If a 9% VAT rate is so important to viability of hospitality sector, why wait until next January to introduce it?
Government now accepts sector needs support but that will only be forthcoming next year
Jack Chambers
The Arts Council is about to enter a world of pain. It could be even worse for the artists it’s meant to help
Loss from abandoned €7m computer project could have a knock-on effect on cultural organisations
‘A massive waste of money’: Arts Council’s scrapped €6m IT system sparks fury in Cabinet
Ministers criticise public spending and governance breaches and ‘massive waste of money’
Government orders review of operations of Arts Council following €6m IT system controversy
Ministers criticised handling of project by Arts Council and Department of Arts
Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72
Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash describes the legislation as a ‘jobs for the boys Bill’ and says the new posts will cost State €7.5 million over five years
Deliverance almost at hand for Coalition’s overdue triplets after Michael D summons the Seanad
Details of exactly when Upper House meets on Wednesday remain sketchy, perhaps in an attempt at crowd control
Call for Tánaiste to address Dáil on controversy over Martin Conway
Government also criticised over time for debate on law to increase number of ‘baby Ministers’ from 20 to 23
Minister insists no ‘pre-determined outcome’ of rent pressure zones review
Government under attack for proposals to end rent controls, amid claims electorate was ‘conned’
Defamation Bill among planned laws to be revived in new Dáil
Taoiseach briefs Cabinet on plans to restore 11 proposed laws to Dáil order paper
RTÉ reforms in limbo as pressure mounts on minister
Seen & Heard: Glenveagh’s €55m land deal; BT to sell Irish telecoms business; Student beds deliveries falter; Bankinter pours cold water on savers’ hopes
State expected to exit AIB by mid-year as it seeks to sell another 5% stake
Latest share sale plan would reduce the State’s holding in AIB to 12.5 per cent
High noon for developer Paddy Kelly, who faces run-in with the sheriff over unpaid rent arrears
Plus: Imma cafe operator departs over contract changes; former Ponzi schemer takes up golf; and Patagonia wants to shut the world out
The Irish Times view on the new Government: new cabinet, old energy
As so often in politics, many ministers have been appointed not on the basis of ability or record, but due to where they live or how many votes they won
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Chaos in the Dáil - as it happened: McDonald accuses Government of ‘incredible arrogance’ as Opposition says it will not back down over speaking demands
What was essentially a pro forma day has descended into a fiasco
A large sale of AIB shares will be tempting for new Coalition
AIB seen by analysts as one of the most exposed large lenders across Europe
US multinationals in Ireland take a ‘longer view’ than White House cycles - Minister for Finance
EU needs to avoid ‘tit for tat’ tariff dispute with new US administration, Jack Chambers says
Bashed tables, dad dancing and pizza: how the deal for a new government was done
The bulk of the six-week negotiations happened between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but the Regional Independent Group played a vital role in forming the new government
Ministerial and public frustration at driving test delays led to Road Safety Authority break-up review, board said
Agency claimed it was reducing waiting lists, but Department disagreed, correspondence shows
More than 68,000 learners awaiting driving test, some as long as seven months
Longest waits in Navan and shortest in Killarney, but both miss target of 10-week maximum wait
‘It has been intense’: Inside the room of Government formation
Across the different parties and groups, more than 20 negotiators have been working hard to hammer out a deal
Intensive government coalition talks to get under way today
Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful
Vacant homes tax raises €2.3m from almost 4,000 properties in its first year
Tax is charged at three times the local property tax for dwellings occupied less than 30 days each year
Ireland expecting its tax boom to continue would be a mistake, especially with Trump’s return
Following a record tax take in 2024, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael look set to double down on their bets that taxes will continue to flow in
Ireland’s tax take hits record €108bn after €11bn Apple boost
Total corporation tax receipts soared 64% to €39.1bn in 2024
Jack Chambers highlights Trump risk to Irish economy
Seen & Heard: Data centre for Westmeath, Blackbee and Revenue, pay for migrant workers and vacant site notices
Second-hand home prices likely to jump 10% next year, Sherry FitzGerald expects
No end in sight for rising house prices as demand continues to exceed supply
New government unlikely to be formed before Dáil returns on January 22nd
Government formation talks to ‘intensify’ in new year but sources say ratification will take time
Does Varadkar’s assessment add up? Just how good – or bad – are Irish politicians with numbers?
Leo Varadkar recently said politicians generally aren’t good at maths. We asked some of his former Dáil colleagues and a government economic adviser if they agreed
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to begin formal government coalition talks on Wednesday
Labour and Regional Independent group to decide on pursuing negotiations with two outgoing ruling parties
UK chancellor’s attendance at EU meeting ‘important symbol’ of warmer relations
Labour government looking to draw line under previous ‘antagonistic’ UK-EU relationship, Reeves says
Leo Varadkar says many in politics do not understand numbers or percentages
Former taoiseach urged doctors not to ‘sell themselves short’ in pay negotiations with the government
Chambers avoids tariff elephant in the AmCham room
Outgoing Minister for Finance sidesteps talk of Trump’s economic posturing in speech to US business
Dublin West constituency candidates list: Fine Gael Senator has decent chance of picking up Varadkar seat
Election 2024: Sinn Féin TD Paul Donnelly should be returned, but it might be a big ask for the party to take two seats
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