Where's Paschal?': Calls for political leadership as PTSB mortgage sale to vulture fund to proceed

8 Aug 2018

19.5k

sell off

Calls for Dáil to be recalled after PTSB sell thousands of home loans to vulture fund

1 Aug 2018

39.4k

126

sell off

PTSB sells thousands of home loan mortgages to vulture fund

31 Jul 2018

40.0k

136

Deja Vu

12 months on, Sarsfields' Sister Act and their dad seek All-Ireland redemption

17 Mar 2018

4.5k

Mortgage Arrears

Protesters deliver a coffin to the door of PTSB, as government agrees to regulate vulture funds

27 Feb 2018

35.7k

Vulture funds

Minister concedes homeowners who engaged with PTSB may not have deals honoured

21 Feb 2018

23.8k

122

political battle

'Many have made no payments at all for years': PTSB defends controversial €3.7 billion mortgage sell off

20 Feb 2018

39.5k

194

chronic pain

Woman has lost over €100,000 since car accident affected by Setanta collapse

23 Dec 2017

27.7k

tracker mortgage scandal

Tracker mortgage scandal could end up costing "in excess of €1 billion"

21 Dec 2017

9.6k

car insurance

Former Setanta policyholders worried they're 'personally on the hook' for outstanding claims

10 Dec 2017

13.8k

paradise papers

'If famous people are not paying their fair share of tax, only ordinary people will suffer'

7 Nov 2017

12.6k

Tracker Scandal

Tracker mortgage motion which will ban bonuses for bankers to be backed by government

24 Oct 2017

13.9k

fighting words

'I found myself shouting at the radio': War of words between Doherty and O'Dea on pension motion

18 Oct 2017

24.0k

111

no giveaway

Fianna Fáil on Budget 2018: Tax cuts will be 'modest' while social welfare increases 'won't be miserly'

6 Oct 2017

14.4k

tracker mortgage scandal

McGrath: 'How did the banks happen to make the same mistake that hurt their customers?'

6 Oct 2017

13.8k

Don't Push It

Fine Gael warned a general election is 'inevitable' if it clashes with Fianna Fáil again

25 Jun 2017

16.4k

I'm out

Enda Kenny praises 'extraordinary' Noonan as he announces plan to step down

18 May 2017

31.6k

216

braking point

Nearly 2,000 people refused a car insurance quote last year - just 53 were denied one in 2008

13 May 2017

35.8k

YOUR BEST PRICE

'Why were only three bidders selected?': Call for investigation into Nama sale of Project Tolka

14 Apr 2017

10.2k

Sister Act

Family affair as four Sarsfields sisters and their dad eye historic All-Ireland glory

4 Mar 2017

16.6k

setanta insurance

Innocent motorists in serious road accidents 5 years ago still 'haven't seen a cent'

28 Feb 2017

21.5k

follow the money

Irish banks have frozen Al-Qaeda assets of over €1 million

20 Jan 2017

17.9k

Michael McGrath

Fianna Fáil calls for punitive action after 10,000 customers 'wrongly denied' tracker mortgages

17 Dec 2016

8.7k

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