Infrastructure Paschal Donohoe backs fixed price contracts for new infrastructure projects despite industry objections State agencies claim fix price contracts no longer work in an era of high construction inflation
Politics Tributes paid to former Finnish PM Martti Ahtisaari for his role in IRA decommissioningAhtisaari has died at the age of 86 after a long career in peace processes around the world
Employment National minimum wage set to rise to €15 per hour within three yearsThe Low Pay Commission’s annual report shows that has calculated that two further increases of more than €1 per year in the minimum wage will be needed to reach the government’s target of turning it into a “living wage.”
Politics ‘Parallel’ mortgage interest relief scheme for households on social welfare promisedPaschal Donohoe, the Minister for Public Expenditure, has promised that mortgage interest relief will cover households on social welfare as well as those paying income tax
Budget 2024 The €14bn budget to woo back voters Devoid of any big bang measure or vision, Ministers Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe missed a glorious opportunity to deliver radical change in Budget 2024
budget 2024 Key takeaways from Budget 2024Befuddled by all the noise around the state’s new spending plan? Fear not, here is a summary of the most important points
Politics Government will need €3bn budget bailouts for departments this yearAdditional funding is needed for health overspend, the Ukrainian refugee crisis and cost of living measures
Budget 2024 Big Read: Mistrust and chaos blight Health budget negotiationsWithin 24 hours of the budget, Donnelly admitted that a further €1 billion is needed to bail out the ailing national health service
Travel Pushing the boat outIt was all hands on deck for landlubber Michael Brennan and his family during a self-drive boating holiday on the Canal du Nivernais in Burgundy
Education Fees to be scrapped for part-time college courses to combat ‘intergenerational’ povertyGovernment is going to cover the cost of part-time courses for families who earn under €56,000
budget 2024 Foley plans to provide free school books for Leaving Cert studentsThe Minister for Education also said that the free secondary school books scheme would not cover fee-paying students
News Micheál Martin says 11,500 personnel target for Defence Forces is still “well off”The Budget provides funding for 400 new troops next year, which would bring the Defence Forces up from around 8,000 now to 8,400
Media Donohoe says RTÉ will be bailed out this year The Minister for Public Expenditure insisted that RTE would need to bring forward a reform plan before it would get any additional funding.
Budget 2024 Michael Brennan: Big-spending coalition basks in €14bn budget but fears it’ll all be for nothingThe general verdict from government backbenchers was positive, given the level of spending and tax cuts in the €14 billion budget package
Budget 2024 PRSI hikes: Humphreys will publish roadmap for increases later this yearThe social protection minister said rates for workers and employers would rise annually over the next five years
Budget 2024 Health: Stephen Donnelly secures €1.1bn in extra funding to help plug gaping hole in budget HSE to be given additional funding to recruit extra staff next year to bring overall package to €22.5 billion
Budget 2024 Corporation tax: Michael McGrath announces new €100 billion wealth fund on back of soaring revenuesThe government will be legally required to lodge a sum equivalent to 0.8 per Ireland’s gross domestic product every year between 2024 and 2035
budget 2024 Budget 2024: What you can expect in €14bn package MIchael McGrath will make his budget speech at 1pm today followed by Paschal Donohoe at 1.45pm.
budget 2024 Budget 2024: McGrath and Donohoe aim to woo young working families away from Sinn FéinGovernment is hopeful that the budget’s combination of tax cuts, welfare increases and business supports will shield it from inevitable criticism
Legal President Michael D Higgins mulls constitutionality of new judicial appointments bill President will convene the Council of State to decide if bill should be referred to Supreme Court in potential set back to justice minister