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07:30 John McManus: Would you prefer a hotel room tax or higher property tax?

Dublin local authorities need money and only a have a few ways of getting it

22/04 CMO Mary Horgan: ‘People often forget how bad infections were; our memories sometimes are short’

Chief medical officer Mary Horgan on Covid-19, alcohol warning labels, and the goals for her time in office

17/04 The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief and the Future of the West - Surprisingly nuanced food for thought

A glimpse into the new America and the restless and radical mood causing so much upheaval

15/04 Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU

Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’

14/04 Letters: Trump turnaround proves negotiating with a bully won’t do anyone any good

US president Donald Trump last week proclaimed: “These countries are calling me up, kissing my ass...they are dying to make a deal... . ‘Please, please, sir, make a deal, I’ll do anything’.” He then postponed his tariffs on all countries for 90 days, except China.

12/04 ‘All options need to be on the table’ – Paschal Donohoe supports threatening US with tax on Big Tech

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has indicated support for threatening the United States with a tax on the ad revenues of its tech companies, if talks do not resolve the transatlantic trade war.

11/04 EU could levy US tech multinational ad revenue - von der Leyen

At Eurogroup meeting, Paschal Donohoe says EU will use pause to ‘engage in a constructive way’

11/04 Trump tariffs: 90-day pause is a 'window of opportunity', says Paschal Donohoe as he gets set to chair EU finance ministers meeting

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11/04 Trump tariffs: China hikes tariffs on US goods to 125pc as Paschal Donohoe says 90-day pause is a 'window of opportunity'

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11/04 Trump tariffs: Paschal Donohoe to chair meeting of EU finance ministers with tariffs top of agenda

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11/04 Trump tariffs: EU trade chief Sefcovic to travel to Washington; China hikes tariffs on US goods to 125pc

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11/04 Trump tariffs top of agenda as Paschal Donohoe to chair meeting of EU finance ministers

European finance ministers will assess a potential support package for sectors hardest hit by the US tariffs on non-pharma exports when they meet today, the Irish Independent understands.

09/04 Call for Celtic Tiger tax breaks to accommodate students

Section 23 relief had drawn criticism for helping fuel boom-time development

05/04 Miriam Lord: Shades of an Oasis love-in as Lucinda rolls with Fine Gael’s Gallagher brothers

Quite the occasion for Christine Lagarde, as Paschal Donohoe reacts to Trump’s tough tariffs wondering ‘what we can do that can unite us’

04/04 Ibec warns of workers going on short-time 'from this weekend' as Trump tells investors ‘my policies will never change’

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04/04 Pain from tariffs ‘won’t be short-term’ with pharma industry in Trump crosshairs; China imposes 34pc retaliatory tariff on US goods

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04/04 Taoiseach warns pain from US tariffs ‘won’t be short-term’ as Donald Trump flags levies for pharma industry in ‘near future’

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04/04 Tariff reaction day brings news of strong tax revenues, a warning on jobs and talk of pivoting to new markets

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

04/04 Donald Trump’s tariffs have changed the world. How will the US, EU and Irish economies react?

Trump tariffs: The focus might be on exports but the hit to investment will curb growth and job creation

04/04 Ireland urges EU to exempt food and alcohol in tariffs as Trump insists things ‘going well’ after bombshell announcement

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04/04 Ireland urges EU to exempt food and alcohol in tariffs as Trump flags levies for pharma industry in ‘near future’

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03/04 Ireland urges caution as EU prepares response to Trump’s tariffs on imports into US

Government has been privately urging the bloc not to escalate the brewing trade war

03/04 Trump tariffs: Up to €6bn drop in Irish trade in next year as 25pc of exports hit, business group warns

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03/04 Trump tariffs: Taoiseach says it is too early to consider supporting businesses hit as clarity needed over cross-border tariffs in NI

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03/04 Trump ignites trade war with ‘Liberation Day’: Pharma measures are likely to follow, says Simon Harris

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03/04 Trump ignites trade war with ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland ‘not at further disadvantage’ with difference in cross-border tariffs, says minister

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03/04 The morning after Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’: US president ignites historic trade war, EU to now prepare countermeasures

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02/04 ‘They rip us off. It’s so pathetic’ – Donald Trump hits EU goods with 20pc tariffs but pharma products exempt for now

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02/04 ‘They rip us off. It’s so pathetic’ – Donald Trump announces 20pc tariff on EU goods as Taoiseach says there’s ‘no justification’ for it

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02/04 ‘They rip us off. It’s so pathetic’ – Donald Trump announces 20pc tariff on EU goods

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02/04 ‘Liberation Day’: Donald Trump arrives at White House ahead of tariff announcement poised to rock global economy

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02/04 ‘Make America wealthy again’: Donald Trump makes tariffs announcement including 25pc on auto imports

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Tariffs to be divided into separate bands and differ by country and industry

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Taoiseach to call party leaders for urgent talks after tariff announcement

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: EU says response to Trump's tariffs will happen at ‘appropriate moment’

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Tariffs will be negative the world over, says ECB's Lagarde

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02/04 ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland braces for economic shock as Trump to announce tariffs

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02/04 Trump's ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland braces for economic shock as US president to announce tariffs

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02/04 Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: Ireland braces for tariffs

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02/04 Ireland braces for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

US president Donald Trump is to push ahead with his so-called ­“Liberation Day” tariffs despite a clear warning that Europe will retaliate.

