Landmines lurking in Budget 2027 are not so hard to spot
Tax Strategy Group papers show how challenging it is to deliver real gains when inflation eats away at value
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What do the billions in Summer Economic Statement mean for tax and public services?
Promises made on tackling the cost of living could be well-nigh impossible to honour
Aer Lingus job cuts and Ryanair’s plunging profits: What is happening in the Irish aviation sector?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
High prices to squeeze families’ cash, Bank of Ireland warns
Energy price hikes to remain until middle of next year as conflict in Middle East worsens
€1.5bn to be set aside for tax package for workers in summer economic statement
Expenditure increases limited to €7bn with €1.5bn to be set aside for tax package aimed at increasing take-home pay
Starmer ally hits back at Burnham administration in row over its first big policy announcement
Former chancellor contradicts new PM’s administration on source of funding for electricity bills VAT cut
Reader ‘met the cold hard corporate face’ of Ryanair during bag check-in experience
Don’t blame our booking system, our app or any ‘confusing correspondence’ for travellers’ experiences, says airline
The Irish Times view on energy policy: supports must be targeted
The Government must not go back to energy credits for all
How big should your pension pot be for a comfortable retirement in Ireland?
‘The real question is whether someone knows what income they personally need in retirement, based on their lifestyle’
Ryanair denies its booking system changes names. This video suggests otherwise
Does Ryanair’s booking system change names? The carrier says no but our readers had different yet uncannily similar experiences
If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news in the budget
But you might not want to get too excited
Income tax cuts, energy, childcare: Here’s what we know so far about Budget 2027
What we know so far about the budget and its impact on your pocket
Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break
The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?
Rules for plug-in solar panels being finalised – but not before end of summer
Recommended approach will be ready in September, Oireachtas climate committee hears
Tusla reports ‘unprecedented demand’ as referrals pass 100,000 for first time
Emotional abuse was most common concern, accounting for 45% of all reports made to agency
US-Iran war ‘adds €23 a month to bills for home heating oil’
But VAT cuts could ease burden of price rise and boost green fuels use, says industry group
Irish economy to grow at ‘steadier’ pace in 2026 as global risks bite, says PwC
Big Four firm’s latest forecasts echo recent commentary from the Central Bank and ESRI
‘Out of sheer desperation I contacted the director’: A widow’s distressing experience with Flogas
Widow says she was repeatedly asked to open a new account and recount her husband’s death before issue was resolved following Pricewatch inquiries
Majority of parents say back-to-school costs are a financial burden, survey shows
More than one-quarter of respondents say they will go into debt to cover price of returning children to school
‘It’s part of the dance’: State and union sides posture over new public-service pay deal
Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027
First the Vinted app failed. Then came ‘the most infuriating customer service interaction’
Irish seller says app malfunction and poor customer service left her financially worse off despite evidence parcel had been sent
The new Gen Z dating rules: ‘Why am I advertising myself for love?’
Reliant on social media and dating apps to kindle relationships, love lives become a series of online logistics and mind games
Irish inflation falls to 3.4% in June
Latest Consumer Price Index was compiled before the current tit-for-tat attacks between US and Iran
TDs lobby for budget tax package and increase on Help-to-Buy ceiling
Tánaiste to discuss escalation of Middle East hostilities with fellow EU finance ministers
Global economy caught between competing forces of Iran war and AI
IMF says two forces are pushing global economy in opposite directions as it cuts euro zone growth outlook
‘How can An Post be so arrogant?’ The gift that got ‘stuck in Portlaoise’
Mary was close to giving up all hope of receiving the piece of jewellery she bought for her niece
McDonald’s to Chapter One: which restaurants passed the VAT cut on to customers?
