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# household-charge - Monday 21 May, 2012

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Over €90k in household charge fees collected from THREE people

Mon, 10:22 AM 6,790 Views 61 Comments

Three landlords, who own at least 300 properties, have paid – in full – for the household charges they are liable for.

# household-charge - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

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Video, audio: Kenny tells protester ‘You could do with a day’s work, I’d say’

15/05/12 6,343 Views 141 Comments

Enda Kenny was met with anger from protesters on a visit to a shopping centre in Westmeath yesterday.

# household-charge - Friday 11 May, 2012

Political Action

Man to walk from Limerick to Dublin hoping to form new political party

11/05/12 3,738 Views 46 Comments

Martin Critten says he wants people to join him in creating a new political party and a new manifesto that will be formed by the input of ordinary people.

# household-charge - Friday 4 May, 2012

Post Office

Report says moving motor tax services to Post Office will save €60m

04/05/12 5,046 Views 32 Comments

An independent report has analysed the savings to the Exchequer is a number of services were transferred to the post office network.

# household-charge - Thursday 3 May, 2012

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Hogan rules out extension to household charge registrations

03/05/12 5,747 Views 139 Comments

“Everybody knew what the deadline was,” says the environment minister.

# household-charge - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

Household Charge

Counties with lower incomes less likely to pay household charge

02/05/12 3,130 Views 26 Comments

A comparison of household charge payments with CSO income data reveals a general correlation between payment and income.

# household-charge - Monday 30 April, 2012

Ulster Says No

Ulster counties lead table of household charge boycotts

30/04/12 3,586 Views 43 Comments

Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan are among the counties with the lowest payment levels so far. Where does yours rank?

# household-charge - Saturday 28 April, 2012

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Less than a million properties registered for household charge

28/04/12 5,413 Views 120 Comments

Nearly a month after the deadline for the €100 tax, the government is still some way off its target of raising €160 million to fund local authorities.

# household-charge - Thursday 26 April, 2012

Squabbles

Bruton says ministers should thrash out their differences at Cabinet table

26/04/12 1,291 Views 20 Comments

Former taoiseach John Bruton has said that Ministers should work out their differences in secret at the Cabinet table.

# household-charge - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

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Property tax could be fairer than household charge – ESRI

18/04/12 3,356 Views 81 Comments

The ESRI has criticised the temporary household charge, saying that they levy imposed “the greatest percentage losses on those with very low incomes”.

# household-charge - Monday 16 April, 2012

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Details on Household Charge penalties emerging

16/04/12 7,137 Views 63 Comments

People paying the household charge now are liable for a charge of €111 because of late payment fees. But what about if they continue to refuse to pay it?

# household-charge - Sunday 15 April, 2012

Labour

Gilmore says fiscal stability treaty is ‘critical’ for future of the euro

15/04/12 1,933 Views 70 Comments

The Tánaiste has said that passing of the upcoming fiscal compact referendum was essential to attracting investment to Ireland.

# household-charge - Saturday 14 April, 2012

Protest

United Left Alliance ‘tripping over themselves with hypocrisy’ – Labour TD

14/04/12 2,724 Views 31 Comments

Colm Keaveney says that the alliance of left-wing parties in the Dáil stands for nothing but People Before Profit’s Joan Collins accused him of being “disingenuous”.

# household-charge - Friday 13 April, 2012

Household Charge

Household charge registrations creep over 900,000 barrier

13/04/12 4,192 Views 99 Comments

Around 10,000 new households have been accounted for in the last three days – still only just over half the population.

# household-charge - Thursday 12 April, 2012

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Minister Hogan jeered at by crowd in Carlow

12/04/12 5,723 Views 100 Comments

The Environment Minister was the focus of protestors against the Household Charge in Carlow last night – and a local councillor has described their behaviour as “scurrilous”.

# household-charge - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

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Column: Why is the payment of €1.5bn to bondholders not news?

11/04/12 6,437 Views 87 Comments

AIB was recapitalised by this country’s citizens after its reckless lending strategy – and one backed by bondholders. Now, writes independent TD Stephen Donnelly, those bondholders continue to make no losses at all.

# household-charge - Tuesday 10 April, 2012

Household Charge

Estimated 890,000 have paid the household charge

10/04/12 4,506 Views 107 Comments

The official deadline passed on 31 March but several thousand property owners have paid the €100 charge over the past ten days.

# household-charge - Friday 6 April, 2012

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The 9 at 9: Good Friday

06/04/12 10,292 Views 17 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

Household Charge

Several thousand a day paying the household charge

06/04/12 4,916 Views 78 Comments

The final deadline was at midnight last Saturday when an estimated 800,000 people had paid – but how many people have paid the charge now?