01/04 Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy bears ‘no ill will’ after winning confidence motion

Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry

01/04 All households to pay ‘small amount more’ under planned changes to Local Property Tax

New rates of LPT will kick in next year

01/04 Majority of homeowners to see property tax increases of between €5 and €25

Paschal Donohoe expected to brief colleagues on proposed changes to LPT charging mechanism to limit the impact of rising property values on householders

01/04 Letters: Ceann Comhairle deal was a bad idea – and those who struck it are irresponsible

The office of Ceann Comhairle is akin to that of a judge – it has to be fair, independent and impartial.

31/03 Donald Trump’s tariffs: The distinct dangers for Ireland, pharma in the spotlight and what else to expect

April 2nd is going to be a day to remember. But what are the long-term implications? And how bad is it likely to be?

31/03 Taoiseach Micheál Martin highlights food, drinks and pharma in EU meeting as Donald Trump tariffs loom

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has highlighted the importance of Irish food, drink and pharmaceutical industries during a call with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen as the threat of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs looms large over the EU.

30/03 Wednesday could see the start of a US-EU trade war – how would Ireland be affected?

With Washington expected to unveil tariffs on the EU and Trump setting his sights on Irish pharma, April 2nd is being viewed with dread in boardrooms and Government Buildings

29/03 Eight critical pointers to look out for on Trump’s tariff D-day

April 2nd is going to be a day to remember. But what are the long-term implications? And how bad is it likely to be?

22/03 ‘The thinking has shifted’: Trump’s trade war spells economic pain for Ireland as Dublin plans for damage limitation

The working assumption had been that Trump would use the threat of tariffs to get people around the table, but that has changed

19/03 Taoiseach says he does not ‘take much note’ of criticism from Conor McGregor following White House visit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he does not “take much note” of criticism levelled at him by Conor McGregor.

18/03 Taoiseach pledges to continue support for inner-city schemes set up after Hutch-Kinahan feud

Sporting and educational initiatives are among those helping to drive change in deprived area in capital

14/03 Munich tightens security measures for St Patrick’s Day parade

Event comes a month after two died in a car attack in the city

13/03 Europe to stand united in face of trade war, Minister for Finance says

Finance Minister confident US pharma will not walk away from long-term investment in Irish plants and people

28/02 Top finance official warns of fallout for Ireland from Israeli goods ban

Proposed law could affect relations with multinational companies employing hundreds of thousands of workers here

26/02 John McManus: Is Ireland backing the wrong horse with Intel?

Despite the chip maker’s many problems, we have little choice but to double down on our investment

24/02 Tax relief for craft producers from March 1

Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister, has set a commencement order of March 1 for an extension of tax relief to craft producers.

24/02 Garda operation set up amid concern over safety of politicians sees 18 arrests

Operation Rialtas was established last May in advance of the local and European elections

23/02 Ireland must ramp up incentives for computer chip industry, says Intel

Seen & Heard: McKillen and Qatari sheikh’s mediation; Xerotech saftey concerns; Glenveagh set for crunch talks over north Dublin site

23/02 Fianna Fáil ‘seating females and good-looking men to fore on Dáil benches’, say party TDs

The front-row government Dáil seats have been assigned to “female and good-looking male” Fianna Fáil TDs, their party colleagues have remarked.

20/02 Paschal Donohoe says any reduction in EU-US trade would result in job losses and higher global prices

Donohoe claims US president’s comments have ‘consequences’, and he profoundly disagrees with Trump’s analysis of recent events in Europe

20/02 Insurers say Storm Éowyn claims could hit €300m

Almost 24,000 claims have been filed to date in what is now likely to be the most costly weather event this century

20/02 Rigorous control on spending needed, Central Bank governor warns

The Government should commit to rigorous expenditure control, including a fiscal rule, the governor of the Central Bank has said in a letter to Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister.

19/02 Jonathan Sumption’s The Challenges of Democracy: Strong arguments on the political consent required to maintain order

Sumption’s achievements in the UK Supreme Court and work on the history of the Hundred Years’ War inform this timely collection

18/02 Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael

Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin

18/02 Possible tax breaks for property development not discussed at ministerial meeting on housing

Government preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sector

18/02 If a 9% VAT rate is so important to viability of hospitality sector, why wait until next January to introduce it?

Government now accepts sector needs support but that will only be forthcoming next year

17/02 Donohoe opposed to return of ‘harmful’ tax breaks for developers

Previous ‘costly’ tax incentive schemes should not be considered, Minister for Finance says

17/02 Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes

Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets

14/02 Economy at risk from ‘uncertain’ outlook and tariff threats, briefing document warns

Department of Finance note says there is ‘no case’ for continuation of once-off cost-of-living payments

14/02 Government spending is up 50pc on what it was pre-Covid levels, Department of Finance warns

A key task for the new Minister for Finance is to set a spending rule “and stick to it”, officials in his department have told Paschal Donohoe.

14/02 Make a spending rule and stick to it, Donohoe is told

A key task for the new Minister for Finance is to set a spending rule “and stick to it”, officials in his department have told Paschal Donohoe.

14/02 Pending 9% VAT rate for food and catering sectors to cost €675m

Licensed Vintners Association is pressing for cut to come in on budget day rather 2026

14/02 St Patrick’s Day visits a bid to avert Trump tariffs disaster as clock ticks on April 1 deadline

The Government is pinning its hopes on the St Patrick’s Day visit to the US by ministers as US president Donald Trump set the clock ticking on potentially crippling global trade tariffs aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the US.

12/02 Tánaiste says it was ‘appropriate’ that senator resigned Fine Gael whip after arrest

Circumstances that led to Martin Conway’s resignation were distressing and there will be ‘a full investigation’, Simon Harris says

12/02 OECD calls for changes to be made to rent caps, and for rents to be adjusted between tenancies

Rents should be re-set between tenancies, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which is essentially recommending a reform of the current system.

