EU’s new ‘Made in Europe’ rules could further delay Irish housing, warns ESB
Emails show ESB Networks worried draft law to boost European manufacturing will raise infrastructure costs
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Defence Forces to seek more than 550 armoured vehicles from France
Vehicles will transform Army from mostly peacekeeping force to military capable of limited conventional war fighting
How can the public sector pay deal get over the line?
Pay remains at the top of the agenda, while the Government will have to clarify its demands for ‘productivity improvements’ in the public sector
Ireland’s military is moving into the 21st century – some fear it is not ready
Purchasing gaffes, malfunctioning machine guns and planes too big for hangars show the Defence Forces has a lot to learn
Any pay deal reached with unions must have productivity elements, says Taoiseach
Fórsa chief Kevin Callinan says unions would now test whether Government has understood protesters’ position
A public pay deal will be done – and here’s what it will look like
The Government has to make a show of safeguarding public money. Unions have to fight for every last euro. There will be a few late nights - but a deal is inevitable
OPW to assess implications of withdrawing from proposed National Children’s Science Centre
Minister to meet charity behind plans in a bid to identify a way forward for the project while minimising cost to the State
€43bn should have been enough to build 110,000 homes. Only 27,000 were built
Another €9.4 billion was allocated to housing last week. There are questions to be asked about the effectiveness of housing budget spending
Teaching unions urge Taoiseach to intervene and prevent further strike action
Frustration with Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers triggers call around ‘role here for’ Martin
Time to get down to business? Public opinion may shift if second strike takes place
With some of the unions not paying any strike pay, the strikers will feel the impact of their own action in their pockets
The Irish Times view on the public sector strike: mutually agreed obstruction
Both sides have a duty to make every effort to avoid further disruption
Public sector strike ‘inevitable’ and will see up to 150,000 medical appointments cancelled
First of two scheduled walkouts will bring widespread disruption, with further escalation possible in November
‘They were all sick of each other by then’: Inside the Government rooms where the budget was made
Fraught last-minute haggling in back rooms dominated the final days of negotiations as spending Minister Jack Chambers dug in
We have just seen a perfect example of Ireland’s fiscal incontinence
The Irish State has become a monstrously bloated organisation that has lost all sense of value for money
New public spending efficiency taskforce to be established within three months
Jack Chambers says new body will scrutinise day-to-day public spending and see where greater value for money can be delivered
Budget 2027: Measures on pensions, welfare, income tax and more take shape
Continued acrimony in some quarters on Friday evening as many departments moved towards settling their budget
Budget builders: the money Ministers who are two sides of the same coin
As they finalise Budget 2027, young-career politicians Simon Harris and Jack Chambers are getting on better than some expected
More than 50 people expressed interest in becoming new Arts Council director
Three people were shortlisted for high-profile role before Shona McCarthy secured job in August
Former fisheries chief ‘targeted’ by comments in Dáil and protected disclosures, WRC hears
Civil servants believed Francis O’Donnell had right to go back to previous role, WRC hearing also told
State paid millions to asylum seeker housing firms after cancelling contracts
‘No value’ secured from deals which represented ‘substantial loss to the taxpayers’
Children’s hospital contractor Bam submits claims for €983m over disputed costs
Project marked by escalating costs – from €987m to €2.24bn, with delays and fraught relationship between builders and oversight board
Strike action to resume at Oberstown after deadline passes
A number of stoppages were staged during the summer before an agreement was brokered at the Workplace Relations Commission
Uncertainty over minimum wage hike that would see annual pay pass €30k for first time
Officials resisting further steps towards scrapping means test for carer’s allowance in Budget negotiations
Inside Budget 2027: ‘The meeting was brutal’ - the tensions on the road to new spending package
In 10 days Simon Harris and Jack Chambers will present their budget – in Government back rooms the horse-trading with fellow Ministers is in full swing
Trade union balloting is ‘only delaying’ public sector pay deal, Jack Chambers says
Provision will be made in budget for new deal despite the lack of agreement, Minister says
Soldiers’ rations cut, naval radar plan paused as Defence Forces ordered to save millions