# household-charge - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

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How many people have paid the household charge now?

04/04/12 15,454 Views 239 Comments

The official deadline passed at midnight on Saturday night – but more people have paid since then.

# household-charge - Monday 2 April, 2012

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Sinn Fein councillors walk out of Dublin City Council meeting

02/04/12 10,798 Views 148 Comments

Five councillors walked out after they said Lord Mayor Andrew Montague refused to take an emergency motion they submitted on the Household Charge.

Household Charge

Government must ‘take stock’ of household charge situation – Shortall

02/04/12 4,975 Views 97 Comments

The junior minister said “mistakes were made” and the Government needed to pause before taking more decisions.

# household-charge - Sunday 1 April, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Sunday

01/04/12 8,637 Views No Comments

Our nightly round-up of the day’s main news, and the bits-and-pieces you might have missed…

Household Charge

Dublin councillors to debate motion on abolition of Household Charge

01/04/12 10,344 Views 116 Comments

The motion is being tabled by Sinn Féin, whose councillors have accused Phil Hogan of showing “monumental hypocrisy”.

Unpaid Bills

Reilly defends Hogan’s ‘€4k of unpaid service charges on Portugal holiday home’

01/04/12 11,897 Views 173 Comments

Hogan owes over €4,000 in unpaid service charges on a holiday home in Portugal, the Sunday Independent reports today.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

01/04/12 9,389 Views 7 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

Household Charge

Over 805,000 out of 1.6m register for household charge before deadline

01/04/12 9,242 Views 186 Comments

Just over half of those expected to pay the €100 tax did so before last night’s deadline.

# household-charge - Saturday 31 March, 2012

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Hogan thanks 798,957 Household Charge registrants for ‘genuine patriotism’

31/03/12 19,799 Views 327 Comments

The environment minister says the charge is a “legacy left behind” and wouldn’t be pursued if an alternative had been found.

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GALLERY: 5,000 attend anti-Household Charge demo in Dublin

31/03/12 7,715 Views 77 Comments

Thousands gathered outside the National Convention Centre, where Fine Gael’s Ard-Fheis is taking place this weekend.

Protests

FG: Gardaí ‘instructed blinds to be pulled’ as protests gathered outside Árd Fheis

31/03/12 7,495 Views 120 Comments

Gardaí reportedly advised that blinds be pulled at the Convention Centre as anti-household charge protesters gathered outside.

Household Charge

Nearly 60,000 have paid household charge in past 24 hours

31/03/12 5,638 Views 125 Comments

The Local Government Management Agency now estimates that just under 640,000 properties have registered or paid the controversial €100 tax.

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In pictures: The 76th Fine Gael Ard Fheis gets underway in Dublin

31/03/12 2,685 Views 19 Comments

Delegates arrived at the Convention Centre in Dublin last night as Taoiseach Enda Kenny opened proceedings.

Your Say This post contains a poll

POLL: Will you have paid the household charge by end of the day?

31/03/12 11,600 Views 164 Comments

It’s the last day to pay the household charge of €100. If you are one of those told they must pay it, will you have done so by the end of today?

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

31/03/12 7,323 Views No Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

Explainer

Planning to pay the household charge today? Here’s what to do

31/03/12 9,024 Views 31 Comments

Today is the deadline for paying the household charge. Decided you want to pay but not sure what to do? Here are your options.

Household Charge

Planning NOT to pay the household charge today? Here’s what to do

31/03/12 14,194 Views 126 Comments

So you’re liable for the household charge but you’ve decided you’re not going to pay? Here’s a few things you might want to do instead.

# household-charge - Friday 30 March, 2012

Daily Count

Updated: €62 million collected from Household Charge so far

30/03/12 13,836 Views 339 Comments

Just one day before the deadline, the Department says figures are showing “momentum”.

From The Daily Edge Cardinal Rules

Column: Cardinal Rules – On the household charge and the stranger at the door

30/03/12 4,966 Views 6 Comments

This week, the (Not) Primate of All Ireland and his pals worry about levies, escaped convicts… and spiked lemonade.

Household Charge

‘Still a million forms out there’ as household charge deadline approaches

30/03/12 3,653 Views 136 Comments

The chief executive of the Local Government Management Agency said that around 550,000 households have now paid or registered for the €100 tax.

Pic Of The Day

Phil Hogan Inspecting Mail Bags Pic of the Day

30/03/12 4,908 Views 93 Comments

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