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Who is your new local councillor? Here's a list of everyone elected

A comprehensive list of everyone who has nabbed a seat.

THE VOTES HAVE been cast, the Irish people have had their say, and now the ballots have been counted. 

Below is a comprehensive list of the councillors who have been declared elected in the 137 electoral areas that make up a total of 31 city and county councils in the 26 counties of Ireland.

All seats have now been filled after the final votes were counted in the Ballybay-Clones area of Monaghan, where the election was postponed following the death of a councillor.

ALL 949 ELECTED

Carlow County Council

Carlow

Carlow (10 seats available) – Jennifer Murnane O’Connor (FF), John Pender (FF), John Cassin (SF), Fintan Phelan (FF), Brian O’Donoghue (FG) Jim Deane (SF) Ann Ahern (FF) Fergal Browne (FG) Walter Lacey (Ind) William Paton (Lab)

Muinebeag (8) - Charlie Murphy (Ind), Tommy Kinsella (FG), Willie Quinn (Lab), Andy Gladney (SF), Arthur McDonald (FF), Denis Foley (FG), John Murphy (FG), Michael Doran (FG) 

Cavan County Council 

Cavan

Bailieborough-Cootehill (6) – Niamh Smyth (FF) Paddy McDonald (SF) Carmel Brady (FG) Val Smith (FG) Fergal Curtin (FF) Clifford Kelly (FF) 

Ballyjamesduff (6) – Noel Connell (SF), Winston Bennett (FG), Philip Brady (FF), Paddy O’Reilly (FG), Shane P O’Reilly (FF), Paddy Smith (FG) 

Cavan-Belturbert (6) – Madeline Argue (FG), Damien Brady (SF), John Paul Feeley (FF), Peter McVitty (FG) Eugene Greenan (SF) Sean Smith (FF) 

Clare County Council 

Clare

Ennis (8) – James Breen (Ind), Johnny Flynn (FG) Ann Norton (Ind)  Pat Daly (FF) Mary Howard (FG) Paul Murphy (FG) Tom McNamara (FF) Clare Colleran Molloy (FF) 

Killaloe (6) – Joe Cooney (FG), Pat Hayes (FF), Michael Begley (Ind), Tony O’Brien (FF), Pat Burke (FG), Alan O’Callaghan (FF)

Shannon (6) – Cathal Crowe (FF) John Crowe (FG) Pat McMahon (FF) PJ Ryan (Ind) Gerry Flynn (Ind) Mike McKee (SF) 

West Clare (8) – Christy Curtin (Ind) Richard Nangle (FF) Bill Slattery (FG), Ian Lynch (Ind), Bill Chambers (FF), Michael Hillery (FF), Gabriel KEating (FG), PJ Kelly (FF)

Cork County Council

Cork County

Ballincollig-Carrigaline (10) – Seamus McGrath (FF), Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Deirdre Forde (Fine Gael), Derry Canty (FG), Marcia D’Alton (Ind), Daithí O Donnabháin (FF) John A Collins (FG) Mary Rose Desmond (FF) Michael Murphy (SF) Joe Harris (Ind) 

Bandon-Kinsale (6) – Alan Coleman (FF), Rachael McCarthy (SF), Tim Lombard (FG), Kevin Murphy (FG), Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (FF), James O’Donovan (FG)

Blarney-Macrooom (6) – Aindrias Moynihan (FF), Michael Creed (FG), Des O’Grady (SF), Bob Ryan (FF), Kevin Conway (Ind), Ted Lucey (FG) 

Cobh (7) – Padraig O’Sullivan (FF), Kieran McCarthy (SF), Ger Keohane (SF), Anthony Barry (FG), Sinead Sheppard (FG), Cathal Rasmussen (Lab), Claire Cullinane (Ind) 

East Cork (6) – Noel Collins (Ind), Pat Buckley (SF), Michael Hegarty (FG), Aaron O’Sullivan (FF), Mary Linehan Foley (Ind), Susan McCarthy (FG) 

Fermoy (6) – Noel McCarthy (Lab), Kevin O’Keeffe (FF), Frank O’Flynn (FF), Ian Doyle (FF), June Murphy (SF), Kay Dawson (FG) 

Kanturk-Mallow (6) – John Paul O’Shea (Ind), Bernard Moynihan (FF), Dan Joe Fitzgerald (FF), Gerard Murphy (FG), Melissa Mullane (SF), Timmy Collins (Ind)

West Cork (8) – Michael Collins (Ind) , Noel O’Donovan (FG), Joe Carroll (FF) ,Christopher O’Sullivan (FF) Patrick Murphy (FF) Mary Hegarty (FG) Paul Hayes (SF) Declan Hurley (Ind) 

Cork City

Cork City

Cork City North Central (5) – Thomas Gould (SF), Mick Barry (AAA), Lil O’Donnell (AAA), Kenneth Noel O’Flynn (FF), John Sheehan (FF) 

Cork City North East (4)-  Stephen Cunningham (SF), Ted Tynan (WP), Tim Brosnan (FF), Joe Kavanagh (FG) 

Cork City North West (4) – Mick Nugent  (SF), Tony Fitzgerald (FF), Kenneth Collins (SF), Marion O’Sullivan (AAA) 

Cork City South Central (5) Fiona Kerins (SF), Mick Finn (Ind), Sean Martin (FF), Tom O’Driscoll (FF), Paudie Dineen (Ind) 

Cork City South East (7) Kieran McCarthy (Ind), Chris O’Leary (SF), Des Cahill (FG), Laura McGonigle (FG) Shane O’Shea (SF) Nicholas O’Keeffe (FF) Terry Shannon (FF) 

Cork City South West (6) – John Buttimer (FG), Henry Cremin (SF), Mary Shields (FF), Fergal Dennehy (FF) , PJ Hourican (FG), Thomas Moloney (Ind)

Donegal County Council

Donegal

Donegal (6) – Niamh Kennedy (Ind), Seán McEniff (FF), Tom Conaghan (Ind), John Campbell (Ind), Noel Andrew Jordan (SF), Barry O’Neill (FG)

Glenties (6) – Seamus O’Domhnaill (FF) Marie Therese Gallagher (SF), John Shéamuis Ó Fearraigh (SF), Enda Bonner, Micheál Cholm MacGholla Easbuig (Ind), Terrence Lowey (FG)

