Budget 2027
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budget 2027 plans
Ireland wants to build more and spend less. But who will actually deliver it?
Tuesday
20 Oct
Thursday
15 Oct
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politics by numbers
The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them
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the housing essay
Is the new Derelict Property Tax designed to fail?
In part one of a deep dive into the Budget 2027 measure, our resident Derelict Ireland experts look at how we got here.
Saturday
10 Oct
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Motoring
Motor tax is meant to be about the environment. So why does keeping your car cost you more?
Friday
9 Oct
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childcare supports
Affordable childcare is no solution if you can’t get a place. Budget 2027 missed that point
Thursday
8 Oct
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politics by numbers
€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money
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Funding Row
Bakhurst expresses confidence in O'Donovan after 'delicate' talks on RTÉ cuts
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Department of Justice
€430m cut in supports for Ukrainian refugees 'not resulting in hardship', minister claims
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Row
O'Donovan and Bakhurst at odds over RTÉ's funding, so why was the broadcaster left €20m short?
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arts and music
So what happened to the culture card? And how would it work if it ever shows up?
Wednesday
7 Oct
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pace of reform
The government has cut RTÉ's funding by €20m - and Kevin Bakhurst is not happy about it
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something for everyone
Financial adviser on Budget 2027: Is the Irish government finally growing up?
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Shortfall
Defence Forces will not reach target of 11,500 personnel by 2028 despite recruitment commitments
The Explainer
Will Budget 2027 actually make you better off?
Dr Emma Howard, economist at TU Dublin, joins us to examine who gains most from the budget, and whether the measures are reaching those under the greatest pressure.
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Under Pressure
'I've been called a lot worse': O'Donovan reacts to criticism and plays down reports of walkout
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Greyhound Racing
State funding for greyhound racing exceeds €20m for the first time in 25 years
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Budget 2027
Tánaiste says he wants to build on inheritance tax changes in future budgets
The Candidate
Budget 2027: grand, we suppose
Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy look at who actually came out ahead, why renters and younger people may feel particularly short-changed, and whether the lack of serious help with energy costs could come back to bite the government this winter.
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All aboard
Fine Gael canvassers get chilly reception from Dublin commuters ahead of price hikes
Budget 2027 has been criticised for leaving public transport commuters out in the cold, so it might come as no surprise that they were a bit frosty this morning.
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From A to B
'Wrong direction': Government slammed for cutting fuel prices while raising public transport fares
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Dáil Sketch
Where's the protest gone? No rows, no riots, and not even a 'hup ya boy ya'
Jack GPT or Torture Chambers? The public expenditure minister did get a few new nicknames out of the day.
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the persistence of minister
After weeks of headlines, whatever happened to the culture card?
A similar card already exists in other European countries like Spain, France and Italy.
Tuesday
6 Oct
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Budget 2027
Cost of Disability payment just reinstates old support government had scrapped, say advocates
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Budget 2027
A few hundred euro, delayed childcare cuts and the missing culture card: This was a 'meh' budget
The government is this evening hoping that it has done enough to avoid public criticism.
As it happened
Budget 2027 includes income tax band change, carbon tax freeze, and price hike on cigarettes
The government announced the details of Budget 2027 today. Opposition weren’t particularly impressed.
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Come Again
Which of today's budget measures were just a repeat of previous announcements?
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missing the mark
'An insult' and 'more Westlife than Fontaines DC': The opposition has laid into the budget
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Dáil nicknames
Chambers rubbishes any suggestion AI used in budget speech after TD labels him 'Jack GPT'
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Justice and defence
Military and garda groups launch attack on allocation for national security in Budget 2027
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Budget 2027
FactCheck: Three claims from opposition TDs who criticised this year's budget
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deemed disposal
Rate of deemed disposal tax on investment funds to reduce to 35% from January
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Budget 2027
Earn €30k, €45k, €60k or €90k? Here's what the budget means for these incomes
