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Politics

October
October 2024
DOUBLE DOUBLE
Don't need the bonus child benefit payments? You can always just give them back, minister says
Updated 1 Oct
41.6k
59
Michael McMonagle
Taoiseach raises SF press office controversy during heated Dáil exchange with Pearse Doherty
1 Oct
15.9k
housing and homelessness
What about housing? Giveaway budget could have done more to address crisis - charities
1 Oct
3.6k
12
threshold increase
Inheritance tax threshold hiked up significantly in first major change in five years
Updated 1 Oct
96.2k
30
Defence and Justice
National Security budget: 1,000 extra gardaí, increased defence spending and more prison officers
Updated 1 Oct
8.7k
9
hospitality sector
'In crisis': Hospitality sector 'gravely concerned' at decision to keep VAT at 13.5%
Updated 1 Oct
14.9k
47
Money Back
Explainer: How do you claim the Rent Tax Credit and when will it be paid?
1 Oct
15.5k
1
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five stories, five minutes, five o’clock…
1 Oct
1.1k
As it happened
How today's big Budget 2025 giveaway played out
This is the Government’s final Budget before a general election takes place.
Updated 1 Oct
93.4k
97
RELATED
Something for everyone in the audience? The key points from Budget 2025
1 Oct
'In crisis': Hospitality sector 'gravely concerned' at decision to keep VAT at 13.5%
1 Oct
Leaving Cert
The free schoolbooks scheme is being extended again (and booksellers aren't delighted)
1 Oct
6.5k
5
Asylum Seekers
400 new staff to be hired to try to speed up processing of asylum claims
1 Oct
11.7k
Cost of Living
All households to get a €125 energy credit this year and another next year
Updated 1 Oct
10.1k
13
budget 2025
Pension, jobseeker's, carer's and disability allowances to increase by €12 per week
1 Oct
73.1k
14
budget 2025
Check your pay: Find out how Budget 2025 will affect what you take home using our calculator
1 Oct
52.7k
budget 2025
Cigarettes to jump by €1 to €18.05 from midnight with a tax on vapes expected next year
1 Oct
21.5k
44
Tax and the Budget
The income tax cuts and USC changes announced in Budget 2025
1 Oct
14.8k
5
companion pass
Over 70s to be allowed bring loved one or friend on public transport for free
1 Oct
208k
8
The Morning Lead
It's Budget Day 2025 - Here's a look at how things will play out
Two double child benefit payments, a cut to USC, fuel payments and a €1,000 rent tax credit are all expected in today’s announcement.
1 Oct
22.6k
60
September
September 2024
Mario Draghi
EU countries must 'sacrifice' their relationships and reliances on multinationals - ex-Italy PM
30 Sep
31.3k
38
€2 billion package
Budget 2025: €420 'baby boost' for new parents among one-off payments in cost of living package
Some once-off payments will likely be issued before Christmas.
Updated 30 Sep
99.8k
199
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
30 Sep
5.3k
11
CAG Report
Only 61% of carbon tax funds have been spent funding climate action schemes
30 Sep
7.7k
37
budget 2025
Last push to restore 9% hospitality VAT rate with discussions 'ongoing'
30 Sep
10.6k
29
budget 2025
Give it away, now: From tax cuts to SSIAs, some of the biggest giveaway budgets of the past
Can Jack Chambers keep up with these lads?
29 Sep
18.6k
22
budget 2025
Ministers play down reports of Budget rows as talks between coalition leaders continue
Updated 29 Sep
15.7k
67
Lebanon
Israel says it has killed another top Hezbollah official in Lebanon air strike
Lebanon’s health minister said yesterday that 1,030 people – including 156 women and 87 children – have been killed in Israeli strikes in less than two weeks.
Updated 29 Sep
9.1k
women of honour
Calls for Tribunal deadline into how Defence Forces handled abuse complaints to be extended
29 Sep
4.0k
coimisiún na meán
Media watchdog given power to fine platforms that don't quickly remove terrorist content online
29 Sep
3.5k
Hassan Nasrallah
Kamala Harris says she will 'always support Israel's right to defend itself' against Hezbollah
Updated 28 Sep
31.9k
White Paper
Department of Finance’s ‘White Paper’ ahead of Budget confirms €25 billion surplus
28 Sep
11.8k
72
Money Money Money
Budget 2025: Everything we know so far about what to expect
28 Sep
33.9k
93
The Morning Lead
The Taoiseach said asylum seekers are driving up homeless figures: experts say it's far more complicated
Yesterday marked the eighth consecutive month of record homeless figures.
Simon Harris' comments sparked controversy last week when he linked homelessness to record numbers of asylum seekers.
Charities in the sector say systemic factors related to the housing market are more to blame.
Stephen McDermott
28 Sep
17.3k
Lebanon
Israel targets Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon with Netanyahu pledging to continue strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, addressing the UN in New York earlier today, said that operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon would continue.
Updated 27 Sep
15.1k
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Netanyahu tells UN that Israel will continue operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon
27 Sep
Lebanon says 1,540 people have been killed in Israel-Hezbollah conflict since October
26 Sep
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five stories, five minutes, five o’clock…
27 Sep
2.2k
Homelessness
Record 14,486 in emergency accommodation, including 4,419 children
Updated 27 Sep
10.2k
€1.4 million
Here's the full cost breakdown of Ireland's fanciest security hut
27 Sep
22.8k
50
Enterprise Service
Iarnród Éireann apologises for delays caused by timetable changes on northern line into Dublin
27 Sep
11.7k
33
IFAC
Budget watchdog says ‘pumping’ corporate tax receipts into the economy ‘would be dangerous’
27 Sep
10.0k
54
Ceasefire
Starmer meets Trump in New York after calling for Gaza ceasefire in UN speech
27 Sep
5.7k
OPW
Office of Public Works pulls €600,000 tender for PR services only hours after advertising it
27 Sep
27.4k
66
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