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How much could you get back in your pocket with the potential new income tax cut?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (438+ words) LAST UPDATE | 12 Sep TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS has said potential new income tax cuts in the upcoming budget will make a real difference to families across the country. But just how much money will people actually get back in their pockets?...
Thomas Duffy: Don’t blame the cows for farmers not growing carrots
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (718+ words) AN ACRE OF carrots pays the exact same in EU subsidies as an acre of cows, yet I find myself reading numerous analyses of our food system which would lead you to believe otherwise. So how are livestock farms not…...
Rural pubs: We need to save them, but not for the sake of the alcohol industry
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (957+ words) TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN recently did not rule out cutting excise on alcohol as part of next month’s budget. Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke is reported to be in support of an excise cut, as a measure to help rural pubs....
Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (616+ words) In Politics by Numbers, broadcaster, author and spreadsheet stan Gavan Reilly takes a data deep dive into a political point of the week. EARLIER THIS WEEK I went semi-viral on Instagram for silently making the above face on the telly....
Jim O'Callaghan compared to Trump and Nigel Farage over his citizenship rule changes
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (697+ words) PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT and Solidarity TDs have accused Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan and the government as a whole of seeking to “divide and rule” with their new proposals to make it more difficult for immigrants to become Irish citizens. They…...
Mid-rise buildings could fill the gap in 'missing' medium-density housing
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (859+ words) The Housing Essay is a weekly deep dive from a rotating variety of voices into issues impacting the property crisis in Ireland. Are there potential solutions that may be currently overlooked or traditionally ignored by policymakers? IF YOU THINK it’s…...
Most children (and nearly half of parents) favour online safety education over social media ban
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (641+ words) A MAJORITY OF children and just under half of parents and caregivers say it would be better would be better to teach children about staying safe online rather than banning them from social media. A number of countries have moved…...
Supporting patients in distress: Doctors can’t predict suicide, but we can try to prevent it
1+ week, 3+ day ago (763+ words) TODAY IS WORLD Suicide Prevention Day. What does that actually mean? Well, it was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), and it is a day to raise awareness about warning signs and risk factors, to promote…...
Fuel costs: Increase the carbon tax. Cut excise instead - it's what makes sense
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (735+ words) THE TAOISEACH’S COMMENTS on fuel prices bring an important choice into focus. Micheál Martin has acknowledged that the elevated petrol and diesel prices motorists are now experiencing may represent a “new normal”. He has also indicated that Government will consider…...
Sinn Féin 'open' to reviewing pathways to citizenship, McDonald says
4+ day, 52+ min ago (786+ words) SINN FÉIN LEADER Mary Lou McDonald has said that her party is open to reviewing pathways to how people become citizens of Ireland. The Dublin Central TD was speaking from Malahide, where Sinn Féin is holding its annual party think-in…...