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FactCheck: Is Ireland now 'the top country in Europe' when it comes to building new homes?
Chambers defends €9m phone pouch spend as opposition ask minister 'are you for real?'
Up to 100 new speed cameras will be rolled out during 2025
Free HRT available from January but women will still pay GP and dispensing fees, says minister
Four new adult ADHD teams get budget funding completing national rollout plan
The Candidate: How do you tell Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil apart?
How are vapers reacting to the tax hike on e-cigarettes? Quite well actually.
PAC member sharply criticises Govt after it increases horse and greyhound funding to €99.1m
SF says budget 'fails' children with scoliosis, but Taoiseach promises support for families
Teachers slam government for €9m spend on locking phones during school
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Analysis: The party poopers have been consistently wrong for years – the problem is that they just have to be right once.
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Budget 2025: When do the new measures kick in and when will we see the bumper payments?
Here’s what to expect in the year to come.
'Let's pass this budget first', says Taoiseach amid calls to hold the general election now
Minister says there are measures in the budget for those with no children or a home of their own
Something for everyone in the audience? The key points from Budget 2025
Finance Minister Jack Chambers has confirmed a range of measures.
Taoiseach raises SF press office controversy during heated Dáil exchange with Pearse Doherty
What about housing? Giveaway budget could have done more to address crisis - charities
Millions for retrofitting, VAT slashed on heat pumps: What's in the Budget for climate
Inheritance tax threshold hiked up significantly in first major change in five years
National Security budget: 1,000 extra gardaí, increased defence spending and more prison officers
'In crisis': Hospitality sector 'gravely concerned' at decision to keep VAT at 13.5%
Here's what Budget 2025 means for your payslip if you're earning €100,000
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Here's what Budget 2025 means for your payslip if you're earning €40,000
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This is the Government’s final Budget before a general election takes place.
Here's what Budget 2025 means for your payslip if you're earning €20,000
The free schoolbooks scheme is being extended again (and booksellers aren't delighted)
Free public transport for children under nine and companions for over-70s
Carbon tax on petrol and diesel to increase from Wednesday next week
400 new staff to be hired to try to speed up processing of asylum claims
All households to get a €125 energy credit this year and another next year
Pension, jobseeker's, carer's and disability allowances to increase by €12 per week
Free IVF scheme criteria expanded and free HRT to be provided for menopause