Juliette Gash

No capital gains tax will apply to Govt investment scheme

There will be no capital gains tax applied to income earned under the new investment scheme being developed by the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris.

Ireland • 29 Mar

Mairead McGuinness speaks during a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 27 June 2023

McGuinness to be appointed EU Freedom of Religion envoy

Mairead McGuinness is set to be appointed as Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU.

Politics • 27 Mar

Helen McEntee speaks to press prior to EU Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels.

Services element of OTB is complex, says McEntee

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said the services element of the Occupied Territories Bill is significantly more complex than the goods part when it comes to crafting the legislation.

Politics • 26 Mar

Doherty and Harris in row over excise on home heating oil

A bitter war of words between the Tánaiste Simon Harris and Sinn Féin's finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty is continuing this evening.

Politics • 26 Mar

US President Donald Trump (R) and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC

Taoiseach defends Starmer as Trump takes aim at allies

US President Donald Trump said he hoped to visit Ireland this year during an Oval Office meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin dominated by questions around the Iran war.

Politics • 18 Mar

LR - Niamh Gallagher AWS Country Lead Ireland Taoiseach Micheal Martin Jenny Melia CEO of Enterprise Ireland Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason Irish Ambassador to the United States

Irish companies partner with Amazon to build data centres

Enterprise Ireland is unabashedly donning the green jersey in the US this week. It's their raison d'etre after all, to support Irish firms abroad, but St. Patricks' Day provides the perfect backdrop for meetings and business events.

Business • 16 Mar

Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaks at the St. Patrick's Day Business Leaders Luncheon at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington DC

Irish-US relationship a 'two-way street' - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the Ireland-US relationship "is not just rooted in people-to-people ties", but also "in an economic partnership that supports jobs, investment and opportunity on both sides of the Atlantic", ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump tomorrow.

US • 16 Mar

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin presents U.S President Donald Trump with a bowl of clover during a St. Patrick’s Day event in the East Room of the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Martin traveled to the United Sta

Striking a delicate balance key to White House meeting

He's been here before. Micheál Martin has done the St Patrick's Day White House visit with US President Donald Trump, writes Juliette Gash.

Analysis and Comment • 17 Mar

Taoiseach travelling to US for St Patrick's Day events

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is travelling to the United States later for a series of events to mark St Patrick's Day.

Politics • 13 Mar

Voting ballot paper for the Presidential Election 2025.

45% who spoiled presidential votes didn't like candidates

Almost half - 45% - of the people who spoiled their votes in the Presidential Election last year said they did not like any of the candidates, according to a survey.

Politics • 05 Mar