2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (546+ words) Senior Fine Gael figures have warned that the Coalition's agreed Budget 2027 framework will have to be “fundamentally renegotiated”, arguing the current allocation for tax cuts is too low to deliver Tánaiste Simon Harris's reform agenda, writes John Drennan. The warning…...

1+ week, 14+ min ago   (510+ words) A lobby group calling for a change in Ireland’s inheritance tax laws, is confident the Government is finally getting the message that the existing rules on passing assets to family members will change in October’s Budget, writes Ken Murray. At…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (703+ words) A 'strategy' by solicitors to 'disrupt' the courts in a bid to 'exert political pressure' to get a new fee structure for criminal legal aid abandoned 'won't work', Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has said. A major row has broken out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (198+ words) A dozen US states are taking legal action to block Paramount's $111bn takeover of Warner Bros, arguing that the blockbuster deal would reduce competition in film and television. The lawsuit, which was filed by Democratic states including California and New York,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (379+ words) The Central Bank of Ireland has unveiled a new €2 commemorative coin to mark the start of Ireland's eighth Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with 500,000 coins set to enter circulation across the country from Tuesday. The coin was…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (676+ words) If you’re driving around Dublin’s south inner city you’ll surely have noticed it… not the sense of occasion, the decorum, the pomp and ceremony that comes with the EU Council presidency, but the traffic, writes Gavan Reilly. For many, the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) Donald Trump was accused of using the presidency to line his pockets last night after it emerged he earned over $2bn from cryptocurrency ventures in his first year back in the White House, writes Melissa Koenig. Critics said what emerged in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers has instructed State bodies to highlight the cost of failing to deliver major infrastructure in a bid to speed up delivery, writes Craig Hughes. Mr Chambers has issued a circular to all Government departments and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (352+ words) The number of people applying for Irish citizenship has reached a record 50,000 this year, with most applicants waiting up to 12 months for a decision, writes Muiris Ó Cearbhaill. Staffing levels at the Department of Migration have come under scrutiny due…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (265+ words) The phased removal of excise cuts on fuel is expected to dominate the agenda at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting in Government Buildings, writes Ken Murray. Excise cuts of 32c on diesel and 27c on petrol are due to expire at the end of…...