Letterkenny (10) – Liam Blaney (FF), John O’Donnell (Ind), Ciaran Brogan (FF), James Pat McDaid (FF), Ian McGarvey (Ind), Gerry McMonagle (SF), Michael McBride (Ind), Mick Quinn (SF), Dessie Shiels (Ind), Jimmy Kavanagh (FG)

Inishowen (9) – Martin McDermott (FF), Albert Doherty (SF), Nicholas Crossan (Ind), Jack Murray (SF), Bernard McGuinness (FG), Rena Donaghey (FF), Paul Canning (FF), John Ryan (FG), Martin Farren (Lab) 

Stranorlar (6) – Gary Doherty (SF) Frank McBrearty (Ind), Patrick McGowan (FF), Gerry Crawford (FF), Martin Harley (FG), Liam Doherty (SF)

Dublin City Council

Dublin City

Ballyfermot-Drimnagh (6) – Daithí Doolan (SF), Brid Smith (PBP) Greg Kelly (SF), Daithí De Róiste (FF), Paul Hand (Ind), Vincent Jackson (Ind)

Ballymun (7) – Cathleen Carney Boud (SF), Noeleen Reilly (SF) Andrew Montague (Lab) Noel Rock (FG) Paul McAuliffe (FF) Andrew Keegan (PBPA) Aine Clancy (Lab) 

Beaumont-Donaghmede (9) – John Lyons (PBP), Mícheál MacDonncha (SF), Larry O’Toole (SF), Tom Brabazon (FF), Denise Mitchell (SF) Declan Flanagan (FG) Paddy Bourke (Ind) Alison Gilliland (Lab) Michael O’Brien (AAA) 

Cabra-Finglas (7) – Cieran Perry (Ind), Anthony Connaghan (SF), Emma Murphy (SF), Brendan Carr (Lab), David Costello (FF), Teresa Keegan (Ind), Seamus McGrattan (SF)

Clontarf (6) – Damian O’Farrell (Ind), Seán Haughey (FF), Naoise Ó Muirí (FG), Jane Horgan-Jones (Lab), Deirdre Heney (FF), Ciarán O’Moore (SF) 

Crumlin-Kimmage (6) – Criona Ní Dhálaigh (SF), Tina McVeigh (PBP), Ray McHugh (SF), Pat Dunne (UL), Rebecca Moynihan (Lab), Catherine Ardagh (FF)

North Inner City (8) – Christy Burke (Ind), Janice Boylan (SF), Niall Ring (Ind) Ciaran Cuffe (Green) Gary Gannon (Ind) Jonathan Dowdall (SF) Éilis Ryan (Ind) Ray McAdam (FG) 

Pembroke-South Dock (8) Chris Andrews (SF), Mannix Flynn (Ind) Dermot Lacey (Lab) Frank Kennedy (FF) Kieran Binchy (FG) Claire Byrne (GP) Paddy McCartan (FG) Sonya Stapleton (PBP) 

Rathgar-Rathmines (6) – Kate O’Connell (FG), Patrick Costello (Green) Jim O’Callaghan (FF) Paddy Smyth (FG) Ruairi McGinley (Ind) Mary Freehill (Lab) 

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council 

DLR

Blackrock (6) – Mary Hanafin (FF), Marie Baker (FG), Kate Feeney (FF), Victor Boyhan (Ind), Barry Ward (FG), Deirdre Kingston (Lab)

Dun Laoghaire (8) – John Bailey (FG), Cormac Devlin (FF), Melisa Halpin (PBP), Ossian Smyth (GP), Karl Gill (PBP), Patricia Stewart (FG), Mary Fayne (FG) Michael Merrigan (Ind)   

Dundrum (7) – Sorcha Nic Cormaic (SF), Shay Brennan (FF), Catherine Martin (Green), Brian Murphy (FG), Seamas O’Neill (Ind), Grace Tallon (Lab), Pat Hand (FG) 

Glencullen-Sandyford (7) – Lettie McCarthy (Lab), Neale Richmond (FG), Tom Murphy (FF) Chris Curran (SF) Kevin Daly (Ind) Lynsey McGovern (Ind) Peter O’Brien (Lab) 

Killiney-Shankill (6) – Hugh Lewis (PBP), Shane O’Brien (SF), Maria Bailey (FG), Jennifer Cuffe (FF) Carrie Smyth (Lab) Denis O’Callaghan (Lab) 

Stillorgan (6) – Barry Saul (FG), Josepha Madigan (FG), Liam Dockery (FF), Gerry Horkan (FF), Richard Humphries (Lab), Deirdre Donnelly (Ind)

Fingal County Council

Fingal

Balbriggan (8) – Ken Farrell (Lab), Tony Murphy (Ind), David O’Connor (Ind), Malachy Quinn (SF) Gráinne Maguire (Ind) Brian Dennehy (FF) Barry Martin (PBPA) John Paul Browne (FG) 

Castleknock (7) – Jack Chambers (FF), Natalie Tracey (SF), Roderick O’Gorman (Green), Sandra Kavanagh (AAA), Ted Leddy (FG), Eithne Loftus (FG), Mags Murray (FG)

Howth-Malahide (8) Daire Ni Laoi (SF), Eoghan O’Brien (FF), Cian O’Callaghan (Ind), Jimmy Guerin (Ind), Anthony Lavin (FG), Brian McDonagh (Lab), David Healy (Green), Keith Redmond (FG)

Mulhuddart (8) – Paul Donnelly (SF), Ruth Coppinger (AAA), David McGuinness (FF), Edmund Lukusa (SF), Kieran Dennison (FG), Mary McCamley (Lab), Lorna Nolan (Ind), Annette Hughes (AAA)

Swords (9) Philip Lynam (SF), Darragh Butler (FF), Adrian Henchy (FF), Joe Newman (Ind), Duncan Smith (Lab), Eugene Coppinger (AAA), Paul Mulville (Ind), Anne Devitt (Ind), Justin Sinnott (Ind)

Galway City Council

Galway

Galway City Central (6) – Mike Cubbard (Ind) Ollie Crowe (FF) Billy Cameron (Lab) Frank Fahy (FG) Anna Marley (SF) Padraig Conneely (FG) 

Galway City East (6) – Terry O’Flaherty (Ind), Declan McDonnell (Ind), Michael John Crowe (FF), Mairead Farrell (SF), Noel Larkin (Ind), John Walsh (FG)

Galway City West (6) – Donal Lyons (Ind) Catherine Connolly (Ind) Niall McNelis (Lab) Pearce Flannery (FG) Cathal Ó Conchúir (SF) Peter Keane (FF) 