12/02 Civil servants’ union aims to stop department ‘solo runs’ on hybrid working

Minister says increased office attendance is needed for sufficient ‘in-person interaction with colleagues’

07/02 Nama earns €80m profit in nine months

State agency, preparing to wind down, has generated €48 billion to date

04/02 State-owned ISIF launches new energy transition fund with Schroders Greencoat

Fund will seek to invest “in a number of projects” of Ireland, with a focus on greenfield new build projects.

04/02 Insurers told they must handle Storm Éowyn claims surge quickly and fairly

Dáil is expected to hear statements on the State’s response to the storm this week if a row over speaking time can be resolved

04/02 ?Isif teams up with Schroders Greencoat to launch private-markets fund worth €220m

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (Isif) and Schroders Greencoat, a specialist renewables and energy transition infrastructure manager, are to set up a private-markets fund.

30/01 Eleven politicians get combined payments of €25,500 to improve security at homes or offices

Security allowance scheme was overhauled in late 2024 to increase cap from €5,000 amid continued concern over safety of TDs and senators

28/01 State sells more AIB shares as bailout recovery reaches €17.9bn, with full exit in sight

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe sold a 5% in the bank late on Monday evening at €5.60 per share to stock market investors

27/01 State expected to exit AIB by mid-year as it seeks to sell another 5% stake

Latest share sale plan would reduce the State’s holding in AIB to 12.5 per cent

26/01 Dunnes Stores buys Lucan shopping centre for reported €38m

Seen & Heard: Patrick Collison’s US election donations, Bartra’s refinancing, Hays jobs to go, Donohoe’s bid for third Eurogroup term, Tesco boss on Trump

25/01 Paschal Donohoe: As international risks heighten, we must continue to run budget surpluses

Stability was obviously absent in our parliamentary business last Wednesday. But the recognition of the value of stability was present in our election results and in the formation of a new Government

24/01 Fresh faces join old hands – who are the ministers in Micheál Martin’s newly assembled Cabinet?

?Micheal Martin has named his Cabinet for the 34th Dáil. Here are the key players in top jobs in the new Government.

23/01 The Irish Times view on the new Government: new cabinet, old energy

As so often in politics, many ministers have been appointed not on the basis of ability or record, but due to where they live or how many votes they won

23/01 Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles

Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice

22/01 Live updates: Dáil and vote for taoiseach suspended until tomorrow morning amid chaotic scenes

What was essentially a pro forma day has descended into a fiasco

22/01 Dáil live updates: New taoiseach and ministers to be elected today

Micheál Martin to lead new government and will named his cabinet this afternoon

21/01 A large sale of AIB shares will be tempting for new Coalition

AIB seen by analysts as one of the most exposed large lenders across Europe

18/01 Letters: Sláintecare embeds two-tier system it aimed to eradicate

Sir — All parties are signed up to implement the Sláintecare plan of 2017. One of its key principles is equitable access to healthcare.

18/01 ‘Some of them are staying in hostels’ – former junior ministers back disputed top-up that pushes pay close to €200,000

Former ministers of state have supported the move to grant junior ministers an accommodation allowance, despite a backlash against the decision.

15/01 Michael Healy-Rae set for junior ministry as Simon Harris to take on Donald Trump trade threats in beefed-up Foreign Affairs role

Simon Harris will be given a tough new role heading up the next ­government’s response to US ­president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to trade and foreign investment.

15/01 Simon Harris to take on Donald Trump trade threats in beefed-up new Foreign Affairs role, as Healy-Rae deal struck

Simon Harris will be given a tough new role heading up the next ­government’s response to US ­president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to trade and foreign investment.

15/01 Simon Harris to take on Donald Trump trade threats in beefed-up new Foreign Affairs role, while Healy-Rae deal hangs in balance

Simon Harris will be given a tough new role heading up the next ­government’s response to US ­president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to trade and foreign investment.

14/01 Plan to cut Vat rate to 9pc for hospitality and services sector as deal to form new government reached

The draft programme for government commits to reintroducing the lower 9pc Vat rate for the food, hospitality and services sector - but not until later in the year.

14/01 Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Regional Independents reach deal for government

The Regional Independent group has secured two ‘super junior’ ministries and two other junior ministries.

14/01 Simon Harris’s big idea of a ‘minister for infrastructure’ ditched as coalition deal close to completion

Simon Harris’s plan for a ‘minister for infrastructure’ has been ditched in a compromise deal during talks to form a coalition.

14/01 ‘It has been intense’: Inside the room of Government formation

Across the different parties and groups, more than 20 negotiators have been working hard to hammer out a deal

13/01 The Irish Independent’s View: One hand on parish pump won’t serve national interest

The race is on to finalise the next programme for government. The Dáil is due to meet again on Wednesday, January 22, to hold a vote on the election of a taoiseach. All going ­according to plan, Micheál Martin will be elected as taoiseach and he will then announce the cabinet that evening.

12/01 Coalition talks: Agreement close on programme for government, with possible junior ministry for Healy-Raes

Fianna Fáil likely to get Department of Justice, with Dublin TD Jim O’Callaghan among names floated for the ministerial role

12/01 The Sunday Independent’s View: Give Paschal Donohoe a shot at solving the housing crisis

This weekend’s Sunday Independent poll offers the first chance to gauge the public mood since the election.

12/01 GAA players association tries to score tax relief scheme for inter-county players

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) wants the incoming government to introduce a tax relief scheme for inter-county players.

