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Northern Ireland

‘We’re not going anywhere, we’re not going to be cowed’: the North’s battle for reproductive rights rages on

The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe vs Wade marks a new frontier in the war on abortion rights, but for women in Northern Ireland, the fight had never ended anyway

Cowen voices concern over FF Budget meeting amid decline in polls

Party to hold special meeting on Friday about preparations for October’s Budget but TD wants separate one-day meeting to discuss party’s direction

Industrial Relations

Government holds out on revised pay offer for 340,000 public sector workers

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar had earlier claimed that he expected the government to re-engage and make a ‘further offer’

Hospitality wage bills will rise by 5% to pay for living wage

Researchers say restaurants, pubs and hotels will be most impacted by living wage of €13.70 an hour, as the sector has the greatest number of minimum-wage workers

Labour shortages and wage hikes ‘will affect economy from next year’

Economist Kieran McQuinn of the ESRI has warned that the national unemployment rate will fall to 4% next year, fuelling sharp wage increases

Richard Colwell: No summer holiday respite for coalition as the pressure mounts

With voters being reminded of the cost of living crisis whenever they go shopping or fill up their car’s tank, the government’s troubles are unlikely to ease any time soon

Elaine Byrne: Belt up for a bumpy ride as spectre of stagflation haunts coalition

War, Covid and supply chain disruptions have resulted in fears of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s. What can be done?

Susan O’Keeffe: Left/right divide offers real change to the way politics is done here

For better or worse, Ireland’s political landscape is becoming more like that in the US and UK

John Walsh: Unlike New Labour, Sinn Féin won’t need the support of business to get into power

Not so long ago, no one could hope to govern without the support of big business, now the opposite is the case. But politicians aspiring to government should be wary of leaving enterprise out of their calculations altogether

Cost of living crisis

Social welfare increases may kick in ‘immediately’ after Budget, Varadkar says

Tánaiste says bigger social welfare package needed to address rising cost of living

Elaine Byrne: A historic taoiseach swap is coming, so what job might the new tánaiste want?

Traditionally the tánaiste becomes minister for foreign affairs but Micheál Martin might have his eye on finance to push through Fianna Fáil’s ‘big government’ model

Northern Ireland Protocol

Brinksmanship or battle stations: Who has the most to lose in a UK/EU trade war?

At a time of soaring inflation and slowing growth in the Irish, Northern Irish and British economies, a trade war between London and Brussels is the last thing anybody needs but fears are growing that it could still happen

Why America’s gun lobby leader Wayne LaPierre is under fire

The vice-president of the National Rifle Association is fighting to keep his job with a long-simmering controversy over the running of the organisation exacerbated by public anger over the latest school massacre in Texas

Varadkar expects ‘significant increase’ in minimum wage next year as new plan announced

The cabinet has approved a public consultation process on a new method of introducing a living wage for around 137,000 workers

Northern Ireland

Deirdre Heenan: Boris Johnson is not a unionist – he’s a ruthless Johnsonist

The DUP has marched its supporters into the political wilderness in hoping for the best from a man who has already hoodwinked and humiliated them

Full Sláintecare plan is ‘red line’ issue for entering government, say Soc Dem leaders

Co-leader Róisín Shortall said the execution of the plan was critical to delivering equitable healthcare in Ireland

Business Post's View

Editorial: Holding Trump accountable for his role in Capitol riot is crucial

The US has little credibility to claim global leadership or moral authority if it is unable to defend its own democracy

Elaine Byrne: Coalition’s taunts of ‘populism’ will only hasten Sinn Féin into office

Instead of hurling insults at the opposition, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would do better to work out what they stand for in their remaining time in power

HSE review finds over 7% of sample expenditure was unjustified

The errors uncovered in the HSE’s financial accounts will require a prior year adjustment, which is a rare amendment to past accounts

Government to consider new tax breaks for small landlords

The plan would reduce rents while allowing small landlords to earn substantially more