Galway County Council

Galway County

Athenry-Oranmore (7) – Peter Feeney (FG), Jim Cuddy (Ind), Malachy Noone (FF), James Charity (Ind), Frank Kearney (FG), Gabriel Cronnelly (SF),  Martina Kinane (FF)

Ballinasloe (6) – Tim Broderick (Ind), Dermot Connolly (SF), Michael Connolly (FF), Aidan Donohue (FG), Michael Finnerty (FG), Donal Burke (FF) 

Conamara (9) – Thomas Welby (Ind), Niamh Byrne (FG), Seosamh Ó’Cualáin (IND), Seán Ó Tuairisg (FF), Eileen Mannion (FG), Tomás Ó Curraoin (Ind), Tom Healy (SF), Noel Thomas (FF), Seamus Walsh (FF)

Loughrea (8) – Gerry Finnerty (FF) Anne Rabbitte (FF) Michael ‘Mogie’ Maher (FG), Pat Hynes (Ind), Jimmy McLearn (FG), Joe Byrne (FG), Michael Fahey (Ind), Shane Donnellan (FF)

Tuam (9) –  Seán Canney (Ind) Peter Roche (FG) Michael Fitzmaurice (Ind) Mary Hoade (FF) Tom McHugh (FG), Karey McHugh (Ind), Shaun Cunniffe (Ind), Peter Keaveney (FG), Donagh Mark Killilea (FF)

Kerry County Council

Kerry

Killarney (8) – Danny Healy Rae (Ind),  Michael Gleeson (SKIA) Brendan Cronin (Ind) John Joe Culloty (FF) Donal Grady (Ind) Niall Kellegher (FF) Bobby OConnell (FG) John Sheahan (FG)

Listowel (7) – John Brassil (FF), Robert Beasley (SF) Aoife Thornton (FG), Jimmy Moloney (FF), Mike Kennelly (FG), Dianne Nolan (SF), Liam Purtill (FG)

South and West Kerry (9) – Michael Cahill (Ind), Jonny Healy Rae (Ind) Dan McCarthy (Ind) Michael D O’Shea (FF) Seamus Cosaí Fitzgerald (FG), Damien Quigg (SF), Norma Moriarty (FF), John Francis Flynn (FF), Patrick Connor-Scarteen (FG)

Tralee (9) - Toiréasa Ferris (SF), Pa Daly (SF), Norma Foley (FF) Terry O’Brien (Lab) Jim Finucane (FG) Pat McCarthy (FG) Tom McEllistrim (FF) Sam Locke (Ind) Graham Spring (Lab)

Kildare County Council

Kildare

Athy (6) – Martin Miley Jr (FF)  Mark Wall (Lab) Mark Dalton (FF) Ivan Keatly (FG), Aoife Breslin (Lab), Thomas Redmond (SF)

Celbridge-Leixlip (7) – Frank O’Rourke (FF), Anthony Larkin (Ind), Bernard Caldwell (Ind), Joe Neville (FG), Kevin Byrne (Lab), Ide Cussen (SF), Brendan Young (ind) 

Maynooth (9) – Brendan Weld (FG), Padraig McEvoy (Ind), Reada Cronin (SF), Teresa Murray (Ind) Tim Durkan (FG) Darragh Fitzpatrick (FF)  John McGinley (Lab) Naoise  O’Cearúil (FF) Paul Ward (FF) 

Kildare-Newbridge (9) – Susanne Doyle (FF), Fiona O’Loughlin (FF), Fiona McLoughlin-Healy (FG) Mark Lynch (SF), Joanne Pender (Ind), Paddy Kenneddy (Ind), Seán Power (FF), Mark Stafford (FG), Willie Crowley (Ind) 

Naas (9) – James Lawless (FF), Sorcha O’Neill (SF), Seamie Moore (Ind), Darren Scully (FG) Willie Callaghan (FF) Robert Power (FF), Anne Breen (Lab) Fintan Brett (FG) Billy Hillis (Ind) 

Kilkenny County Council

KK CoCo

Castlecomer (6) – Maurice Shorthall (Lab) Mary Hilda Cavanagh (FG) Pat FitzPatrick (FF) Pat Millea (FF) Michael McCarthy (FF) John Brennan (FG)  

Kilkenny City-East (6) – Andrew McGuinness (FF), Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere (FF), – David Kennedy (SF), Patrick O’Neill (FG), Michael Doyle (FG), Breda Gardiner (Ind) 

Kilkenny City-West (6) -Matt Doran (FF), Joe Malone (FF), Malcolm Noonan (Green), Patrick McKee (FF), David Fitzgerald (FG), Kathleen Funchion (SF). 

Piltown (6) – Pat Dunphy (FG) Melissa O’Neill (SF) Fidelis Doherty (FG) Tomás Breathnach (Lab) Ger Frisby (FF) Eamon Aylward (FF) 

Laois County Council COMPLETED

Laois

Borris in Ossory-Mountmellick (6) – James Kelly (Ind), Paddy Bracken (FF), Brendan Phelan (Ind), David Goodwin (FG), John King (FG), Seamús McDonald (FF)

Graiguecullen-Portarlington (6) – Aidan Mullins (SF) Padraig Fleming (FF), Ben Brennan (Ind), Paschal McEvoy (FF), John Moran (FG), Tom Mulhall (FG)

Portlaoise (7) – William Aird (FG), Caroline Dwayne Stanley (SF), John Joe Fennelly (FF), Mary Sweeney (FG), Catherine Fitzgerald (FF), Jerry Lodge (FF), Noel Tuohy (Lab) 

Leitrim County Council COMPLETED

Leitrim

Ballinamore (6) – Caillian Ellis (FF), Paddy O’Rourke (FF), Brendan Barry (SF), Gerry Dolan (Ind), Martin Kenny (SF) and John McCartin (FG) 

Carrick-on-Shannon (6) – Enda Stenson (Ind), Finola Armstrong Maguire (FG), Des Guckian (Ind), Sinead Guckian (FF), Seadhna Logan (SF), Seán McGowan (FF)

Manorhamilton (6) – Padraig Fallon (SF), Mary Bohan (FF), Felim Gurn (Ind), Seán Mcdermott (FG), Frank Dolan (FG), Justin Warnock (FF)