Cut makes no distinction between tiny restaurants struggling to put food on the table and the giants of global fast food
Buoyant tax receipts provide cover for runaway State spending
General government expenditure has jumped by 54 per cent since 2019
Strong tax returns of €50bn strengthen Government’s budgetary position
Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate State collected €7.5bn in corporate tax last month
Gas network charges could increase as customers decline
Regulators seek feedback on likely natural gas charges
Budget 2027 must reflect the real cost of living
The Government’s next budget should provide meaningful support for people struggling with rising costs
Euro zone inflation falls more than expected to 2.8% in June
Price growth remains above central bank’s target for fourth straight month
Rising living costs weigh on Irish holiday spending plans, survey finds
One in five Irish consumers say they cannot afford a holiday this year
Irish inflation moderates to 3.3% as Lane warns about second-round effects
Global tensions easing and energy prices dropping slows rate of increase
Does the Irish hospitality sector still need VAT rate cut?
Cost to the taxpayer is expected to be more than €230m this year and in excess of €680m for a full year
Policy discipline needed to tackle economic pressure points
On AI, a growing reliance on debt amplifies risks, making the sector more vulnerable to abrupt corrections
Cuts to fuel taxes won’t be fully reversed until after Budget, Coalition leaders decide
Cuts are due to expire at end of July, with Taoiseach and Tánaiste saying there will be no ‘cliff edge’
Grocery inflation dips under 5%, new figures suggest
Concern that impact of Middle East conflict has yet to fully filter through supply chain, which could mean higher prices later this summer
Europe risks starting winter with gas stocks at 15-year low
Storage facilities in the EU are not being refilled fast enough ahead of colder months
From axe-throwing to augmented darts: what’s behind the rise in ‘competitive socialising’?
Arcades used to primarily be the preserve of children’s birthday parties, but a changing attitude to socialising means games are no longer just for kids
Cost of kids: 14 ways having three children can add up to more than €800,000
Our assessent of how much it costs to have a child in Ireland today and rear them until they reach age 21
Targeted supports more critical amid a gradual economic slowdown
Marginal reduction in IT employment is probably one of the first manifestations of AI influencing the economy
‘It gives me the shivers to think what may happen if I can’t manage,’ my mother told a newspaper in 1981
I recall a picture in a newspaper of my mother years ago, only to unearth it and find the story behind it as real today as it was back in 1981
AI boom to put gloss on domestic Irish economy despite rising inflation, says ESRI
Think tank has raised its forecasts for inflation, driven by soaring energy prices due to ‘fluid’ situation in the Gulf
Expectation on fuel-duty decision shows how hard it is to unwind cost-of-living supports
Inside Politics: Staying safe in Europe during the heatwave, and claims Occupied Territories Bill has been designed to avoid ‘annoying the Americans’
Up to 80% of parents believe children negatively affected by cost-of-living crisis
Barnardos survey finds 30% of respondents did not have enough food to feed children at some point over last year
Counting the eye-watering cost of being single
Census data indicate as many as one in four Irish adults live in single-person households. It’s a high-priced way of life
Look under the hood. There are ‘echoes of 2006’ in the Irish economy
Trump says Iran peace deal has averted ‘worldwide depression’ but closer to home experts worry prices will continue to rise regardless
What happens Ireland’s petrol and diesel prices and energy costs after US-Iran peace deal?
Iran war breakthrough means further conflict and prolonged disruption of energy supplies less likely
Energy price shock to squeeze Irish wage growth this year, says Central Bank
Global oil and gas prices now unlikely to return to more normal levels despite putative Middle East peace deal
Worst of Iran war-related price hikes yet to hit, conference hears
While inflation has eased, underlying pressures remain intense
Ticketmaster tale leaves some concerned
Readers give their own perspective on story: ‘Ireland’s high ticket prices are linked to professional resellers’
Why the Irish are bad savers, and the lottery copies an advert from NZ
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‘It just absolutely baffles me’: How Ireland’s ‘single tax’ hurts at weddings as well as on mortgages
Death, taxes and ... attending weddings – the financial penalties imposed for remaining single
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