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Two teaching unions vote overwhelmingly in favour of revised pay deal

Two teaching unions have voted to back the revised public sector pay deal. Primary-level union the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) – Ireland’s largest teachers’ union – said 80% of its members voted to accept it, while 85% of the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 17:32

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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 The scientists have withdrawn routine laboratory services in protest over pay and conditions and will continue their protest ...

24 May 2022 at 13:53

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 scientists ...

24 May 2022 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 degree of ...

04 Apr 2023 at 17:52

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 government ...

29 Mar 2023 at 17:41

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 ...

07 Feb 2023 at 14:49

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

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 ...

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 ...

02 Oct 2024 at 12:58

National News

Retired civil servants and ministers to have pension deductions checked

Around 13,000 current and former civil servants and ministers are to have their pension deductions assessed for possible anomalies, Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers said. Mr Chambers said that ...

10 Jun 2025 at 17:58

National News

Government unveils 9.4bn euro budget package but warns of looming tariff threat

The Irish Government is set to bring in 1.5 billion euro of tax cuts as part of next year’s budget, according to the Summer Economic Statement. The Budget Day package, set to be announced of October 7,...

22 Jul 2025 at 15:23

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 ...

22 Jul 2025 at 17:42

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