Paschal Donohoe

Group says move would make late trade accessible to smaller bars and on more marginal nights

The BBC journalist warns of a dangerous policy spiral as nations reduce their reliance on international trade

My Legacy umbrella group for charities says three percentage point cut in inheritance tax could treble legacy income from wills

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says spending in departments of education, justice and children growing at three times budgeted rates

With a VAT cut for the hospitality sector on the cards, the question is how much will be available to help the cost of living

‘Eccentric’ childhood obsession with politics, criticism of Garret FitzGerald, and champagne with Nigel Farage

Finance Minister said ‘more permanent, targeted measures’ would be introduced

Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them

More than 42,000 children in the State have spent more than a year awaiting essential community-based appointments

If the Coalition can’t summon up the courage to end one-off payments, it will send a very bad signal

New €2.5m conference centre at Castletroy Hotel invokes memory of philanthropist Chuck Feeney

Building 60,000 homes a year will need ‘more than words’, the Construction Industry Federation says

Minister for Enterprise unveils new strategy to lessen export sector’s reliance on US market

At the centre of the debate will be whether the Budget 2026 should include a cost of living package

Republic’s annual population growth of 1.64% stands at about seven times higher than EU average

Reaction to James Lawless’s third-level fees cut suggestion has already offered a taste of public anger

Scoliosis patient (9) faced delays in waiting for surgery

Ray Dalio, founder of one of the most successful hedge funds in the world, imparts his economic wisdom through a sequence of books

Campaign group argues tax thresholds applying to beneficiaries of estates of childless adults are ‘discriminatory’

Corporation tax receipts jump almost fourfold in July, but spending is tracking almost €5bn ahead of this time last year

Minister for Finance took three-week period to consult with other members of Government on the ending of ‘crisis-era’ relationship with AIB

Taoiseach among Ministers lobbied by tech giant that employs almost 5,000 people in Ireland

A total of 301,000 households are in arrears on their electricity bills. The figures are creeping up even when the weather is mild

Jim O’Callaghan and Peter Burke have made promising starts, James Browne has a lot of catching up to do

Net interest income decreased by 10 per cent year-on-year to €1.87m

The nature of this disagreement suggests tougher debates to come

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

The Minister for Finance on Nature Capital: The Value of the World Around Us by Partha Dasgupta and Slow Down or Die: The Economics of Degrowth by Timothée Parrique, translated by Claire Benoit

Budgetary watchdog assails Government’s projections

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Ministers add caveat that figures will be revised if tariff situation worsens

Coalition leaders vow to protect infrastructure spending

Document is important part of pre-budget choreography but theme running through this year is economic uncertainty

Investment in housing, water and grid infrastructure, defence, prisons and sports facilities planned under NDP

Cost-of-living supports almost certainly ruled out of next budget due to funding concerns

Ministers to be warned to rein in current spending

Spending on infrastructure to rise as cost-of-living measures unlikely to feature

Here’s what to look out for next week as the Government signals its big budget moves

Catherine Connolly next most popular in Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, but many voters not engaged in Áras race