Q&A: How will social welfare changes affect you?
€10-a-week increase in all core payments from January
Department of Social Protection
Just 220 people opt to postpone drawing down State pension at age 66
Defering pension entitles people to higher weekly payment when compared to standard maximum of €299.30
Prospect of a €250 student fee reduction unlikely ahead of Budget 2027
The programme for government commits to continuing to reduce the student contribution fee over the lifetime of the Government
Rebel riders: Cork linked to more than half of 857 confiscated free travel passes
Bus Éireann services accounted for three-quarters of the passes confiscated in 18-month period
Let migrants upskill, improve their lot and contribute to society
Those coming to our shores should not be seen as a budgetary burden
Here’s how to do hot school meals right
What children are being offering currently is closer to a ration than a meal - tired, unappealing and depleted of its nutritional purpose
Budget 2027: Permanent disability support grant to be introduced
Payment seen in Department of Social Protection as ‘first step’ in acknowledging additional costs people with disabilities face
I need help tracking down a lost pension from my first job nearly 50 years ago
You are entitled to any pension pot in your name, but help speed up the process by gathering the necessary information
Hot school meals scheme to be overhauled after reports find poor quality and high waste
Cold food options and more flexible menu options among the priorities for parents, according to Government research
Over-70s urged to check eligibility for energy costs payment from State
Household Benefits Package, which is not means tested for over 70s, helps with energy bills up to €420 per year, and includes a free TV licence
How would a second tier of child benefit payments work?
The ESRI has proposed the idea, but implementing it could be complicated
Kerry flood victims can apply for emergency financial support
Emergency Response Payment scheme covers essential household needs but excludes insured and commercial losses
Why am I being charged PRSI when I am on the State pension?
Rules on PRSI are very clear but sometimes prepopulated tax forms are not aware of all your circumstances
Former RTÉ presenter Keith Walsh sues broadcaster for ‘unfair dismissal’
2FM presenter co-hosted Breakfast Republic for more than five years from 2014
Daniel Aruebose murder: Gardaí liaise with authorities in seven jurisdictions outside Ireland
Force provides update on investigation into child’s death almost one year on from Tusla raising concerns about boy
Further education and training should be considered a winning choice, not a consolation prize
FET options are simply different tools for different goals, and choosing such paths is a decision made on its own merits
Tenants who found Ukrainian family living in former apartment fail to have complaint upheld
Tribunal found landlord, who was in receipt of Accommodation Recognition Payment, had not ‘abused the termination process’
Liquidators appointed to Dundrum Harvey Nichols store
UK parent firm cut off support to Irish outlet, which has not recovered since pandemic, High Court hears
Big Irish employers plotted to undermine pension auto-enrolment, says Government paper
Delay in new fund to accommodate employers used by some to develop avoidance measures instead, report says
Retirement reality check: Is €300 a week enough to live on? Will you even get that much?
When people talk about the State pension, they cite the maximum weekly rate, but you might not qualify for that
Over 11,000 people had welfare payments cut for failing to engage with employment services
Number having payments reduced grows as department cracks down on those not co-operating, FoI figures show
Property firm told to stop demanding tenants disclose financial information on HAP forms
WRC orders landlord to pay €7,500 in compensation to man who challenged the practice
RTÉ spent €8.5m on redundancy packages for 67 people in 2025
‘Exit costs’ for 67 people accepted for scheme were €8.5m, with 30 roles ‘suppressed’, broadcaster’s annual report shows
Back-to-school allowance 2026: Here’s what you need to know
State is set to provide more than €60m towards the scheme in advance of new school year
‘It would leave me open to identity theft’: Artists express fears over new rules for basic income grant
PPS numbers of recipients for arts income scheme will be publicly available under new EU rules
Ombudsman finds ‘no evidence’ council called or emailed man removed from housing list
Almost 5,300 complaints made about public services last year – the highest number for more than 30 years
Married and saving for retirement? Here’s how to get more from your pensions
How can my spouse and I ‘game plan’ our finances to retire comfortably?
The window to opt-out of auto enrolment opens in July: should workers stay or go?
Workers need to be wary of relying solely on the State to provide for them in retirement
Woman whose pregnancy deception included ‘false bump’ walks free from custody
A garda search of accused’s residence found no evidence of children or husband
Brave new world of remote working in rural areas yet to materialise
There has not been a widespread migration out of Dublin and other urban centres, Trinity Business School research suggests
Cancer survivor wonders can she keep getting invalidity pension when her maternity benefit starts?
Work Q&A: I’m recovering from breast cancer treatment and expecting in July. Can I keep receiving both payments?
‘I was self-employed in the 1980s and I’m short for the full State pension. Should I just retire?’
Work Q&A: What recourse would I have to get the full contributory pension if I can’t top up?
Extend assault leave to school secretaries injured at work, says Fórsa union
Fórsa delegates call on Government departments to provide more support for staff assaulted
Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews
Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year
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