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Fiscal report: How do our finances fare?

Business / 28 Nov 19

The most important lesson is that money can't buy happiness.

What you should teach your children about money, Part 3

living / 22 Oct 19

Health changes effective from September 2020

Budget 2020 / 08 Oct 19

Extra teaching posts a case of 'running to stand still'

Budget 2020 / 08 Oct 19

Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe said a no-deal Brexit will mean a slower pace of growth here

Budget: Brexit measures, carbon tax and cigarettes hike

Business / 08 Oct 19

As it happened: Brexit the focus as Budget announced

Budget 2020 / 08 Oct 19

The Department of Finance is not preparing for war, but it is planning for a hard Brexit

Dept of Finance on Brexit war footing ahead of Budget

Business / 06 Oct 19

Leo Varadkar insisted it would not be an austerity budget or that there would be cutbacks

Taoiseach says Budget will have modest welfare increase

Budget 2020 / 05 Oct 19

There is a particular focus on the Department of Social Protection, where an across the board increase in social welfare payments has been ruled out

Blanket social welfare increase in Budget ruled out

Budget 2020 / 06 Oct 19

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe will announce the Budget next week

Economy on course for over €600m surplus

Politics / 05 Oct 19

The Government's White Paper on Public Finances will be published tonight

Govt diverts €500m to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Politics / 04 Oct 19

The independent body says the Government needs to deliver on a more credible medium term plan for the public finances

IFAC urges Budget caution over Brexit, global risks

Brexit / 11 Sep 19

Paschal Donohoe will announce the full details of the budget in the Dáil on 8 October

Donohoe rules out personal taxation cuts in Budget

Brexit / 11 Sep 19

The Labour parliamentary party is meeting in Cork City ahead of the resumption of the Dáil next week

Labour to finalise red lines for future coalition

Politics / 09 Sep 19

Michael McGrath said we are not in normal times and the economy was facing a very significant threat

Fianna Fáil warns against tax cuts if no-deal likely

Brexit / 14 Aug 19

Paschal Donohoe was also asked to set out how the Government would approach a further Brexit extension

FF writes to Donohoe over funding for no-deal Brexit

Politics / 24 Jun 19

Overruns on projects like the new children's hospital are squeezing the budget

Fiscal council in warning over cost overruns

Politics / 10 Jun 19

Italy has committed to not adding to its colossal €2 trillion debt load next year

Italy and EU reach budget truce as Rome backs down

Business / 19 Dec 18

IFAC warned of the danger of basing permanent spending increases on what could be transitory tax revenues

IFAC repeats warnings on Government spending

Business / 06 Dec 18

Boom and bust cycle doomed to repeat itself?

Analysis and Comment / 28 Nov 18

The key revenue raising measures of Paschal Donohoe's Budget have been passed in the Dáil

Dáil passes key revenue raising measures

Politics / 10 Oct 18

Funding has been renewed for six of the seven original SFI research centres

Moderate increase in next year's research budget

Science / 09 Oct 18

Micheál Martin described hospital waiting lists and the housing situation as "scandalous"

FF seeking €200m investment in affordable housing

Politics / 11 Sep 18

Fiscal Council urges Government to run a budget surplus to prepare for the next 'inevitable downturn'

Financial watchdog urges Govt to stand by Budget plans

Business / 07 Sep 18

Expected tax changes in Budget 2019 may only benefit workers by as little as €5 a week, according to tax expert Brian Keegan

Workers may only get an extra €5 in Budget 2019

Budget / 06 Sep 18

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