11/01 Poll: Public don’t want FF/FG coalition talks with Michael Lowry

Almost two-thirds of the public disagree with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael doing business with Tipperary TD Michael Lowry, who was heavily criticised in the 2011 report of the Moriarty tribunal.

10/01 Intensive government talks to start on Saturday with aim of forming coalition of FF, FG and two Independent groups

Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful

03/01 Government submits second payment request under EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund

December 2024 request for €115.5 million in grants is contingent on a series of performance targets

27/12 Stephen Collins: Martin and Harris must now jettison the frothy promises and focus on the essentials

Tony Blair had it right when he said manifestos and campaign promises are ‘a guide to winning but they’re an unsuitable guide to governing, except in describing what you hope will happen’

26/12 Minister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gambling

Bookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market betting

24/12 New government unlikely to be formed before Dáil returns on January 22nd

Government formation talks to ‘intensify’ in new year but party sources say ratification procedures will take time

23/12 Eamon Ryan: ‘If Labour and Soc Dems were ambitious on climate, they’d be going into government’

Former Green Party leader opens up about ‘being attacked from all sides’ and party’s general election wipeout

18/12 Paschal Donohoe’s Christmas: Yes to Indiana Jones movies and Christmas jumpers, no to festive pyjamas

The outgoing minister for public expenditure shares his Christmas traditions and is asked who’s on his naughty list

15/12 ‘I find it to be completely unreasonable’ – Children’s Ombudsman in row over pay restoration for job

The Children’s Ombudsman has said two government departments were being “completely unreasonable” in a row over restoration of the salary for his post.

14/12 Just how good – or bad – are Irish politicians with numbers?

Leo Varadkar recently said politicians generally aren’t good at maths. We asked some of his former Dáil colleagues and a government economic adviser if they agreed

14/12 Hugh Linehan: Catherine Martin has been the most consequential minister for culture since Michael D Higgins

The outgoing Green Party TD delivered on her predecessors’ promises to address Ireland’s woeful shortfall when it comes to supporting cultural activity

09/12 UK chancellor’s attendance at EU meeting ‘important symbol’ of warmer relations

Labour government looking to draw line under previous ‘antagonistic’ UK-EU relationship, Reeves says

09/12 Leo Varadkar says many in politics do not understand numbers or percentages

Former taoiseach urged doctors not to ‘sell themselves short’ in pay negotiations with the government

09/12 The week ahead in business: meeting of eurozone finance ministers and ECB decision on interest-rate cuts

Today’s meeting of the eurozone finance ministers will have an unusual twist: for the first time since Britain’s exit from the EU in 2020 it will be attended by their chancellor of the exchequer. Rachel Reeves will meet with Finance Minister Jack Chambers and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe, president of the Eurogroup, as the Labour Party government moves to improve co-operation with

07/12 ‘This is a bit of craic’: Why Dublin Central voted for Gerry Hutch

In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are

06/12 Fianna Fáil faces Fine Gael down over taoiseach rotation split, as party looks to press home TD advantage

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is preparing to play hardball with Fine Gael over the post of rotating taoiseach and policies to be acted on by the new government.

06/12 Fianna Fáil faces Fine Gael down over taoiseach rotation, as party looks to press home TD advantage

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is preparing to play hardball with Fine Gael over the post of rotating taoiseach and policies to be acted on by the new government.

05/12 Ceann Comhairle choice means Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will need one more Independent for coalition

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be scrambling for even more Independents to prop up their expected coalition after it emerged Seán Ó Fearghaíl is on course to be voted back in as the Ceann Comhairle in two weeks’ time.

03/12 RTÉ to spend €1m on more rigorous audit system after expert recommendations

?RTÉ is to spend about €1m on a beefed-up internal audit function over the next five years. The broadcaster is seeking tenders from firms to provide co-sourced internal audit services.

01/12 Winners and losers in general election 2024

Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate

01/12 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: Labour's Marie Sherlock pips Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch to final seat

Number of seats: 4

01/12 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: Paschal Donohoe elected; Gerry Hutch 124 votes ahead of Labour's Marie Sherlock ahead of final count

Number of seats: 4

30/11 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald elected, Clare Daly eliminated with ‘The Monk’ still in contention

Number of seats: 4

30/11 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: ‘You have given us a powerful and strong mandate’ – Mary Lou tops first count with Hutch in contention for final seat

Number of seats: 4

30/11 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: ‘You have given us a powerful and strong mandate’ – Mary Lou set to take first seat with Hutch in contention for final seat

Number of seats: 4

28/11 Three main parties deadlocked, but the Fine Gael slip continues

The three main parties are deadlocked as the country heads towards the polls, with Fianna Fáil holding the most slender of leads over Fine Gael and Sinn Féin.

27/11 Fine Gael turns to ‘Prudent Paschal’ as polling day looms

Party targets Sinn Féin with what has been called ‘Project Fear’, though Simon Harris calls it ‘Project Truth’

27/11 Editorial: Key issues no longer to the fore as general election candidates battle series of unfortunate events

At this point in any political campaign, major parties are generally busy putting the final polish to the golden nuggets in the front windows of their election manifestos.

27/11 Fine Gael to ramp up fear factor in bid to claw back lost lead

Fine Gael will ramp up the fear factor in the final days of the general election campaign over “transatlantic economic shocks” and try to persuade voters it is the only party to be trusted on the economy.