Military sources say ‘all spending’ paused barring something that could prevent a ship going to sea
Good cop, bad cop: Harris and Chambers toy with electorate ahead of budget
Government’s income tax package could be worth as little as €10 a month to the average worker
Improved pension for Limerick mayor John Moran could cost extra €320,000 – Government officials
Spending department says directly elected mayor should receive same pension as local authority chief executives, not junior ministers
Government levy will impact funding for Uisce Éireann, IDA, Fáilte Ireland
Department of Defence says levy to offset education overspend will put ‘significant’ pressure on military transformation programme
Budget 2027: ‘Specific consideration’ for measures to tackle rising heating oil costs
Jack Chambers was speaking at Dublin Castle in advance of an EU presidency meeting
FF Senator paid €16,700 in travel expenses while sick at home for eight months
Holly Cairns criticises Oireachtas system that led to her being mistakenly paid €8,500 in travel expenses while on maternity leave
HSE spending controls have ‘not had sufficient impact’, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says scale of projected HSE overspend ‘cannot be explained by demand pressures alone’
Ireland’s largest craft union to begin industrial action over public pay
Connect union leader says action involving tradespeople to begin in three weeks’ time after Government ‘refused to engage’ over pay mechanism
We must honour Donogh O’Malley’s legacy by cutting school class sizes
More than 425,000 pupils are in oversized classes, yet we have lost almost 500 teachers
Threat of public sector industrial action ‘completely unwarranted’ – Chambers
Minister for Public Expenditure made the remarks while insisting the Government wants a ‘fair’ public pay deal
More than €16,000 spent on accommodation for Irish delegation at Davos summit
Bill of €7,000 for 18-night stay at swish New York hotel during UN General Assembly
Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’
Irish Medical Organisation had informed HSE that on-call rates for weekends were lower than during the week
Gerry Hutch to get back almost all Dublin Central byelection costs
Election winners and unsuccessful candidates who reach certain threshold of votes entitled to reimbursement of €11,200
Fewer than one in 50 who completed craft apprenticeships in 2025 were women
Number of women registered for apprenticeships has risen rapidly in recent years, Ministers say
The Irish Times view on planning and climate: pointing in the wrong direction
Which projects have actually been stopped by Section 15 of the Climate Act?
What would happen if Ireland followed Vienna by designing housing with women in mind?
Housing and planning policy here largely designed by men and fail to address daily needs of rest of population
Weaponising climate laws: Ireland’s politicians and officials fuel the fire
It is unfathomable to learn that officials proposed scrapping the ‘linchpin’ of State climate legislation
Irish officials proposed scrapping ‘linchpin’ of climate legislation
Move would have ‘scuppered any notion that this Government takes climate action seriously’, environmentalists say
Departments face sanctions for spending breaches, Chambers warns
Minister for Public Expenditire Jack Chambers warns ministers they are now the architects of their own fiscal space
WRC staff take legal case against State for failing to implement pay award
Pay increase would be due to be backdated to July 2023, which would require significant lump sums to be paid
HSE under pressure over health agency staff as Opposition claims spending is rising
Health service spent more than €900 million on personnel recruited through external agencies last year
Ireland’s Potemkin budget: figures belong in the fiction section of the library
The only certainty is that Ireland will continue to rely on rising corporate tax revenues to pay the bills at the end of the year
Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted
Minister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projects
Abbey Theatre redevelopment mired in red tape while projected cost nears €500m
Scheme back and forth with Department of Culture and still requires approval of Department of Public Expenditure
RTÉ’s top 10 highest earners in 2025 included nine members of senior management
Former radio presenter Claire Byrne is the only on-air talent to feature in top 10 highest paid staff last year
€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
The Irish Times view on the digital wallet: a solution seeking a problem
The likely uses for the wallet remain unclear
Scaling back remote working should be on the agenda as payback for public sector pay rises
Money, no matter how many billions are involved, is the least important part of what is really at stake in the pay talks
How will the Government’s Digital Wallet work?
Following a pilot period with up to 10,000 users, the Digital Wallet could eventually store your driving licence, passport and birth cert
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