Limerick City and County Council  COMPLETED

Limerick City

Adare-Rathkeale (6) – Tom Neville (FG), Emmett O’Brien (Ind), Stephen Keary (FG), Kevin Sheahan (FF), Richard O’Donoghue (FF) and Ciara McMahon (SF)

Limerick City East (8) – Shane Clifford (FF), Seighin O Ceallaigh (SF) Kieran O’Hanlon (FF) Paul Keller (AAA), Marian Hurley (FG), Jerry O’Dea (FF), Elena Secas (Lab), Michael Sheahan (FG)

Limerick City North (6) – Maurice Quinlivan (SF) Michael Hourigan (FG) Cian Prendiville (AAA) Frankie Daly (Lab) John Gilligan (Ind) Joe Crowley (FF) 

Limerick City West (7) – James Collins (FF) Maria Byrne (FG) Joe Leddin (Lab), Daniel Butler (FG), John Loftus (AAA), Seán Lynch (FF), Malachy Mcreesh (SF)

Cappamore-Kilmallock (7) – Brigid Teefy (Ind), Eddie Ryan (FF), Lisa Marie Sheehy (SF), Noel Gleeson (FF), Michael Donagan (FF), Gerald Mitchell (FG), William O’Donnell (FG)

Newcastle West (6) – Jerome Scanlan (FG), Michael Collins (FF), Liam Galvin (FG), Séamus Browne (SF), Francis Foley (FF), John Sheahan (FG)

Longford County Council COMPLETED

Longford

Ballymahon (6) – Colm Murray (FG), Mark Casey (Ind), Gerard Farrell (FG), Mick Cahill (FF), Pat O’Toole (FF), Paul Ross (FG). 

Granard (6) – Michael Carrigy (FG) John Duffy (FG), Paraic Brady (FG), PJ Reilly (FF), Martin Mulleady (FF), Luie McEntee (FF) 

Longford (6) – Gerry Warnock (Ind) John Browne (FG) Peggy Nolan (FG) Seamus Butler (FF) Padraig Loughrey (FF) Mae Sexton (Ind) 

Louth County Council COMPLETED

Louth

Ardee (6) – Pearse McGeough (SF), Colm Markey (FG), Tom Cunningham (SF), Liam Reilly (FF) Dolores Minogue (FG), Jim Tenanty (Ind)

Drogheda (10)  - Imelda Munster (SF), Paul Bell (Lab), Alan Cassidy (SF) Tommy Byrne (FF), Kenneth Flood (SF), Kevin Callan (FG), Richie Culhane (FG), Franke Godfrey (Ind), Pio Martin Smith (Lab), Oliver Tully (FG)

Dundalk-Carlingford (6) – Edel Corrigan (SF) Jim Loughran (SF) Peter Savage (FF), John McGahon (FG), Conor Keelan (FF), Mark Dearey (Green)

Dundalk-South (7) – Tomás Sharkey (SF), Declan Breathnach (FF) Maeve Yore (Ind) Kevin Meenan (SF) Jennifer Green (SF) Maria Doyle (FG) Marianne Butler (GP) 

Mayo County Council COMPLETED

Mayo

Ballina (8) – John O’Hara (FG), Seamus Weir (Ind), Annie May Reape (FF), Michael Loftus (FF), Jarlath Munnelly (FG), Gerry Ginty (Ind), Michael Smyth (FF), Neil Cruise (FG) –

Castlebar (8) – Michael Kilcoyne (Ind), Lisa Chambers (FF), Therese Ruane (SF), Cyril Burke (FG), Frank Durcan (Ind), Blackie Gavin (FF), Henry Kenny (FG), Al McDonnell (FF)

Claremorris (7) – Patsy O’Brien (FG), Richard Finn (Ind), Gerry Murray (SF) John Caulfield (FF)  Tom Connolly (FG) John Cribbin (FG) Damian Ryan (FF) 

West Mayo (7) – Rose Conway Walsh (SF), Michael Holmes (Ind), Gerry Coyle (FG), Christy Hyland (Ind), Paul McNamara (FF), Brendan Mulroy (FF), Tereasa McGuire (FG)

Meath COMPLETED

Meath

Ashbourne (6) – Joe Bonner (Ind), Darren O’Rourke (SF), Claire O’Drisoll (FF), Suzanne Jamal (FG), Seán Smith (FF), Alan Tobin (FG)

Kells (7) -Sean Drew (FF) David Gilroy (Ind) Michael Gallagher (SF) Johnny Guirke (SF), Bryan Reilly (FF), Eugene CAssidy (FG), Sarah Reilly (FG)

Laytown-Bettystown (7) – Eimer Ferguson (SF), Wayne Harding (FF) Sharon Keogan (Ind), Tom Kelly (Ind), Steohen McKee (FF), Paddy Meade (FG), Sharon Tolan (FG)

Navan (7) – Joe Reilly (SF) Francis Deane (Ind) Sinead Burke (SF) Shane Cassells (FF), Wayne Ford (Ind), Jim Holloway (FG), Tommy Reilly (FF)

Ratoath (7) – Brian Fitzgerald (Ind), Nick Killian (Ind) Maria O’Kane (SF) Damien O’Reilly (FF) Gillian Toole (FG), Maria Murphy (FG), Gerry O’Connor (FG) 

Trim (6) – Caroline Lynch (SF) Trevor Golden (Ind) Joe Fox (FG), Enda Flynn (FG), Noel French (FG), Ronan McKenna (FF)

Monaghan County Council COMPLETED

Monaghan Chart

Ballybay-Clones (6) – Seamus Coyle (FF), Ciara McPhillips (FG), Cathy Bennett (Sinn Féin), Eugene Bannigan (FG), Hugh McElvaney (Fine Gael), Pat Treanor (Sinn Féin)  

Carrickmacross-Castleblaney (6) – Matt Carthy (SF), Noel Keelan (SF), Aidan Campbell (FG), PJ O’Hanlon (FF), Padraig McNally (FF), Jackie Crowe (SF)  

Monaghan (6) – Brian McKenna (SF), Seamus Treanor (Ind), Robbie Gallagher (FF) David Maxwell (FG), Seán Conlon (SF), Paudge Connolly (Ind)

Offaly County Council

Offaly

Birr (6) – John Leahy (Ind), Peter Ormond (FF) John Clendennen (FG) Carol Nolan (SF) John Carroll (Ind) Eamonn Dooley (FF) 