26/11 Clare Daly believes Mary Lou McDonald’s seat is safe despite Sinn Fein being part of ‘sedate’ Opposition

Dublin gangland figure Gerard Hutch says his campaign for election in Dublin Central is ‘genuine and truthful’

26/11 Fine Gael says contact with RTÉ over viral clip was ‘appropriate’

Simon Harris claims Fine Gael wanted to ‘offer information’ to broadcaster after his controversial exchange with disability carer

26/11 Election crucial for economy ‘like no other in my lifetime’, Paschal Donohoe says

Minister for Public Expenditure says political stability is key due to growing instability across the world

26/11 Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin would prefer coalition with Fine Gael as he rules out deal with Sinn Féin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin still wants to bring Simon Harris back to power despite Fine Gael’s collapse in the polls.

25/11 Fine Gael admits Fianna Fáil likely to win more seats after series of Simon Harris howlers

Fine Gael strategists are now admitting Fianna Fáil will win more seats than their party following a series of campaign calamities for Taoiseach Simon Harris.

24/11 Big-name developers top list of funding recipients in state-backed home build loan scheme designed for smaller players

Large, well-connected and influential firms dominate the list of developers that have received loans from the taxpayer-funded HBFI [Home Building Finance Ireland] scheme, new analysis by the Sunday Independent shows.

22/11 Paschal Donohoe says Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is not his ‘friend’, after dinner disclosure

Paschal Donohoe has said he paid for his own meal during a “private meeting” with Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary.

22/11 Independent candidate Patsy O’Brien refuses to comment on expulsion from Fine Gael four years ago

Mayo councillor Patsy O’Brien has again refused to comment on why he was expelled from the Fine Gael party four years ago.

21/11 Paschal Donohoe had private undisclosed dinner with Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary

No records were kept and no actions were taken arising from meeting, says Minister’s spokeswoman

20/11 Sinn Féin accuses Fine Gael of ‘blatant lies’ in attack ad claiming it will ‘raid’ rainy-day funds

Finance spokesman Pearse Doherty insists party will not touch €16bn pool as has been claimed by Minister Paschal Donohoe

20/11 Sinn Féin denies planned ‘piggy bank heist’ as major parties clash over spending

Paschal Donohoe accuses party of ‘raid’ – but Pearse Doherty says party would add more money to future funds

16/11 Jennifer O'Connell: Gerard Hutch running for office is no joke. The media should stop treating it like one

Hutch is so successfully laundering his reputation, some manufacturer of washing powder should immediately sign him up as a brand ambassador

15/11 Election 2024: TV bust up and SF down but not out - here’s what went on in week one of campaigning

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: O’Leary cuts the legs from under teachers; Independents move up the polls

15/11 Dublin Central constituency profile: Clare Daly’s entry into the race will squeeze all candidates on the left

Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here

15/11 Paschal Donohoe’s officials deny holding up RTÉ redundancy plans

The Department of Public Expenditure says it is not at fault for the hold-up in approving a redundancy programme at RTÉ, which director general Kevin Bakhurst has described as “frustrating”.

14/11 ‘It’s official, I’m running’ – Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch confirms registration as Election 2024 candidate

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has officially registered as a candidate to run in the general election in Dublin Central saying, “It’s official. I’m running.”

13/11 RTÉ redundancy scheme sign-off delay ‘incredibly frustrating’ and costing millions, says Bakhurst

Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform has yet to give approval for a scheme that was meant to see 40 voluntary departures this year

12/11 Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating election manifesto figures by up to €5.2bn

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform says numbers issued by Coalition partners do not add up

12/11 Parties clash on future of Help to Buy scheme which Sinn Féin plans to abolish

Labour and Sinn Féin claim scheme has inflationary effect, increasing price of housing for first time buyers

11/11 Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six years

Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan

09/11 Pat Leahy: Here’s what we should be asking politicians in the aftermath of Trump’s victory

Political insulation from the cost-of-living crisis has been paid for by bumper corporation tax receipts – and now those receipts are under threat

07/11 Taoiseach Simon Harris confirms he will call general election on Friday after return from EU summit

Friday is the day that Simon Harris will call the ­general election for November 29 – but it will be a frantic day for the Taoiseach.

07/11 Taoiseach Simon Harris confirms he will call general election tomorrow after return from EU summit

Tomorrow is the day that Simon Harris will call the ­general election for November 29 – but it will be a frantic Friday for the Taoiseach.

01/11 Stephen Collins: Outgoing Coalition has serious amount of work to do to persuade voters

Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure

27/10 Letters to the editor: Democratic governments are ignoring will of the people on sanctioning Israel

We are witnessing a crisis of democracy throughout the entire Western world. People are marching and opinion polls show there is widespread revulsion with Israel’s policies against the Palestinian people.

27/10 Editorial: Lack of housing is the running sore that won’t heal

Figures published last week show the rate of housebuilding was actually slower in the first nine months of this year than it was over the same period last year.

26/10 Miriam Lord’s week: Fine Gael’s mortifyingly cheesy general election videos hit Rock bottom

Noel Rock appreciation video sees Paschal Donohoe gush there is now ‘only one Rock in my life’ as the Dwayne Johnson fan praises his FG colleague

24/10 Ethics watchdog ‘statute barred’ from investigating Paschal Donohoe’s 2016 expenses

Standards in Public Office Commission was told it could not follow up on undeclared donations from the 2016 election

24/10 Government agrees €50,000 increase to salary of new chief of State electricity grid company

Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe sets pay rate at €300,000 for new EirGrid CEO – €60,000 more than the Taoiseach earns

23/10 Salary scales for special care staff set to increase, Supreme Court hears

Disclosure comes in a mother’s appeal seeking to hold Tusla in contempt of court order for her son’s detention

22/10 Editorial: Need for housing supply never greater as building costs continue to increase

Governments need to guard against bumper-sticker wisdom after lengthy periods in office. It’s a hazard of being too comfortable at the wheel.

