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mother and baby homes

€86 million cash in the bank, but the majority of religious organisations haven't offered any redress

The Church of Ireland has €632m in assets and €40m in cash but has decided to not make a contribution towards redress.

Government sources say legislation being explored to make religious orders pay their fair share.

Christina Finn

12 Apr

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AG to be consulted on what steps can be taken to make religious orders pay mother and baby home redress

8 Apr

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Goodbody Stockbrokers fined €1.2m by Central Bank for failing to track suspicious transactions

29 Feb 2024

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Barca president says Frenkie de Jong isn't for sale amid links to Man United

6 Jul 2022

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Restaurants and bars that don't display their tips policy will face fines of up to €2,500

16 Jun 2019

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rise at the pump

Carbon tax should quadruple to €80 per tonne by 2030, committee recommends

28 Mar 2019

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Here's how many sites there are where its owners will have to pay the vacant site levy

2 Jan 2019

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Calls for drivers who park on cycle lanes to get penalty points

14 Aug 2018

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Hotels and businesses may have to pay more for TV licences

25 Jul 2018

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Taxi driver ordered to pay €17,800 to man despite claims he wasn't present at car crash

9 Jun 2018

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Politicians who don't pay their bar tab will have it deducted from their salary

18 Apr 2018

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Leo says Trump is right about one thing - Europe needs to stop relying on the US for its defence

14 Mar 2018

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There has been a jump in the number of people buying a TV licence in the last year

14 Jan 2018

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Taoiseach says politicians should settle their Dáil bar tab or have it taken from their salaries

1 Aug 2017

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Dáil bar and restaurant tabs 'should be paid at the end of every month'

1 Aug 2017

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Broadcasting

RTÉ boss calls for hike in TV licence fee to €175

11 Jul 2017

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get back here

Pamplona police chase down Italians fleeing a restaurant bill after the bull run

10 Jul 2017

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The Daily Poll

Poll: Do you think fines work?

7 Jul 2017

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leprechaun economics

We might have to give the EU an extra €280 million because of those inflated GDP figures

20 Jul 2016

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Spanish airline 'charged people €60 for a job interview'

13 Jan 2016

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Fine Idea

A major IT upgrade means people who don't pay fines will have it taken from their wages

10 Dec 2015

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UK in 'chaos' over plastic bag levy. What's all the fuss about? We did that 13 years ago...

5 Oct 2015

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No Hiding

Airbnb meets hosts after telling the tax man about them

11 Aug 2015

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On the up

Do you have a health insurance with Laya Healthcare? It could be going up

25 Jul 2015

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children's referendum

Woman who challenged referendum landed with huge bill for court costs

7 Jul 2015

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dublin property

Could RTÉ sell off some its Donnybrook land to make some cash?

22 Apr 2015

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Banks treating people on variable mortgage rates "very badly"

19 Apr 2015

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Not Cheap

Anyone need a right back? Dani Alves' wage demands move him closer to Barcelona exit

10 Apr 2015

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Explainer: Why does YouTube want to introduce a paid subscription service?

9 Apr 2015

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won't pay

Plan to take water charges from wages a 'bullying' tactic - Murphy

23 Mar 2015

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loan sharks

Two men and two women in Clare charged over illegal money lending

24 Feb 2015

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Revenue took property tax from wages of 68,000 people who didn't pay

5 Feb 2015

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Forgot to pay or won't pay?: The property tax deadline is tomorrow

6 Jan 2015

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Good news: most companies plan on giving pay rises this year

2 Jan 2015

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tricolour discount

Irish businesses could cut the state's €8.5 billion spending bill

15 Dec 2014

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Housing Crisis

Some councils are taking developer’s money instead of building social housing

17 Nov 2014

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Wages

Ireland has the second highest percentage of low-paying jobs in the world

5 Oct 2014

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Penalty Points

Drivers should be able to pay a double fine to avoid court appearance

2 Oct 2014

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The North's health minister "sees the merit" in charging drunk people for A&E visits

12 Aug 2014

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We're still paying more for mortgages than the rest of Europe

8 Aug 2014

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