Rising property prices expose more people to ‘significant’ inheritance tax bills, warns adviser
More than half of CAT receipts generated by beneficiaries outside parent-child category
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Trump scraps tariffs on Irish whiskey ‘on behalf of the United States of America’
US president praises Irish hospitality he experienced during weekend visit
Ireland’s failure premium: All the property schemes do one thing. It’s not help buyers
Phenomenon of setting out to financially help people only to leave them worse off is so commonplace in Irish economic policy that I have given it a name: the failure premium
People who get up early were left disappointed by Varadkar. Harris is ready to try again
If you promise to prioritise the people who get up early in the morning, you can’t spend your time delivering breakfast in bed to a bunch of others
There is a landmine posing a big danger to next month’s budget
Ministers have raised hopes of a giveaway budget - but events are turning against them
Going through the motions: Did anyone learn a whole heap from party think-ins?
The think-ins organised by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin this week showed Irish politics is static right now
Children and young people need offline support as well as online protection
Budget offers chance to deliver meaningful investment in youth services and youth work
Donald Trump expected to urge Ireland to buy liquefied natural gas from US during visit
US president’s son, Eric Trump, does not believe meeting with Catherine Connolly at Áras will go ‘off the rails’
Simon Harris says he disagrees with constituency director’s post that Trump is a ‘moron’
Tánaiste said it was appropriate online posts had been deleted since, and added he had not been aware of them
Budget 2027: Harris ‘positively disposed’ to hike renters’ tax credit
Minister for Finance more guarded in comments on possible changes to inheritance tax
Jack Chambers rules out equalising inheritance thresholds in budget
Minister for Public Expenditure says equalisation is beyond budget's financial scope
There is still time for Government to re-evaluate stance on Gaza students
Both inhumane and retrogressive to refuse these visas
Budget 2027: Simon Harris seeks to reassure middle-income earners on tax cuts
Tánaiste promises cohort will see ‘significant impact’ from planned income tax package
Simon Harris says he holds out hope that GAA integration will ‘get over the line’ in 2027
Organisations want guarantees around protection and promotion of women’s sports, says minister
Bord Gáis puts budget squeeze on Harris and Chambers with price increase
Customers face increase of around 10% in household energy bills within days on Budget 2027
No plans to cut stamp duty for first-time buyers in budget, says Harris
Minister for Finance says focus of the €1.5 billion tax package planned for the budget would be on income tax
Taoiseach dismisses call for mediator in criminal legal aid dispute
Micheál Martin says direct engagement is the ‘best’ way to resolve row over new €520 flat fee
Early risers don’t feel looked after by Fine Gael
Promises of support are meaningless in face of increased public transport fares and inaction on housing
Ireland’s new savings scheme: How will it work, and will it make us wealthier?
Irish people’s natural caution means we may not make the most of new personal investment accounts
Policy focus at Fianna Fáil gathering reveals fronts on which Coalition struggling to deliver
Party in better place than it has been at any of its recent think-ins, but big and politically tricky decisions loom
Stamp duty cut: Would it really help first-time buyers or drive up house prices yet again?
Will potential abolition of 1% rate be a help to prospective homeowners or lead to further property market inflation?
Fine Gael ‘cannot afford to cede ground to other political groups on Irish unity’
Party must ‘plan, prepare and articulate’ what a united Ireland means, Neale Richmond to tell members
Budget 2027: Jack Chambers plays down expectations of big tax giveaway after Harris comments
Taoiseach warns one-off cost-of-living payments can erode ability to tackle longer term issues, including childcare
The Magaverse is echoing the language of Ireland’s most pro-data centre party
The pro-data centre language of US politicians sounds strikingly familiar to an Irish audience
Missing details on personal investment accounts leave consumers in the dark
Current investment regime taxes profit you make; this new scheme will tax the whole fund regardless of performance
Ireland’s ETF investors face another wait for deemed-disposal reform
Modernising deemed disposal rules seem like a no-brainer, so why hasn’t it happened?
One in three can’t afford to benefit from Government’s regressive new investment scheme
Is now really the time to prioritise a scheme aimed at helping those with savings to further increase their value?
Record €66bn in tax collected in first eight months of 2026
Government spending is running ahead of increased tax returns in percentage terms
Harris indicates income tax package could be above €1.5bn if additional revenues raised
Minister for Finance determined that people would not be penalised with higher tax bracket if in receipt of overtime pay or promotion
Simon Harris should save his speeches until budget day
Drip-feeding of information on investment account scheme is tiresome
We now know some details about Ireland’s new investment scheme - but questions remain
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Personal investment accounts likely to engage 85 per cent of Irish adults – survey
Royal London survey says women, those living in rural areas and pensioners are least likely to invest
The Irish Times view on taxes on capital: proceed with caution
An already-shrinking tax base needs to be widened, not narrowed further
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