21/10 Coalition leaders agree general election will be held on a Friday, with November 22 or 29 most likely dates

The Government leaders have formally agreed to hold the general election this year.

21/10 Taoiseach and Tánaiste insist there will be no voting pact for re-election of current Government in upcoming election

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheal Martin have said there will be no voting pact for the re-election of the current Government in the upcoming general election.

21/10 Taoiseach insists there will be no voting pact for re-election of current Government in upcoming general election

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said there will be no voting pact for the re-election of the current Government in the upcoming general election.

21/10 Fine Gael gambling on ‘Brand Harris’ to win election amid exodus of big names including Heather Humphreys

Fine Gael is gambling on Simon Harris’s popularity with the public in helping it retain power despite an exodus of high-profile TDs.

16/10 Number of TDs could reach 240 over next 30 years if population growth continues, chamber hears

Paschal Donohoe says system of representation ‘broadly works’ and wants ‘national conversation’ on the matter

16/10 Number of TDs could 240 over next 30 years if population growth continues, chamber hears

Paschal Donohoe says system of representation ‘broadly works’ and wants ‘national conversation’ on the matter

16/10 Dáil chamber will soon be ‘redundant’ due to number of TDs needed to represent population growth

The Dáil chamber will soon be "redundant" because of the growth in population and consequent representation, a TD has told the House.

15/10 Paschal Donohoe denies allocation of extra money is clearing the decks for general election

Minister told Cabinet of plans to allocate net €6.3bn to fund capital works, public pay costs and cost of living measures

07/10 EU needs to push ahead with capital reforms together - Donohoe

Meeting of euro zone finance ministers discusses long stalled capital market reforms

07/10 Opinion: Budget was a missed opportunity to simplify Irish corporate tax code and ease burden on business

Ireland needs a business environment that is attractive and competitive, and having a simpler tax system that is easy to navigate is a critical component

06/10 Budget 2025 had more to say about AIB than AI

Chambers or Donohoe can’t be accused of perpetuating the hype swirling around generative AI

04/10 In the room where the budget happened: how the multibillion giveaway deal was done over tea, coffee and custard creams

About €1 billion in giveaways was added in the final days of internal Coalition negotiations amid tense meetings against the backdrop of an approaching general election

04/10 Chambers and Donohoe raised concerns privately about budget package in days before announcement

Budget 2025: Chambers and Donohoe cautioned colleagues about expenditure growth in once-off measures

04/10 Plodding Jack Chambers makes Paschal Donohoe sound like an unhinged Donald Trump

Radio review: With robust public finances allowing Ministers a Teflon complacency, the fireworks of old are missing from the post-budget airwaves

03/10 ‘I wasn’t responsible’: Former OPW minister says he learned of Oireachtas bike shed cost in media

Patrick O’Donovan agrees with view of Pashcal Donohoe, who said he was ‘embarrassed’ at price paid for structure

03/10 Fine Gael candidates told to get election poster orders in to party headquarters

Fine Gael has instructed general election candidates to get their poster orders into party headquarters and is putting pressure on members to ramp up political fundraising.

02/10 Budget 2025 Q&A: inheritance tax and welfare changes the main focus for readers

Record interest among readers in wide-ranging live online post-budget question and answer session

02/10 Cost of Sarp tax relief for overseas executives who relocate to Ireland rises sharply to €48m

Special Assignee Relief Programme costs included €500,000 in tax relief on school fees

02/10 Budget 2025: ‘Bonanza’ budget repeats Ireland’s past mistakes, State watchdog warns

‘Ireland needs a more serious vision that delivers on the economy’s needs without repeating the boom-to-bust pattern of its past’

02/10 Miriam Lord: We know the score as Bling Cycle shamelessly written to lift electoral spirits

Budget 2025: Chambers of Commerce Jack and Been-there-Donahoed-that Paschal cheerily served up a belly buster budget buffet for the voters

02/10 Pat Leahy: Whatever about the best country to be a child, it’s one of the best to be a finance minister

Budget 2025: No big new policies, no inspired plans, just more than €2 billion in a budget-day giveaway

02/10 Screen industry welcomes new unscripted tax credit and boost to section 481

Budget 2025: ‘Source of great pride’ that Ireland has international reputation as centre of excellence for screen production, says Minister for Finance

02/10 ‘It was a giveaway on steroids’ – view from opposition benches on Budget 2025

Opposition parties have hit out against Budget 2025, calling it a “giveaway on steroids” and a “giving up on housing budget”.

01/10 Budget 2025: ‘Bonanza’ budget that pumps billions into economy repeats Ireland’s past mistakes, State watchdog warns

Spending boost set ‘to stoke inflation’, adding an estimated €1,000 to cost of a typical household’s yearly outgoings

01/10 The Irish Times view on Budget 2025: Incoherent and short-termist

This Budget is a wasted opportunity, at a moment of rude economic health, to present a convincing, coherent, strategic vision for the future

01/10 Jennifer Bray: All eyes on the general election as the jostling and shirking begins

Budget 2025: With the ink barely dry, the Fine Gael leader will gather his general election candidates in Dublin on Wednesday morning

01/10 Conor Pope: Who stands to benefit most from tax changes and cost-of-living measures?

