Pat Rabbitte said the Government is concentrating on tackling the erosion of living standards Labour TD Pat Rabbitte has said the notion that you could abolish the Universal Social Charge was "fanciful" as it brings in €4bn per year. Asked about SIPTU's call to abolish the tax, he said the Government's [...]
1 of 3 Footage showed residents being slapped, kicked, and shouted at The Ombudsman said HIQA does not have power to investigate complaints RTÉ footage showed residents of unit 3 being allegedly abused The Ombudsman has said his office could have carried out an investigation if the Health Information and Quality [...]
1 of 3 People cast their vote in the city of Sedove, Donetsk region The elections are based around the two main rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Lugansk Alexander Zakharchenko is expected to be confirmed in his post in Donetsk Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on Russia not to recognise [...]
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed last night to redouble the nation's fight against "terrorist organisations" after a soldier was shot dead in the capital and parliament was stormed by an assailant. "Canada will never be intimidated," Mr Harper told the nation in a televised address. "In fact, this will lead [...]
Former Minister of State at the Department of the Environment Fergus O'Dowd has said Irish Water has “abjectly failed” in its approach to introducing water charges. As Minister of State, Mr O'Dowd helped establish Irish Water. In an article in the Irish Independent, Mr O'Dowd said the company has come across as [...]
Joan Burton said similar schemes had been successful in the past and 'not hugely costly' Tánaiste and Labour Party leader Joan Burton has confirmed that the Government is strongly supportive of a proposal to introduce a back-to-work dividend in the upcoming Budget. The scheme will allow parents who take up low-paid [...]
Friday 22 August 2014 15.40 Ryanair has submitted a plan to turn struggling Cyprus Airways into a profitable operation Ryanair has submitted a plan to turn for-sale Cyprus Airways into a profitable operation by increasing passenger traffic by 500% over three years. Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary said with the help [...]
Friday 22 August 2014 15.19 1 of 3 US Fed chief Janet Yellen says unemployment rate alone is not enough to evaluate the strength of the US jobs market World's central bankers gather in Jackson Hole in Wyoming ECB chief Mario Draghi coming under pressure to bring in QE in the [...]
Friday 15 August 2014 12.40 Viridian says it has made no decision on IPO Irish energy firm Viridian Group has said it has made no decision to proceed with a floation of the company. This follows reports from Reuters which said that its owner - Bahrain-based Arcapita Bank - has hired [...]
Ireland > Politics > Budget Wednesday 23 July 2014 22.29 Brendan Howlin said the economy had grown better than expected Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin has said the Government will have a less demanding Budget than expected for 2015 because the economy has grown. Speaking on his way into Cabinet [...]
