5,300 people appointed to public service out of 64,000 applicants
Large numbers of temporary workers hired to fill lower level positions
Large numbers of temporary workers hired to fill lower level positions
The “auto-enrolment” system would sign up workers automatically to a pension
More than 48,400 jobs have been undertaken over two years
Lifestyle Sports sees unprecedented growth in web purchases
Internal emails give insight into ongoing discussions over the bank’s rigorous lending limits
1000-acre site at Monard draws objections over lack of infrastructure
Investors 'know what they are getting' in Republic
Portugal is the latest European battleground on austerity, with the probability that the right-wing government will fall on Tuesday
Taoiseach claims credit for Irish recovery at Madrid conference
But how effective will it actually be in tackling the problems that face the country?
The health services are running just to stand still, and the budget offered nothing to avert a situation which is likely only to get worse
Richard Bruton is adamant the coalition is not simply repeating the mistakes of the past
The budget offered concrete evidence that austerity is no longer the central fact of policy making
Did Michael Noonan’s budget last Tuesday try too hard to please everyone?