Budget 2025: Double-income households earning above €50,000 each with three children to benefit most in hard cash terms

01/10 Budget 2025: Paschal Donohoe’s speech to the Dáil in full

Minister for Public Expenditure spoke immediately after the Minister for Finance

01/10 Budget 2025: Jack Chambers’s speech to the Dáil in full

Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure addressed the Dáil on Tuesday

01/10 Free school-books scheme ‘doesn’t go far enough’ as we still have to pay anyway, says parent

The free school-books scheme will be extended right up to the Leaving Certificate. Almost every child in primary and secondary school was already covered by the scheme.

01/10 Budget 2025: Read the speeches of Jack Chambers and Pascahal Donohoe in full

Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure addressed the Dáil on Tuesday

01/10 Investment of €1m a day on cycling/walking infrastructure under transport plan

Government to expand capacity on public transport routes and continue temporary fare initiatives until the end of 2025 under €3.9 billion spending programme

01/10 Increase to R&D tax credit threshold ‘very welcome’ move for SME sector

Budget 2025: Department of Finance will also conduct a review of the scheme over coming year

01/10 Budget 2025: Shades of Celtic Tiger era ‘payback’ in this pre-election budget

Budget 2025: Around €2bn will be disbursed to rich and poor alike

01/10 Inside Politics: Prospect of general election hangs over Budget 2025

Not spending the spare cash the Government has available might be economically desirable but is politically unsustainable

01/10 Budget 2025: Households to gain thousands of euro in biggest ever giveaway

Extra billions set to be invested in water, housing and energy from the proceeds of bank shares

01/10 Jack Chambers: The man carrying Fianna Fáil’s hopes into the next election

Budget 2025: The stakes are high for the youngest Minister for Finance in more than a century as he prepares to present his first budget on Tuesday

30/09 Budget 2025: How The Irish Times is covering it

News, comment, analysis, live blog, videos, live stream, digests, podcasts, social media, plus your budget questions answered in live Q&A

28/09 Cliff Taylor: A tale of two budgets. Billions to spend, but will it win over voters?

Ireland needs to find a way to navigate between necessary caution on one side and the need to plan and invest for the future on the other

28/09 Cliff Taylor: Record surplus of €25bn sets Government up for budget

Right now, the State is awash with cash but an ageing population and climate change will require higher spending in the medium term and possibly higher taxes

28/09 With a forecasted tax revenue of €105bn for 2024, just how much of that will be spent in next week’s Budget

There were handwritten notes and figures scrawled all over the three typed sheets of paper that Finance Minister Jack Chambers brought to a press conference yesterday, where he set out exactly how much the Government expects to receive in tax this year.

27/09 Government expects record surplus, setting scene for ‘giveaway budget’

General surplus seen topping €25bn this year, dwarfing previous forecasts

27/09 Budget 2025 will cost €10bn and make you roughly €1,000 richer. But it’s not all sorted yet

The projected €10 billion plus package of permanent and temporary measures is expected to put up to €1,000 in the pocket of the average worker

25/09 Michael McDowell: Children’s hospital, Metrolink and bike shed are all symptoms of a deep governmental malaise

Like Britain, we suffer from advanced administrative sclerosis, but we’re in complete denial

25/09 Miriam Lord: Children’s hospital and learning of a sickly lesson in cost and schedule overruns

When under attack for the State project fiasco, Paschal Donohoe takes flak for Simon Harris - who is in New York - and pulls the word ‘learnings’ from the first aid box

24/09 Breakdown of Leinster House bike shelter costs revealed as it emerges almost a third came from purchase of steel

Nearly a third of the cost of the controversial bike shelter at Leinster House came from the purchase of €121,000 worth of specially-tempered steel, it has emerged.

21/09 Plan to introduce hate speech laws has been dropped, Minister for Justice confirms

Helen McEntee has insisted she will press ahead with the hate crime part of the criminal justice legislation

21/09 Miriam Lord’s week: Dáil return a damp squib as departure lounge fills with exiting TDs

Taoiseach Simon Harris surprises Paschal Donohoe with chocolate gateau as youthful Minister for Public Expenditure celebrates milestone 50th birthday

20/09 Irish Times poll: Cost of living tops public concerns for budget

Half of respondents to poll say they want Government to prioritise ‘immediate help with the cost of living’ in its final budget before general election

17/09 Letters: Talk of greatest-ever health insurance scheme gets lost in spin around premium hikes

The newest round of increases in private health insurance will, as usual, be accompanied by a round of public relations engagements by representatives of the insurance industry. They will spin the same arguments they have spun forever.

17/09 Editorial: An election may be looming, but the Government must prioritise more pressing matters

As politicians prepare for their return to the Dáil, and many of them also plan to meet plenty of the country’s rural population at the National Ploughing Championships in Co Laois, we know that the year has definitively turned to autumn.

17/09 Paschal Donohoe on Atlas of Finance: Wonderful illumination of our economies and histories

Dariusz Wójcik’s book maps and visualises brilliantly an analysis of millions of financial data points

15/09 ‘I believe the election will take place next year’ – Paschal Donohoe says voters are not asking about early poll

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has said he believes the Government will see out its full term and a general election will be held next year.

13/09 Gerard Howlin: Ireland is doing the equivalent of using its credit card to pay for groceries

State’s immediate challenge is not money but capacity. We lack the people and infrastructure needed to match current demand

12/09 Decision on Apple windfall spending must be made before budget, Government sources say

The €13 billion from the Apple case will not be available to use until March, while further €3 billion from sale of AIB shares is also available

11/09 Spending of Apple’s billions to be key election battleground

The spending of Ireland’s €14.1bn Apple windfall will become a key battleground in the election as other countries clamour for a share of Ireland’s billions.

