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USC cuts on the table, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance confirm

The Business Post reported at the weekend that the government is planning the most significant cut to the controversial Universal Social Charge since its introduction

Martin in the Middle East

Tánaiste’s words met with smiling faces but deaf ears during visit to Israel

Micheál Martin delivered some lessons learned from the Good Friday Agreement but Jews and Arabs appear as far apart as ever

Martin in the Middle East

‘Not time to abandon two-state solution between Israel and Palestine’, Micheál Martin says

Martin said he had a better grasp of the complex challenges the region faces after a three-day trip to the Middle East

Martin in the Middle East

‘Not acceptable’: Tánaiste denounces lack of elections in Palestine

Palestinian authorities have not held an election since 2006

Martin in the Middle East

Tánaiste ‘somewhat concerned’ by criticisms from budgetary watchdog

Ifac has warned government not to ‘repeat past mistakes’ as it argued that a large budgetary package is not needed this year

Tánaiste Micheál Martin calls on Hamas to cease all violence during visit to West Bank

Martin was beginning a day of engagements in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank, where he will meet the president of the state of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas

Martin in the Middle East

Tánaiste refuses to say if De Valera was wrong to offer condolences after Hitler’s death on Israel visit

Historical episode has been raised in the Israeli media as an example of Ireland’s apparent ‘antisemitism’

Martin in the Middle East

Tánaiste draws on holocaust in highlighting Ireland’s duty to protect refugees fleeing Ukraine

Martin to voice concerns around escalation of Israeli/Palestinian violence in meeting with Prime Minister of Israel this evening

Shaking up the Dáil

Boundary changes will make gender quotas harder to meet, coalition leaders admit

More three-seat constituencies will make meeting the new 40 per cent quota for female candidates even more difficult for large parties

Coalition leaders divided over need for Dáil reform following boundary review

Party chiefs disagree on six-seat constituencies and capping of TD numbers

Shaking up the Dáil

House rules: What the changes in constituencies mean

There was mixed emotions for parties and TDs as the Electoral Commission announced its proposals on redrawing constituencies

Thorough tribunal only way to halt exodus from Defence Forces - Women of Honour

Group says that a full tribunal of inquiry with appropriate terms of reference was central to restoring trust

Micheál Martin launches his own podcast series

New series will see the Fianna Fáil leader ‘adopting the role of interviewer instead of interviewee'

Micheál Martin: US cluster bombs for Ukraine won’t stop off in Ireland

US president Joe Biden has defended the ‘difficult’ decision to send the weapons to Ukraine to help in battling against an invasion by Russia

Tánaiste Micheál Martin signals further cost of living measures in October’s Budget

The Summer Economic Statement outlined the overall spending package but not once-off cost of living measures

Anti-war protestors interrupt Micheál Martin and Louise Richardson’s opening of security forum

Protestors, bearing a red banner with the slogan ‘Nato Wars, Millions Dead’ criticised the membership of the panels

Varadkar and Martin accept Central Bank warning on budget spending

Gabriel Makhlouf, Central Bank Governor, said that if fiscal policy adds to aggregate demand in the economy, then monetary policy interest rates “will have to work harder” to bring inflation back to target

Eamon Ó Cuív slams Tánaiste’s security forum, says policy should be debated in Dáil

Fianna Fáil TD says Micheál Martin brought plans forward without any debate among his party

Government signals defence changes but ‘no secret plan’ to join Nato

The Consultative Forum on International Security Policy is set to take place in June across four days and three venues in Cork, Galway and Dublin

Leo Varadkar will contact family of teenager who suffered ‘appalling’ assault in Navan

Micheál Martin has called for videos of ‘stomach-churning’ attack to be removed from social media