Sandra Hurley

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Meetings to finalise this year's Budget have continued all day today

Small and medium businesses to get one-off payment

Small and medium sized businesses will receive a once-off payment before Christmas to help deal with rising costs.

Ireland • 07 Oct 23

Peadar Tóibín was speaking at Aontú's Ard Fheis today in Dublin (File image)

Tóibín: Govt too reliant on foreign direct investment

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has accused the Government of being far too reliant on foreign direct investment which is mobile rather than focussing on building indigenous enterprise.

Politics • 07 Oct 23

Perhaps the Budget's biggest problem is that it comes in the wake of last year's record Budget day announcement of €11 billion in new measures

Looming elections factor in Govt's Budget calculations

Tuesday's Budget has a lot to live up to, it comes as inflation remains high and tackling the cost of living remains the number one political priority for the Government.

Budget 2024 • 07 Oct 23

Minister Catherine Martin said the move would allow for a conversation about how stories of women in our history are represented

Committee to assess establishment of Women's Museum

A committee has been established to assess the possibility of setting up a Women's Museum.

Politics • 27 Sep 23

Suicide was decriminalised in Ireland in 1993, but assisted suicide remains an offence

Committee hears call to decriminalise assisted suicide

A Dutch expert has urged TDs and senators to decriminaise assisted suicide, but not to explicitly legislate for the practice.

Politics • 26 Sep 23

The RSA said the average lead time for an appointment is 18.6 days against a target of 12 days nationally

RSA accused of being 'disingenuous' over NCTs

The Road Safety Authority has been accused of being "disingenuous" and misleading an Oireachtas committee on waiting times for a NCT.

Politics • 20 Sep 23

Ivana Bacik said her party believes measures in the Budget must be targeted to help those struggling the most (File:RollingNews.ie)

Labour's Bacik says measures in Budget must be targeted

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik has said her party believes measures in the Budget must be targeted to help those struggling the most and any cuts to income tax "must be targeted" at the lowest paid.

Politics • 14 Sep 23

RTÉ is now projecting a deficit of €28 million for 2023 including the loss of licence fee revenue

RTÉ's crisis enters a new and more difficult phase

RTÉ's crisis has entered a new and more difficult phase as it implements a hiring freeze, seeks a valuation of its Montrose campus, and braces for a projected €28 million deficit for 2023.

Analysis and Comment • 14 Sep 23

14,017 homes were completed between January and June

Housing targets, lower speed limits on Cabinet agenda

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien will update Cabinet colleagues today on progress this year in the Housing for All plan.

Politics • 13 Sep 23

Leo Varadkar was speaking at Farmleigh House after a meeting with the Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenković

Energy companies told to 'go further' on price cuts

The four main energy companies have been told that they must go further on price cuts, during a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and energy minister Eamon Ryan this afternoon.

Business • 12 Sep 23