09/09 Lobbying register expanded to include 60 more public bodies

HSE, Central Bank, Department of Defence and Road Safety Authority among organisations now covered

06/09 Would a new Department of Infrastructure proposed by Simon Harris work? Experts are not so sure

Two external advisory groups recommended a similar idea but as a new unit within the Department of Public Expenditure rather than as a separate Government department

04/09 August’s tax receipts are up by 40pc on last year, and there’s just one month before Budget 2025

Tax receipts of €7.4bn were collected in August, up over €2bn – or 40pc – on the same month last year, according to the latest Exchequer returns released by the Department of Finance.

04/09 Tax receipts up again, just a month before the Budget

Tax receipts of €7.4bn were collected in August, up over €2bn or 40pc on the same month last year, according to the latest Exchequer returns released by the Department of Finance.

04/09 Donohoe brings dad energy to London as he tells financiers Europe has a fix for its economic ills

The Minister for Public Expenditure travelled to London as president of the Eurogroup, preaching optimism

04/09 Government overspending will cost every Irish household €1,000, watchdog warns ahead of Budget next month

Overspending by the Government is adding to price pressures, putting about €1,000 a year on to a typical household’s bills, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac).

30/08 Gerard Howlin: Taoiseach plans to create an all-powerful Dept of Infrastructure. What could possibly go wrong?

The worst of all worlds would be a Department of Infrastructure which takes years to assemble but is several pistons short of being a full engine

22/08 Hospitality sector urges Government response to ‘severe challenges’ amid gloomy outlook

Food sales have fallen by about 9% on average this year, and are expected to drop by as much as 12% over the rest of the year, according to lobbies

19/08 Firefighters, prison officers and military personnel can work for longer under new legislation

New legislation on retirement age for uniformed State employees to be commenced on Monday by Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe

16/08 VAT cut in budget could limit scope for lower personal taxes - Donohoe

Minister talks down prospects for return of lower 9% VAT rate as Dylan McGrath closes down two of his restaurants

15/08 Rise in national minimum wage from €12.70 to €13.50 an hour to be considered by Cabinet

Low Pay Commission understood to have recommended 80 cent increase per hour to the current rate

15/08 FG to commit to establishing new Department of Infrastructure in election manifesto, Donohoe says

Minister says proposal put forward by Taoiseach is ‘the kind of change that can make a big difference’

15/08 Future use of GPO building could play key role in rejuvenation of Dublin city, Donohoe suggests

Minister says he is ‘open to really imaginative ideas’ for new use of historic postal building on O’Connell Street

14/08 State approved €550,000 salary for MetroLink chief after warning of potential risk to project

Department of Public Expenditure noted efforts to recruit project director at lower salary failed to yield candidate of sufficient calibre to manage likely ‘largest-ever public investment project in the history of the State’

14/08 Paschal Donohoe optimistic EU-UK relations will improve

Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe has expressed optimism about the prospects for a major reset in UK-EU ties, even as Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, stresses he has no plans to reverse the main choices of Brexit.

08/08 Donohoe downplays suggestions of substantial cost-of-living package in October’s budget

Minister for Public Expenditure says Government would continue to help families address the impact of high prices

08/08 International protection accommodation adds to €195m overspend at Department of Integration

Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service but urges commitment better financial planning

08/08 A general election is coming - prepare to be bribed for your vote

Government is planning another wad of once-off household supports while struggling to keep permanent spending under control

05/08 Does Paschal Donohoe haggle? ‘I get enough of that at budget time so I leave shopkeepers in peace’

Me and My Money: Pascal Donohoe is Minister for Public Expenditure

31/07 Ireland performing poorly by international standards on environment, climate and biodiversity

Well-being framework designed to use measures other than economic to gauge Ireland’s progress

27/07 Row as welfare funding raided to bail out RTÉ and fill TV licence black hole

A €42m raid on the social welfare fund to fill the RTÉ TV licence black hole caused a huge row in the Government.

16/07 Letters: Democrats need to halt their foaming at the mouth and appeal for calm and unity

In saying that “The assassination attempt on Donald Trump, some would say, was as a result of his own inflammatory rhetoric,” Christy Galligan (Irish Independent, Letters, July 15) circuitously blames Trump for his own attempted murder and the murder of one of his supporters in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening.

09/07 The Irish Times view on the Summer Economic Statement: reaching the limits of prudence

A bumper €8.3bn package is planned, with much of the extra cash going to the health service and State investment

09/07 Billions set aside for budget - but much of the spending is running to stand still

Minister for Finance Jack Chambers did not betray any inexperience during the Summer Economic Statement, but October will be the true test

09/07 Government driving a coach and horses through its spending rule

Cumulative breaches of the rule will, in real money terms, be in region of €11 billion by the end of next year

09/07 Taoiseach says carers and elderly to be among Government priorities in budget

Following ‘intensive’ talks more would be done on spending side than through tax cuts, says Taoiseach

09/07 Cabinet to approve plans for pre-election budget in summer statement

Hospital emergency department overcrowding and national swimming strategy to be discussed by Ministers

06/07 Paschal Donohoe on The Road to Freedom by Joseph Stiglitz and The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison

The eminence of Stiglitz is due to the range of his writing and academic excellence. This was recognised in a Nobel Prize for research on the impact of information on the operation of markets

05/07 Paschal Donohoe says markets can react quickly to fiscal jolts

France’s snap elections heightened concern about the country’s public finances

05/07 Gerard Howlin: Who is Jack Chambers? Nobody knows but we’re about to find out

The new Minister must use the pre-election budget to perform an interconnected series of balances