Jack Chambers

Inside Politics: Public sector workers strike, with Government and unions yet to agree on talks process

Both sides have a duty to make every effort to avoid further disruption

Fine Gael TD earlier accused party colleagues of ‘ultimate betrayal’ for comments on his health

More than 300,000 workers set for one-day work stoppage over prioritisation of pay in talks

More than 300,000 public sector workers are due to strike in the biggest industrial action of its kind since 2009

Inside Politics: Healthcare workers, teachers, courts staff and many others are now set to mount pickets outside their workplaces on Wednesday

A strike is not a popularity contest: it’s a cold, hard caluclation about which side can outlast the other. But the public mood does matter

If public service broadcasting is to retain public trust and integrity, it must be insulated from political pressure

First stoppage on Wednesday by more than 300,000 workers appears almost inevitable

Civil War politics energised the Government parties. Now they’ve nothing left to do but pump out money

Allocation almost 17% lower than broadcaster had targeted for the year in its most recent strategy paper

Calculating your childcare costs requires navigating a series of interconnected fees and subsidies

‘Pay issues can and should be discussed as a priority’, Minister Jack Chambers said in letter to unions

While its capital investment plans are welcome, more should have done to mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices for those on low incomes

Preparations are under way for the strike, which will see more than 300,000 public sector workers undertake a work stoppage

Public sector industrial action presents a big challenge for parents and patients amid escalation of dispute

Irish diplomats privately remarked that if everyone ended up unhappy, they had done their job

The budget overrun in the health service could reach €1bn by the end of year, despite spending curbs being put in place

No desire in Government to ‘rerun’ drama over RTÉ governance, Simon Harris says

Not yet restored as a leadership contender perhaps, but the Minister for Public Expenditure’s stock is higher than it has been for a long time

Fraught last-minute haggling in back rooms dominated the final days of negotiations as spending Minister Jack Chambers dug in

The system’s shortcomings have been laid bare by the absurd contortions over funding for RTÉ

Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Radio: RTÉ host’s precision-guided dismantling of Government’s thinly spread profligacy is arguably more lethal than the brickbats of Opposition TDs

Broadcaster’s managing director and chairman Terence O’Rourke met Patrick O’Donovan for just over an hour

Labour leader Ivana Bacik says ‘pathetic’ Budget 2027 is a ‘KitKat budget from a TikTok Tánaiste’

Martin defends budget, citing need to ‘judge between restraint and real impact of cost-of-living increases’

Fórsa school secretaries and caretakers back pension deal officially ending dispute that sparked strikes last year

Not for the first time, there appears to be a substantial ‘reality gap’

Advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more

Dates that consumer changes - such as income tax, fuel allowances, childcare and rent relief - come into effect

Here is our list of the key measures expected to be announced in Budget 2027 at lunchtime

Inside Politics: A notable absence from the budget leaves Patrick O’Donovan feeling rebuffed

The emergence of Chambers as a hard man fiscal hawk is a significant development in the internal dynamics of the Coalition

Simon Harris looked miserable as he ran through the numbers, but that’s probably because he’s been up all weekend with a new baby

Help-to-buy scheme increases; free contraception age rises; fuel allowance to increase by €5

A package of tax reductions announced by Minister for Finance Simon Harris will see lower and middle income workers benefit

No funding to enable prepaid €100 voucher for concerts and cultural events, says Minister for Public Expenditure

If overruns continue on current trajectory, net spending will increase by 9% this year, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says