Politics Final countdown: Inside the coalition’s priorities as Simon Harris takes office a year from electionAs each coalition party and every minister draws up their policy hit list for the final 11 months in power, the Business Post
Politics Analysis: What can new taoiseach do with just one year left in office?Simon Harris comes to the office of taoiseach filled with energy, but what can he really achieve with so little time left on the clock?
Politics Explainer: Everything you need to know about the election of a new taoiseachFrom Dáil speeches to presidential ceremonies and high political drama, it will be a busy day for politics enthusiasts
Public Sector Pay INTO and Fórsa vote to accept public pay dealThe unions voted by substantial margins in favour of the deal today
Innovation Just 25% of Irish people trust AI, survey findsEdelman’s 2024 Trust Barometer shows a little over half of the Irish population trust business
Commercial Development Can we fix it? Yes we can – Law Society offers solution to historic planning issues in Planning Bill The representative body calls for legal recognition of a new class of established non-conforming development
Analysis Ian Guider: Serious questions must be asked about rising costs of Cork’s long-awaited event centreThe figures involved have exploded to a mind-boggling €85 million and the project is on course to become a major white elephant
Public Sector Pay Public sector workers set for 10.25 per cent increase as new deal agreedGovernment has been forced to pay a high price to avoid industrial unrest in the year of elections
Business Post's View Editorial: Ireland’s tax returns remain robust but we must regulate our spendingThe political urge to splurge is strong, particularly in an election year, but it should be resisted
Planning Revenue tells developers to report bogus objectors seeking paymentsTax commissioners says there are serious consequences for people who misuse the planning appeals system
business State asks firms if they plan ‘price inflation’ in response to minimum wage increaseThe Department of Enterprise has contacted businesses with a survey asking about planned price jumps due also to pension auto-enrolment measures
Companies SME’s face 36% surge in costs due to changes in minimum wage and pension entitlementsExcel Recruitment has warned the government needs to introduce supports for businesses to help them absorb rising costs over the coming years
Tax CSO: Total tax collected last year was €110 billion Corporation tax more than doubled but income tax makes up almost half of all revenue as receipts rise 17 per cent
Corporate Tax Tom Woods: Fall in corporate tax take not a cause for alarm but Ireland must remain attractive for businessThe right foundations for greater prosperity for everyone remain in place with stable government and wise fiscal policies
News Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presents award to broadcaster Charlie Bird for raising €3.6m ‘Climb with Charlie’ event has been recognised by the global PR awards
Red C Poll Richard Colwell: Budget 2024 fails to deliver hoped-for bounce for government partiesOverriding feeling in the Business Post/Red C poll is that the budget didn't meet voters’ expectations
Opinion Shane Coleman: State has the will but falls down on the ability to deliver for refugeesIreland is out of sync with the rest of the EU on welfare rates and the row over changes to accommodation lays bare the absence of any proper planning for Ukrainians coming here
Opinion Elaine Byrne: Varadkar is like Goldilocks who finds reform of the Seanad too big or too little There will never, ever be any solution to the issue of changes of the Upper House that will be deemed to be just right for the Taoiseach
Planning Former chief justice: Bid to slash planning red tape will actually slow down building processFrank Clarke claims Planning and Development Bill could lead to 'lengthy legal delays’ as cases are referred to European courts
The Last Post Matt Cooper: The 12 things this unpopular government urgently needs to fix to get re-electedFar from getting the credit for multi-billion-euro budget surpluses, the coalition can’t seem to catch a break with the electorate