Edenderry (6) – Martin O’Reilly (SF), Eddie Fitzpatrick (FF), John Foley (Ind) Noel Bourke (FF) Liam Quinn (FG) Noel Cribbin (Ind) 

Tullamore (7) – Brendan Killeavy (SF),  Dervill Donal (Ind) Tommy McKeigue (FG) Declan Harvey (FF) Sinead Dooley (FF), Frank Moran (FF), Danny Owens (FF)

Roscommon County Council

Roscommon

Athlone (Roscommon) (6) – Tony Ward (Ind), Ivan Connaughtan (FF) John Naughten (FG) Laurence Fallon (Ind) John Keogh (FF) Paddy Kilduff (FF)

Boyle (6) – John Cummins (FF), Valerie Byrne (Ind), Rachel Doherty (FF), Maura Hopkins (FG), Michael Patrick Mulligan (SF), Eugene Murphy (FF)

Roscommon (6) – Paschal Fitzmaurice (FF), Dominick Connolly (Ind), Nigel Dineen (Ind), Orla Leyden (FF), Kathleen Shanagher (Ind), Michael Creaton (FG)

Sligo County Council

Sligo

Ballymote-Tubbercurry (8) – Margaret Gormley (Ind) Michael Clarke (Ind), Joe Queenan (FF), Martin Baker (FF), Eamon Scanlon (FF), Jerry Lundy (FF), Paul Taylor (FF), Dara Mulvey (FG) 

Sligo (10) – Declan Bree (Ind), Seán MacManus (SF) Marie Casserly (Ind) Sinéad Maguire (FG), Rosaleen O’Grady (FF), Thomas Healy (SF), Tom MacSharry (FF), Hubert Keaney (FG), Seamus O’Boyle (PBP), Seamus Kilgannon (FF)

South Dublin County Council

South Dublin

Clondalkin (8) – Eoin O’Broin (SF), Jonathan Graham (SF), Trevor Gilligan (FF), Gino Kenny (PBP) Breeda Bonner (Lab) Kenny Egan (FG) Emer Higgins (FG) Francis Timmons (Ind) 

Lucan (8) – Danny O’Brien (SF), William Lavelle (FG), Guss O’Connell (Ind) Paul Gogarty (Ind) Ruth Nolan (PBPA) Vicki Casserly (FG) Ed O’Brien (FF) Liona O’Toole (Ind) 

Tallaght Central (6) – Máire Devine (SF), Charlie O’Connor (FF), Brendan Ferron (SF), Mick Murphy (AAA), Kieran Mahon (AAA), Mick Duff (Lab)

Tallaght South (6) – Cathal King (SF), Louise Dunne (SF) Martina Genockey (Lab) Brian Leech (AAA) Nicky Coules (PBPA) Dermot Richardson (Ind) 

Templeogue Terenure (6)  -Dermot Looney (Ind), Ronan McMahon (Ind), Fintan Warfield (SF), Pamela Kearns (Lab), Colm Brophy (FG) Paul Foley (FF) 

Rathfarnham (6) – John Lahart (FF), Anne-Marie Dermody (FG), Sarah Holland (SF), Paula Donavan (FG), Francis Noel Duffy (Green), Deirdre O’Donovan (Ind) 

Tipperary County Council

Tipperary

Carrick-on-Suir (6) – David Dunne (SF), Louise McLoughlin (FG), Kieran Bourke (Ind), Eddie O’Meara (Ind), Imelda Goldsboro (FF), John Fahey (FG)

Cashel-Tipperary (7) – Michael Fitzgerald (FG), Martin Browne (SF), Mary Hanna Hourigan (FG), Denis Leahy (Ind), John Crosse (FG), Roger Kennedy (FF), Tom Wood (Ind)

Clonmel (9) – Martin Lonergan (Ind) Pat English (WUAG) Michael Murphy (FG) Andy Maloney (Ind) Siobhan Ambrose (FF), Catherine Carey (SF), Richie Molloy (Ind), Marie Murphy (FG), Michael Anglim (FF)

Nenagh (9) – Joe Hannigan (Ind) Seamus Morris (SF) John Carroll (FF) Michael O’Meara (Ind), Phyll Bugler (FG), Hughie McGrath (Ind), Gerard Darcy (FG), Fiona Bonfield (Lab), Mattie Ryan (FF)

Templemore-Thurles (9) – Michael Smith (FF) Jim Ryan (Ind) Seamus Hanafin (FF) Micheál Lowry (Ind) David Doran (SF), Willie Kennedy (Ind), John Hogan (FF), Jackie Cathal (FF), Joe Bourke (FG)

Waterford City and County Council

Waterford

Waterford City East (6) – Davy Daniels (Ind), Pat Fitzgerald (SF) Adam Wyse (FF) John Carey (FG) Mary Roche (Ind) Eddie Mulligan (Ind) 

Waterford City South (6) – John Hearne (SF), Breda Brennan (SF) John Cummins (FG) Cha O’Neill (Ind) Sean Reinhardt (Ind) Jason Murphy (FF) 

Tramore-Waterford City West (6) Joe Conway (Ind) Jim Griffin (SF) Joe Kelly (Ind) Lola O’Sullivan (FG) Blaise Hannigan (Ind) Eamon Quinlan (FF) 

Comeragh (6) – Liam Brazil (FG), Michael J O’Ryan (FF) Declan Clune (SF) John O’Leary (FF) Mary Butler (FF) Seanie Power (FG) 

Dungarvan-Lismore (8) – Damien Geoghan (FG), Pat Nugent (FG), James Tobin (FF) Siobhan Whelan (SF) John Pratt (Lab) Tom Cronin (FF) Declan Doocey (FG) Seamus O’Donnell (Ind) 

Westmeath County Council

Westmeath

Athlone (Westmeath) (7) Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran (Ind), Paul Hogan (SF), Tom Farrell (FG), John Dolan (FG), Aengus O’Rourke (FF) Michael O’Brien (Ind), Frankie Keena (FF)

Mullingar-Coole (7) – Aidan Davitt (FF), Una D’arcy (SF), John Shaw (FF), Paddy Hill (FF), Frank McDermott (FG), Peter Burke (FG), Michael Dollard (Lab)

Mullingar-Kilbeggan (6) – Paul Daly (FF), Johnnie Penrose(Lab), Avril Whitney (FF), Andrew Duncan (FG, Sorcha Clarke (SF), Ken Glynn (FF)

