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WARNING: Gardai issue alert over advance fee fraud in lead up to Christmas

Gardai have warned the public of an ongoing advance fee fraud related to websites offering unsecured loans to financially vulnerable people in the lead up to Christmas. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau said a number of websites offering ...

02 Dec 2021 at 10:59

National News

Irish government says Budget 2025 will be worth 8.3bn euros

Ireland’s next Budget will be worth 8.3 billion euro, but the Finance Minister denied it would represent a “giveaway” Budget. Cabinet signed off on the Summer Economic Statement (SES) on Tuesday, which gives a broad sketch of what the next ...

09 Jul 2024 at 16:48

National News

Darragh O’Brien rejects that housing lost out in budget funding

Darragh O’Brien has rejected the suggestion that housing had lost out on funding as part of preparations for Budget 2025 in October. But the housing minister said that when the new housing targets are increased in the autumn, further ...

10 Jul 2024 at 16:07

National News

FactCheck: Does Fine Gael’s manifesto pledge an extra 500m euros to landlords?

Sinn Fein has claimed that a three-year extension of tax relief for landlords, as proposed in Fine Gael’s manifesto, is effectively giving almost half a billion euros of public money to landlords. There have been various reports ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:41

National News

Cost-of-living package to be ‘final intervention’ before the budget

A planned package of additional cost-of-living measures will be the final round of supports before the budget, the finance minister has said. Michael McGrath said the steps set to be outlined by the Government in the coming ...

14 Feb 2023 at 11:51

Northern Ireland

Irish government had ‘little in locker’ over cooperation in 1998, official said

Representatives of the Irish government had “little in the locker” when it came to ideas about cross-border cooperation just before the Good Friday Agreement was signed, a senior civil servant said. Declassified files show ...

30 Dec 2024 at 11:00

National News

Impact of tariffs on Irish businesses felt as early as this weekend – Ibec warns

The impact on Irish businesses and jobs from US tariffs will be felt immediately, including as early as this weekend, Ibec chief executive Danny McCoy has warned. According to Mr McCoy, demand for some Irish products will ...

04 Apr 2025 at 16:18

National News

Harris warns of ‘dark cloud on the horizon’ amid US tariff threat

There are “dark clouds on the horizon” the Tanaiste warned, as looming US tariffs influenced discussions between ministers and key budgetary stakeholders on Monday. Simon Harris was among attendees at the National ...

16 Jun 2025 at 22:18

National News

Bank of England head welcomes UK efforts with EU

The governor of the Bank of England has welcomed the Government’s efforts to forge closer ties with the EU, as he said that officials should work to “minimise” the effects of Brexit on trade. Speaking in Dublin ...

29 May 2025 at 22:18

National News

Ireland must not repeat austerity mistakes after US tariffs, opposition TDs say

The Irish Government must not repeat past mistakes in how it responds to US tariffs expected to be announced by Donald Trump, opposition TDs have said. Labour and the Social Democrats cautioned against ...

01 Apr 2025 at 14:48

National News

‘Sign of hope’ in rental sector despite annual rent increase – McGrath

There is a “sign of hope” in Ireland’s rental sector, the Finance Minister has claimed, despite figures showing the cost of rent has gone up over the last year. Michael McGrath said that while there ...

02 May 2024 at 15:54

National News

Sinn Fein says Government has ‘no plan’ as rents soar year-on-year

The Government has “no plan for a private rent sector spiralling out of control”, Sinn Fein has claimed. It comes as new statistics show that the cost of rent has gone up by 5.9% in existing ...

02 May 2024 at 00:01

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