Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil over disastrous presidential election campaign
Anger at Fianna Fáil no longer having candidate after Jim Gavin stopped campaigning following rent row
Jack Chambers
Budget 2026 Q&A: ‘What are the changes to inheritance tax and reliefs?’ Your questions answered
Expert advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more
Buyers fear VAT cut on apartment sales could be a double whammy
Cut to exit tax for investors welcomed as small first step to reform of taxation on investments but little cheer on childcare
Budget 2026: Package full of once-off measures ‘just wasn’t possible’, says Taoiseach; immediate jump in fuel and cigarette prices
The Government announced an extensive package on Tuesday
Trinity’s Barra Roantree highly critical of Budget 2026 and its ‘astronomical spending increases’
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Budget criticism, and no quick pressure cut for Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil backbenchers preparing to take the Taoiseach to task over the presidential campaign
FF politicians to demand answers from Micheál Martin on Jim Gavin’s campaign implosion
Anger and disappointment set to be vented at party meeting where Taoiseach will face questions
Budget 2026: This is what caution looks like. But will it wash with voters?
Paschal Donohoe is a steady-as-she-goes man, not given to dramatic lurches in spending or tax policy. That can be a tough sell
Everyone is knocking great enjoyment out of the Fianna Fáil drama that overshadowed budget day
Opposition and everyone else are knocking great enjoyment out of the presidential drama, too
Budget 2026: Little for middle-income earners amid VAT cuts and public spending
‘No budget can do everything, nor should it attempt to’, says Paschal Donohoe
Budget 2026: Welfare, petrol, diesel and cigarettes rise, little change to income tax
Changes in the rent tax credit, increase in minimum wage and VAT rate reduction for hospitality among highlights
No need for a calculator to learn how the budget will affect your pocket
Budget 2026: Most if not all of the gains will be wiped out by the enduring cost-of-living crisis
Budget 2026: What it means for Irish households and businesses
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Industry wants clarity on water, energy projects
Clear plans must back up billion euro spending pledges, say lobby groups
Flights from Dublin to Derry to start again next year after 15-year gap
Daily flights between the two cities were stopped in 2011 in the wake of the economic crash
Health service to get record €27.4bn for extra beds and 3,300 more staff
Chambers says there will be 220 additional acute beds but greater focus on productivity in health sector next year
Fianna Fáil TD harshly criticises leadership for ‘unceremonious dumping’ of Jim Gavin
Party strongly denies it was aware of dispute between Gavin and tenant about overpayment of €3,300 in rent
Budget 2026 main points: Renters’ tax credit extended, minimal personal tax changes
Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures
How to budget for Jim Gavin’s failure
Postmortem on misguided presidential campaign will pause while Government reveals spending plans
Budget 2026: All we know so far about childcare fees, Christmas bonus payment, renters tax and fuel allowance
One-off cost-of-living measures seen in recent budgets are being dropped as part of efforts to rein in spending
Miriam Lord: It was Fianna Fáil’s DUBU Day: Disastrous, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented
Jim Gavin posters will be down off lamp-posts quicker than the unauthorised tricolours above them
Budget 2026: Rising ‘standstill costs’ eat into space for new budget policies
Parliamentary Budget Office says Government would have to spend more than €3bn just to maintain existing levels of service
The days when the budget was a shared national event in Ireland are over
People now receive budget news as a series of personalised bullet points delivered through whatever channel they prefer
Ministers’ ‘reform’ tag looking a little bedraggled
Promising reform of public finances is one thing, but there has been little evidence of it from either recent officeholder
TG4 board seeks pay rise for its director general
Irish language broadcaster says salary for its ard-stiúrthóir has not increased in nearly a decade
Chicken breasts that were €5 now cost over €12: Ireland’s soaring prices since 2021
In advance of Budget 2026, Conor Pope calculates how prices have climbed since 2021
Third-level student fees ‘to be cut by €500 permanently in Budget’
Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wire
Budget 2026: Six key points to watch out for in a politically explosive event
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has ruled out personal tax cuts in the budget, a decision sure to cause controversy
Looking out for landmines in a tight budget
Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them
Budget 2026: Doubts over €12-a-week welfare hike as personal tax cuts ruled out
Lower student fees and rise in income thresholds for grants remain on table with talks going to wire
Jack Chambers channels ‘Margaret Thatcher’ as ‘big squeeze budget’ looms
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Impending changes in planning laws ‘more important’ than budget negotiations - Minister
Jack Chambers says urgent reform need to deliver key infrastructure projects as ‘endless process’ gets in the way of delivery
Ministers in fraught negotiations over tightest budget in years
Senior Ministers yet to settle financial positions for 2026 as budget day looms
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