Wexford County Council

Wexford

Gorey (8) -Malcolm Byrne (FF) Fionntán O Suilleabhain (SF), Robert Ireton (Lab), Mary Farrell (Ind), Joe Sullivan (FF), Pip Breen (FF), John Hegarty (FG) Anthony Donohoe (FG)

Enniscorthy (8) – James Browne (FF), Johnny Mythen (SF) Barbara Anne Murphy (FF) Paddy Kavanagh (FG), Kathleen Codd-Nolan (FG), Oliver Walsh (FG), Keith Doyle (FF), John O’Rourke (Ind)

New Ross (8) – Martin Murphy (Ind), Larry O’Brien (FG), Willie Fitzharris (FG), Michael Sheehan (FF), Michael Whelan (FF), John Fleming (FF), Oisin O’Connell (SF), Anthony Connick (Ind)  

Wexford (10) – Ger Carthy (Ind), Anthony Kelly (SF), George Lawlor (Lab) Tony Dempsey (FF), Fergie Kehoe (FF), Jim Moore (FG), David Hynes (ind), Mick Roche (SF), Frank Staples (FG), Deirdre Wadding (PBP)

Wicklow

Wicklow

Arklow (6) – Pat Fitzgerald (FF), Pat Kennedy (FF) Tommy Annesley (FF)  Sylvester Bourke (FG), Miriam Murphy (Ind), Mary McDonald (Sinn Féin)

Baltinglass (6) – Tommy Cullen (Ind), Gerry O’Neill (SF), Jim Ruttle (Ind), Vincent Blake (FG), Pat Doran (FF), Edward Timmins (FG)

Bray (8) – Joe Behan (Ind), Christopher Fox (Ind), John Brady (SF), Oliver O’Brien (SF), Brendan Thornhill (Ind), Steven Matthews (GP), John Ryan (FG), Pat Vance (FF). 

Greystones (6) Jen Whitmore (Ind), Tom Fortune (Ind), Derek Mitchell (FG), Gráinne McLoughlin (FG), Nicola Lawless (SF), Gerry Walsh (FF)

Wicklow (6) John Snell (SF), Pat Casey (FF), Shay Cullen (FG), Pat Kavanagh (Ind), Daire Nolan (Ind) Irene Winters (FG)

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    Mute Nick Allen
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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:40 AM

    Makes sense, the tax system needs to be fair and encourage people to earn more

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:41 AM

    @Nick Allen: I would agree, but I think the capital gains reduction is just as important, if not more important. A self employed person already has a level of control over how much tax they pay, but not over capital gains. Lowering capital gains would allow people sell off one, and start up another business more easily and with more investment funds. 33% is crazy. I personally know people that won’t sell due it, and their businesses have become a little stagnant. Capital gains is big player in that.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:03 PM

    @Niall Sullivan:

    Yes, CGT should be slashed to help promote new businesses

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    Mute Michael Bride
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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:32 PM

    @Blarneykite: And I don’t owe you anything- what ‘risks’ has anybody actually taken if they’re clearing 100k a year in this country, seeing as everything is geared to favour those in circles of influence and penalise all outside, be they shop floor workers, small businessmen, small farmers or tradespeople?- The people on the higher USC rate are, by definition, inside a Golden- Silver- or Bronze Circle and should be treated accordingly. Tax as a concept exists not just to fund services but induce fairness, and anybody on big bucks has plainly benefited more than most from our collective resources, that’s why they MUST pay at a higher rate- 70% on earnings over 100k seems appropriate, given the state of housing and health services- and that’s roughly what business people paid in the western democracies 1945-1970- the most successful economies in history.

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    Mute Nick Allen
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    Jul 30th 2017, 2:45 PM

    @Michael Bride:

    70% on earnings over 100k, are u insane? The implications of that to Irish business would be severe

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    Mute lavbeer
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    Jul 30th 2017, 3:30 PM

    @Michael Bride: what risks have t

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    Jul 30th 2017, 3:30 PM

    @Michael Bride: well perhaps they too

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    Jul 30th 2017, 3:55 PM

    @Michael Bride: ‘has plainly benefited more than most from our collective resources’, so nothing at all to do with hard work and willingness to do 70 hours a week? Do you think it just lands at people’s feet because they’re lucky?

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    Mute Ciaran Whyte
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    Jul 30th 2017, 6:40 PM

    @Michael Bride: what risks?

    Oh well let’s see…

    I remortgaged my home to fund my business.
    I didn’t draw down a salary for the first 2 years, whilst employing 7 people.
    Brexit really hurt the business last year. The directors took a pay cut, the staff got pay rises
    This is the last day of my vacation and I spent it travelling to a customer so I can attend a meeting tomorrow.

    People like you are clueless

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    Mute Jane
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    Jul 30th 2017, 7:54 PM

    @Ciaran Whyte: well said Ciaran, some people haven’t a bloody clue. My husband has been on ‘holidays’ the last week and he’s worked some bit everyday. I’m not complaining I’m just saying that’s the reality.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:24 PM

    @Nick Allen: say your a nurse in the public service earning €40k and paying, income tax, USC, pension contribution, pension levy, PRSI .Then paying rent, for a car and running a car and surviving on the bread line with the leftover crumbs, would view that person in the private sector on €100k as very lucky indeed. Very few people in Ireland earn over €100k those who do are not going to get any sympathy from me or from 99% of those who survive on half or a lot less than that.

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    Jul 31st 2017, 12:19 AM

    @Charles Williams:

    Your argument is completely irrelevant. Face facts, people earn 100k+ and at a lot of tax. It is only fair that the tax take is equal for each person earning the same amount.

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    Mute Joseph Dempsey
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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:48 AM

    How about those earning Minimum wage get a Tax cut? Earning €100k a year and suggesting a tax cut? FFS

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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:54 AM

    @Joseph Dempsey: the issue is that it’s unfair as you don’t pay it if you work for a company but do if you are self employed. We should not be punishing people who take the risk of going out alone and are successful.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:55 AM

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:03 AM

    @Joseph Dempsey:

    Someone on minimum wage pays only 884€ a year in tax on earnings of 18,759, you seriously suggesting that is reduced? Everyone needs to pay some tax

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:05 AM

    @The Guru: I agree. People do take big risks going alone and could lead to further employment for other people also which in turn leads to more tax being paid. The banks are the ones who should be paying the USC with the interest they make. I, like loads of other Irish citizens never borrowed a cent in my life off a financial institution. Why should we pay their mess back.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:11 AM

    @Nollaig Elliot:

    You still participate in the banking system every time you buy something or go out to eat or to the pub etc. All of these organisations borrow from the banks

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    Mute Michael Ahern
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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:30 AM

    @Joseph Dempsey: The self employed are paying an extra tax. A surcharge. Headline is misleading.

