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REVEALED: Almost €1.5 million spent on security hut outside Department of Finance, OPW says

Over €1.4 million was spent on the construction of a small security hut at the entrance to the Department of Finance, it has been revealed. Chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW) John Conlan revealed that €1,429,000 was spent on the project to ...

25 Sept 2024 at 15:31

National News

'Absolute disaster' - Ministers slammed by RTÉ radio listeners during Claire Byrne Budget call-in

Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe were bombarded with questions on Wednesday morning, as they joined RTÉ host Claire Bryne on radio to discuss the Budget. The Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure came under fire on ...

02 Oct 2024 at 12:58

National News

Politicians facing range of fines for declaration errors

Elected politicians face a range of fines for failure to fill out official declarations correctly, following a departmental report into ethics rules. It comes after revelations that several senior government ministers had not disclosed assets ...

07 Feb 2023 at 14:49

Local News

Thousands of hospital appointments cancelled for Carlow patients as medical scientists go on strike

Thousands of hospital outpatient appointments have been cancelled for patients from Carlow and across Ireland today as medical scientists take part in strike action. The scientists have withdrawn routine laboratory services in protest over ...

24 May 2022 at 18:53

National News

School secretaries and caretakers stage strike action

School secretaries and caretakers have begun indefinite strike action. They are campaigning for 2,600 school staff to be included in the public service pension scheme and other entitlements. The industrial action began as thousands of ...

28 Aug 2025 at 12:56

National News

Plan to cut hospitality VAT to 9% to cost up to a billion euro for a year

A plan to cut VAT for hospitality to 9% in Ireland is predicted to cost up to a billion euro for a year, which is around two thirds of the 1.5 billion euro tax package. The Irish Government said that Budget 2026 will bring in 1.5 ...

22 Jul 2025 at 17:42

National News

Industrial relations must be used to resolve medical scientists strike - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach said that “optimal use” must be made of the industrial relations machinery to resolve the ongoing strike action by medical scientists. Up to 30,000 medical procedures and appointments have been cancelled as medical ...

24 May 2022 at 18:11

National News

Thousands of hospital appointments cancelled as medical scientists strike

Thousands of hospital outpatient appointments have been cancelled as medical scientists take part in strike action. The scientists have withdrawn routine laboratory services in protest over pay and conditions and will continue ...

24 May 2022 at 13:53

National News

Headline Exchequer surplus of 7.1 billion euro

There was a two billion euro improvement in the Exchequer surplus at the end of 2025 when receipts from the Apple tax ruling were excluded. A headline Exchequer surplus of 7.1 billion euro was recorded in 2025, which was down ...

06 Jan 2026 at 18:11

National News

Corporation tax receipts up 71% to 3.2 billion euro

Corporation tax receipts amounted to 3.2 billion euro in the first quarter of 2023, up 1.3 billion euro ahead of the same period last year. The Department of Finance’s chief economist John McCarthy said this came with a ...

04 Apr 2023 at 17:52

National News

Finance minister says budget will be ‘prudent’

The Minister for Finance has said the upcoming budget will be “prudent”. Michael McGrath was speaking to reporters before the National Economic Dialogue which is an integral part of the annual budgetary procedure, ...

12 Jun 2023 at 15:17

National News

Paschal Donohoe says ECB’s 2% inflation target is ‘realistic and achievable’

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has warned that if the level of inflation does not come down quickly, “we will be even poorer for longer”. Paschal Donohoe said interest rate policy and decisions on ...

29 Mar 2023 at 17:41

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