Budget

Kevin Callinan

Strike ‘remains available’, unions say as pay talks begin

Industrial strike

Taoiseach hopes ‘behind-the-scenes work’ results in talks with unions

Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Taoiseach urges unions for further talks on eve of public sector strike

MyHome,ie report

Louth house prices rise 5.8% as median hits €275k

Dundalk deputy criticises inadequate cost-of-living supports, high rents and heating costs, and calls for greater assistance for people with disabilities.

Dundalk rents hit €1,500 a month as Budget housing measures criticised

Louth-based vape shop owner heavily critical of Budget 2027

Irish Budget 2027

Government must ‘put hands in pockets’ for culture card – Patrick O’Donovan

Louth-based vape shop owner heavily critical of Budget 2027

The Fine Gael team held a post-Budget canvass with commuters on Wednesday morning at Stephen's Green in Dublin

McEntee defends Budget spending plans despite sharp criticism from watchdog

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Finance Minister Simon Harris with the Budget 2027

Income tax changes and social welfare increases in Budget

Simon Harris outside Leinster House

Government using ‘high-risk’ receipts to fund tax and spending plans – watchdog

Dan Dooley, the chairman of the Rathcormac Men's Shed

Men’s sheds awaiting details of support funding

Farmer Michael O'Dwyer from Doora, Co Clare with cows in the background

Mixed reaction to Budget from farmers

University of Limerick graduate Eva McCormack holding a sign

Failure to abolish student contribution fee ‘devastating’ for families

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Finance Minister Simon Harris on Budget day

Opposition parties accuse Government of ‘lack of honesty’ in Budget 2027

Irish Budget 2027

Nothing in the Budget to bring me back to the market – former landlord

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Finance Minister Simon Harris with the Budget 2027

‘Devoid of ambition’ - Strong but mixed reactions to Budget 2027
Minister for Finance Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers announced the Budget in the Dáil on Tuesday afternoon.
Daniel Mulhern

Cork renter Christina Collins sat at a table

Budget 2027 rent tax credit increase ‘a drop in the ocean’, according to renter

Tomàs Murphy at his home

Budget does not go far enough in helping disabled, says advocate

Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty

Budget a test that Government has ‘failed’ – Doherty

The Budget was announced on Tuesday afternoon

'Tax-free €50K': The little-known measures you missed in Budget 2027

What's in Budget 2027 for you?

Budget 2027 Calculator - What will you get back in your pocket?

Budget 2027 was announced on Tuesday, but who will benefit from the changes?

Budget 2027: Tax cuts, welfare increases and new €500 payment

Irish Budget 2027

Irish Government announces ‘optimistic’ Budget 2027

Tanaiste Simon Harris

Pension increases and cuts to childcare costs likely to feature in Budget 2027

Simon Harris and Jack Chambers announce Budget 2027

WATCH LIVE: Budget 2027 announced with income tax and welfare boost

Budget 2027

Budget 2027: From tax cuts to new supports - what we can expect

Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris

Culture card ‘not dead in the water’, Tánaiste insists
The Government leadership met to finalise the Budget.
Cillian Sherlock, Press Association

Cllr Robert Nash on Earl Street

Dundalk retailers facing challenging times

Micheal Martin speaking to the media

Taoiseach signals pause on home heating oil carbon tax increase

Simon Harris and Jack Chambers speaking to the media

Corporation tax take in September soars as companies pay bills early

A woman changing bedclothes in a home

Mental health housing charity calls for ‘essential’ funding

Cllr Robert Nash on Earl Street

Dundalk retailers facing challenging times

Alone annual report

At-risk older people cutting down on food and heating, Alone says

Miriam Hilliard

Louth woman highlights financial toll of cancer

Following today’s Dáil exchange, Deputy Nash said Tánaiste Simon Harris acknowledged that Government had the plan but gave no date for its publication

Louth TD calls for energy plan before Budget

Tánaiste Simon Harris thanked Deputy McGreehan for raising the issue. He said Minister Jack Chambers and Minister Martin Heyden were meeting to discuss the matter on Thursday

Louth farmers set to benefit as fuel support scheme extended

Charity pleads for Budget funding as homelessness numbers continue to spiral

A young child playing with toys next to a window

Coalition considering hike in tax relief for childminders

Tánaiste Simon Harris thanked Deputy McGreehan for raising the issue. He said Minister Jack Chambers and Minister Martin Heyden were meeting to discuss the matter on Thursday

Louth farmers set to benefit as fuel support scheme extended

Following today’s Dáil exchange, Deputy Nash said Tánaiste Simon Harris acknowledged that Government had the plan but gave no date for its publication

Louth TD calls for energy plan before Budget

James Browne and Ber Grogan holding Simon Week booklets

‘Meaningful’ action on homelessness urged in Simon Communities fundraising push

Miriam Hilliard

Louth woman highlights financial toll of cancer

Simon Harris

Tánaiste questions fuel excise increase in November

Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaks to journalists

Rent tax credit will be increased, Taoiseach says

Drinks being poured

Rising costs threatening to make many hospitality businesses unviable – research

According to price comparison site, cheapestoil.ie, the average price of heating oil at the weekend in Louth was €1,546.04 for 1,000 litres, while the cheapest quote was €1,430 for 1,000 litres

Home heating oil prices in Louth hit €1,500 per 1,000 litres

Taoiseach Michael Martin

Taoiseach signals cut to tax on home heating oil in Budget

According to price comparison site, cheapestoil.ie, the average price of heating oil at the weekend in Louth was €1,546.04 for 1,000 litres, while the cheapest quote was €1,430 for 1,000 litres

Home heating oil prices in Louth hit €1,500 per 1,000 litres

Rent tax credit increase ‘looked upon positively’, Tánaiste says

Simon Harris

‘Argument’ for expanding fuel allowance, Tánaiste says

Simon Harris speaks at the Fine Gael think-in

Income tax changes worth more than a few hundred euro, Tánaiste says

Fianna Fail think in – Tullamore

Different perspectives on stamp duty ‘healthy’, Jack Chambers says

Bord Gáis Energy announced an increase to its prices

Bord Gáis Energy announces gas and electricity price increases from October

Tánaiste Simon Harris

Tánaiste pushes back on Fianna Fáil stamp duty proposal

Jack Chambers

Chambers cautions ‘honest’ and ‘modest’ expectations for Budget

Taoiseach Michael Martin speaking to the media outside Government Buildings, Dublin

Taoiseach does not rule out cutting excise on alcohol