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    Mute Joseph Bloggs
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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:42 AM

    @Nollaig Elliot: I would say you are in the absolute minority there.

    Take out every one under 18, then everyone who has taken a mortgage, or credit card, car loan , credit union loan, overdraft and so on. That pretty much scoops up the whole of Ireland.

    We need banks, No matter how much we seem to hate them.

    In relation to taxes and self employed people. Hey should probably be given a tax break or incentive of some sort related to every full time person they employ. This will encourage them to hire people

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:56 AM

    @The Guru: A fair section of self employed people use very clever accountants who can work wonders at reducing tax for the very rich. FG were always associated with this group . I don’t think much has changed it never will

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    Mute Kieran O'Sullivan
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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:22 PM

    @Joseph Dempsey: how can the get a tax cut when the pay fuk all tax. FF

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    Mute Joseph Bloggs
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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:10 PM

    @Alan Scott: you mean a fair section of self employed people use accountants who know how to maximise the tax laws in this country for their clients gains. And so they should. If they are breaking the law en-masse then we’re all ears if you have proof.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 2:00 PM

    @Joseph Dempsey:

    People on minimum wage don’t pay tax.

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    Mute John Considine
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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:53 AM

    Ministers, TDs and Senators should be on the same PAYE as anybody else, and buy their own cars to get to work – reality check.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:02 AM

    @John Considine: they’re not on the same PAYE as every other employee in the state?

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:27 AM

    @John Considine: They are.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:44 AM

    @John Considine: You think there’s special tax rates for politicians, really?

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:38 PM

    @Reg: politicians don’t pay BIK for parking, don’t have to show receipts for all claimed expenses, get allowances for kit ( eg laptops), as for pensions, ministers get a pension after 3 years (perhaps some justification, if only to help them stay honest, but clawback if they are not), T.D.s after 20 years, the cost of which, privately, would be an 100% top up on their salary.

    It’s not just the old USSR that needed/needs glasnost & perestroika (showing my age there).

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:28 AM

    People earning over 100k already have one of the highest marginal rates of tax in Europe. Cut their taxes and also cut the bloated welfare to the able bodied welfare dependents.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:06 PM

    @Fred Jensen: Whats the point of your post? Nobody pays the marginal rate, so in effet your post is stating ‘Ireland has the highest rate when taxed in a way that nobody pays their tax’.

    Effective tax rate is what people actually pay i.e. reality.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:59 PM

    @The Risen:

    You wouldn’t know what i mean because i’m talking about incentives to work hard and progress in life… you want equality of poverty and free stuff from taxpayers.

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    Mute Gareth O'Brien
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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:00 PM

    @The Risen: Do you know what marginal rate means? Anyone that earns over EUR33,400 pays 49% on every additional Euro increasing to 52%, 55% for self employed.

    Perhaps you’d like to clarify your statement that “Nobody pays the marginal rate”?

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    Jul 30th 2017, 6:19 PM

    @The Risen: And marginal tax rate is what affects people’s decisions when they decide whether or not to pursue a promotion or, as is the case with the self-employed, expand their businesses, usually with a requirement for more workers. That means, as Trump would say, JOBS!

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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:39 AM

    These guys make a lot of sense.

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    Mute The Risen
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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:13 AM

    You won’t build a fairer and better society by giving tax cuts to the haves and have mores.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:17 AM

    @The Risen: really? I’m not sure you understand this one. The headline calls it a tax cut – but in reality it removing an extra unfair charge on people who get out and create employment. That way they pay the same tax as PAYE workers who earn the same amount.

    How is it fair to tax employers more than employees earning the same amount?

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:17 AM

    @The Risen: nor will you build a better society by removing the incentives to strive for more . By and large those on €100k a yr work dam hard for it , and those who earn it thru self employment have taken risks and generate employment they should be incentivised .

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:18 AM

    @The Risen:

    Do you not think there should be equality between paye and self employed?

    Higher rate payers pay over 50% of salary in tax. Minimum wage pay about 5%. That’s hardly giving tax breaks to the higher earners

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    Mute lavbeer
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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:20 AM

    @The Risen: you think our tax code needs to be more progressive so? Either way extra tax for self employed is wrong

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:24 AM

    @Martin Byrne:

    TheRisen probably understands it but it doesn’t suit his agenda and he only posts about his own agenda rather than what the article is about.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:47 AM

    Guys, I apologise. I glanced the article and misread the gist of it. After a couple of weeks of reading about tax cuts in the budget, I thought ‘here we go…’.

    Anyways, yes, both self employed and PAYE should be on the same USC rate above €100,000. I’d also advocate moving all working people earning over €100,000 to the higher rate on what they earn over that amount, rather than cutting tax for one sector while we are in the middle of multiple crises.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:25 PM

    @The Risen: so more progressive!!!

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:16 PM

    I just think the whole system is a farce. To suggest a person earning 33800 is a high income earner and slap on 52% tax onto the everything after that just shows how’s ridiculous this tax system is. Considering the cost of rent, fuel, insurance etc this is literally barely enough to get by.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 5:59 PM

    @BigBear321: they hire accohntants to claim all that back, claiming that a self employed person on 100k comes out less money than a PAYE worker on 100k is disingenous, I know both and self employed ppl claim every penny/cent possible back that pretty much if not totally balances it out, thats including cost to hire said accountant.

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    Mute Shane Cormican
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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:56 AM

    Write it off in expenses boys!!!

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:20 PM

    Who should really get a Tax Cut ….
    - Families whose shelter is taxed .. LPT .. no tax on state housed families!
    - Car owners of pre-2008 cars who pay penal motor tax while those who can afford new cars pay little …
    - First time buyers who have to pay €28,000 VAT on a new home … no VAT in UK
    - First time buyers who have to pay €5,000 for social housing … daft
    - €19 Billion on health system ..highest tax in EU …
    - School tax for new books EVERy year!

    Societists needed not Economists to design a proper fair Irish Society ….
    Irish urgently need to bring their brains to the Polling Booths …

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    Mute Jarlath Murphy
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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:29 AM

    People should pay their taxes, including Apple!
    The construction of Tax loop holes and other tax avoidance schemes is immoral and unjust! Tax avoidance and tax evasion are the same and should be treated as such!

