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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is ‘walking a fiscal tightrope’ after her slasher spring statement
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Will paying voluntary UK national insurance cancel out my PRSI payments?
Confusion over conversation with Department of Social Protection leaves reader worried about future of their Irish state pension
How UK social welfare reforms hit Northern Ireland
About a quarter of adults of working age in Northern Ireland get disability payments
Smartphone bans in isolation fail to equip children for healthy use of tech, say experts
‘Schools, teachers and parents require training and guidance to help them support children’s healthy use of technology’
Britain’s fiscal watchdog warns of danger of trade war as UK government slashes spending
UK’s chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves plans £6bn reduction in spending to remain within her fiscal target
Reflections from sunny Greenwich as the clocks change to summer time
London Letter: East London town was an imperial hub for standards of time and navigation
Ireland’s delightful love triangle is ending in a nasty divorce
We are the Artful Dodgers of the globalised world, experts at ducking and diving - but even the Dodger gets caught in the end
‘Absolute fear’: UK’s planned benefit cuts alarm vulnerable people in Northern Ireland
Labour’s proposed ‘shake-up’ of the welfare system raises the prospect of people with disabilities losing supports for their personal independence
Will I lose out on UK pension because I didn’t live there for three consecutive years?
Incorrect guidance from HMRC has led to confusion on rules for buying back national insurance to boost UK state pension
The experience of Irish Britons: ‘If you’re English and Irish at the same time like I am, it’s a bit of a problem’
The Irish identity of people born in Britain, where six million have at least one Irish grandparent, can be complex and personal...
Following the footsteps of Jane Austen in Bath, hotbed of 1800s gossip and novel plots
With its Georgian architecture, Roman baths and Austen-tatious literary history, Bath never breaks character
Only two Dublin Airport-Heathrow flights cancelled on Saturday as London hub resumes full operations
Nearly 6,000 passengers scheduled to fly between Dublin Airport and Heathrow on Friday affected by 34 flight cancellations
Heathrow restarts flights after closure causes global travel turmoil
Flights in many countries diverted after power outage forces closure of Europe’s biggest airport
Westminster MPs prepare for another showdown vote on the right to die
Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying Bill is nearing the end of committee stage
Will I lose out on UK pension because of UK revenue delays?
Key thing for those who worked in UK is to get your expression of interest in ahead of April 5th deadline
Irish economy will stagnate unless we change our R&D tax framework for multinationals
Research and development in Ireland remains tethered to a physical presence and employment here – an approach increasingly out of step with wider global shifts
UK state pension deadline softened amid last minute rush
Irish people who worked in the UK can purchase up to 17 years of national insurance to cover gaps since 2006 if they apply by April 5th
An Irishman abroad: ‘I’ve meditated in Bosnian mosques, Thai temples and Ukrainian Orthodox churches’
Peter Flanagan: 'Reminding us to breathe at our desks should not be a workplace perk'
Case of three siblings abandoned as babies in London suburb confounds police
In Plaistow, an area of London beset with deprivation, baby Elsa was found in a Boot’s carrier bag on the coldest night of the year
North Sea collision: Container ship’s captain arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter
Inquiries under way following collision off coast of England that led to death of one sailor
What will it cost me to buy back UK national insurance?
How much it will cost depends on your personal circumstances but you will need to be no older than 72 at this point, or 70 for a woman
Tanker carrying jet fuel for US military set ablaze off coast of England after collision with cargo ship
One crew member reported to be missing and environmental damage feared due to spill near protected seabird colonies
Incoming German coalition promises crack down on immigration
CDU leader indicates he is open to common European nuclear umbrella
UK-Ireland summit: How it sought to repair diplomatic damage of recent years
The two governments on message as joint initiatives on everything from wind energy to security abound at convivial UK-Ireland summit
‘Violent, sexual act of spite’: Triple killer found guilty of rape during crossbow attack
Kyle Clifford (26) was found guilty by a jury at Cambridge Crown Court after 45 minutes deliberation
Indulging Kleptocracy: How democracies hollow themselves out as thieves take advantage
A major aim of the book is to warn of the grave consequences of the entirely legal and lucrative corruption services industry
Bank of Ireland pays €350,000 to settle court case over alleged release of woman’s details to estranged father
She claimed he used confidential transaction data to trace her abroad and would ‘watch, beset and harass’ her
JD Vance criticised over ‘random country’ remark taken as taunt in UK and France
Vice president was understood by some in London and Paris to have disrespected their soldiers
Order of 5,000 missiles for Ukraine ‘hugely significant’ for Belfast workforce, Robinson says
Thales missile factory to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine, creating 200 jobs
Keir Starmer says Europe faces ‘historic task’ to defend Ukraine
British PM hosts gathering of leaders in show of support for Volodymyr Zelenskiy
A baronet from Carlow: ‘Just because you’ve a title, people expect you’re born rich’
London Letter: An afternoon spent discussing nobility
Can Bank of Ireland draw a line under UK car finance saga with €172m provision?
Recent history, provisions set aside by others, and some market estimates, cast doubt
Bird flu ‘could very well become the next pandemic’, says Irish virologist
Department of Agriculture and public health specialists consider risk manageable as no other animal species infected here
Last of the Irish Lords: ‘There’s a love-hate relationship between Irish people and Anglo titles’
Some 92 hereditary peers’ seats will be abolished under legislation UK’s Labour government pledges to push through
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