Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star denies making sexual assault claims
‘I have never claimed, or written about anyone having sexually assaulted me’
More than 50,000 applications have been made for new pandemic payment
Fear growing among poorest working families they will be hardest hit
Saudi Aramco surges after IPO posts $1.88tn valuation
Oil company raised $25.6bn in world’s biggest ever IPO
Budget took important ‘small steps’ on No Child 2020 themes
Anti-child-poverty initiatives were ‘really significant’, says Children’s Rights Alliance
Free school meals pilot scheme to be allocated €160,000 in 2020
Child poverty intervention is in addition to hot meals pilot running in 36 primary schools
Elderly and disabled living alone ‘targeted’ in Budget 2020
Income allowed while still qualifying for One Parent Family Payment up €15 to €145
US group Motive pays $25m for 40% stake in Irish fintech Global Shares
Co Cork-based start-up says investment will fast-track development of new software
Budget 2018 main points: everything you need to know
Cost of 20 cigarettes will increase by 50 cents but duties on alcohol remain untouched
Budget 2018: All weekly social welfare payments to go up by €5
Elderly to see slight improvements in their situation, beyond the pension increase
Budget to take long-term perspective, says Varadkar
Decrease in prescription charges set to form part of financial package worth about €1bn
Single parents better off working part-time, says report
Minimum Essential Standard of Living study looks at welfare and minimum wage incomes
Court bid by man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism to prevent deportation
The man, who has been living in Ireland for several years, denies membership of any terror group
Striking Tesco workers reassured over family income supplement
Department of Social Protection says weekly tax-free payment not suspended
OCI election: Sarah Keane used to swimming against the tide
Legal expertise of the sole woman on the OCI board a potent asset in her bid for top job
Sporting bodies tell Dáil how they are running on empty
Oireachtas committee hears how quest for success is undermined by funding shortages
Lone parents will not have to seek work until child is 14 under Budget
Up to 60,000 low income families will benefit from changes to be announced
Government urged to restore sports funding to pre-crash levels
Federation of Irish Sport (FIS) highlights 26% fall-off in State funding for sport since 2008
Warning on distress over looming change to lone parent payment
Changes to One Parent Family Payment intended to activate recipients into labour market
One-parent payment: ‘I’m being stripped of my dignity’
Ashling Lowe (35) fears she will have to give up her job to get assistance under new rules
Tax breaks key to replacing loss of funding from alcohol ban
Federation of Irish Sport wants Government to introduce tax relief for sports programmes
Welfare spending on children falls
Report indicates growing food poverty and savings from cuts to child benefit
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