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:38 AM

    @Jarlath Murphy:

    Should the government not look at the bigger picture? Would Apple and all of the other US multinationals be in Ireland if the tax rate was higher then other EU countries? How many jobs do we have as a result of our tax rates? We can’t have it both ways where we attract all the businesses with high paying jobs and the tax the hell out of them

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:52 AM

    @Nick Allen: Why not? They benefit from the infrastructure that we as a society built up over the years, why should they not pay their taxes the same as everyone else?

    So they employ people, that’s great! That is the result of sound economic decisions to ensure we had a well educated and healthy workforce, by our society as a whole and paid for by previous taxes!

    If they all paid their taxes we could probably reduce the tax burden on all instead of leaving the PAYE sector to carry the burden!

    I hear drug cartels employ people too, should we decriminalise to encourage more such “industry”?

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:10 PM

    @Jarlath Murphy:

    It’s nice to think that the multinationals locate in Ireland because of our educated workforce and its a good sound bite. If you believe that the most influential factor in attracting foreign investment is anything but the tax rate then you are in cuckoo land.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:39 PM

    @Nick Allen: Nick if you think we should roll over for anyone with a fistfull of dollars you should open a brothel!

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:46 PM

    @Jarlath Murphy:

    A bit of a dumb comment. Maybe an idea for you to try and understand the concept of corporate taxation a little more

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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:04 PM

    @Nick Allen: Followed by an even dumber comment by your goodself!

    Maybe an idea for you to Try and understand the concept of social responsibility a bit more?

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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:35 PM

    @Jarlath Murphy:
    Social responsibility is something we all should look for but the problem is someone has to pay for it.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 2:14 PM

    @P.J. Nolan: And if everyone pays their taxes we can pay for it!

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    Jul 30th 2017, 2:40 PM

    @Jarlath Murphy:

    If we did not have the multinationals here then we would have huge unemployment. The issue of taxation is far more complex that you are demonstrating an understanding of. Also, contrary to popular belief, multinationals do pay tax. The Apple tax issue is still been investigated and even if they lose the 13Bn will not be for the Irish exchequer

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    Jul 30th 2017, 6:21 PM

    @Jarlath Murphy: Apple definitely should pay their corporation tax.
    In the USA, their home country from where all of their innovation derives.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:41 PM

    Furthermore the people being screwed for this surcharge are mostly employers of staff and pay significant employer’s PRSI. The 11% USC for self employed is unjust and discriminatory . Reform needed urgently.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:54 PM

    Once you become self employed then the Social Welfare system does not want anything more to do with you ever and the Tax ones look at you as a criminal from then on and if you get sick then hard luck…

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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:39 PM

    How about we don’t give any more tax cuts and instead build houses for the 7,700 homeless people, invest in health so that 600 people are not on trolleys waiting to be seen, build more schools and hire more teachers so that we don’t have the largest class sizes in Europe, invest in our water infrastructure so no family suffers when it falls apart and invest in a publicly owned childcare system so that parents can work if they wish.

    Still talking about tax cuts after €2.9 billion has been given in recent years while all the above problems continue to get worse is nuts.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 5:02 PM

    @Cissy Cahalan:

    only someone not paying the higher rate of tax and USC would say that.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 10:59 AM

    The boom is back for the upper class, Pascal you plonker.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:04 AM

    @Gavin Redmond:

    Why should a paye earner pay 3% less tax on earnings over 100k?

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:27 AM

    @Nick Allen: it’s a known fact that the tax system in this country is far from sufficient, but a paye earner can’t claim expenses, where a self employed person can, (not on everything I know) pro’s and con’s in everything and the pro’s far outweigh the con’s when self employed.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:31 AM

    @Gavin Redmond:

    The only expenses a self employed person can claim are for legitimate business expenses which they should be entitled to. Anything other than that is tax evasion and against the law. The revenue need to combat this if it is a problem but increasing the tax rate to take into account a level of tax evasion is not the answer. BTW, I am a PAYE earner and not trying to just get a reduction in the tax rate for self employed

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:34 AM

    @Gavin Redmond: expenses are company expenses for running the company. There is very little even close to personal savings. The other fact is one year they increase tax on self employed the next they scrapped it saying it was unfair then the brought it back in the next budget. The tax should be the same.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:47 AM

    @Nick Allen: 100% agree if they are legitimate then claim away, but we all know how easy it is to get around the system in this country.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 11:58 AM

    @Nick Allen: I recently had a conversation were a guy was advices by accountant to register as self employed rather than PAYE as that would cut his tax bill in half. There are far too many tax loop holes in self employment and these need tightened to bring some parity between PAYE and self employment.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:12 PM

    @M Bowe:

    I agree to tightening the loopholes but imo the solution is not to increase a higher tax rate. The revenue should clamp down on questionable tax returns

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    Jul 30th 2017, 2:07 PM

    @Gavin Redmond: The boom is back and getting boomier

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    Jul 30th 2017, 12:50 PM

    What self employed person earns that much unless they are giving massages with happy endings lol.

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    Jul 30th 2017, 1:27 PM

    @Alois Irlmaier: I know a few that do. IT contractors mostly but architects and engineers too. It is simply taxing people who get less from the government. Talk of clever accountants is nonsense you can’t avoid income tax like people think. You need to be super rich to have the ability to setup the things people think can be done. €100k is not super rich and it doesn’t mean you earn that every year either

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    Jul 30th 2017, 2:35 PM

    Maybe if they declared what they are actually earning,

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    Jul 30th 2017, 9:25 PM

    More rich whingers . Anybody earning 100,000 is doing fine.

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    Jul 31st 2017, 4:31 AM

    Sure why pay taxes at all when you’re rich? How about introducing a single tax percentage across the board? Everyone pays on every Euro earned. Fair AF, no exceptions

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    Jul 31st 2017, 1:32 AM

    Yeah.? That sounds Wheelie faiw pawschul..Keep all the wich wicher.And too howl with the west ..That eawn a lot less..! Sowwy about the whiting.! But im suwe ewybody knows what im on abouw..! You snowsly snickah..

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    Jul 31st 2017, 1:30 AM

    Yeah.? That sounds Wheelie faiw pawschul..Keep all the wich wicher.And too howl with the west That eawn a lot less..! Sowwy about the whiting.! But im suwe ewybody knows what im on abouw..! You snowsly snickah..

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