The riotous events in Dublin, while shocking, were not surprising.

Additional €4m bailout for departments

A parent whose child was refused a ticket this year proposes reforms of Ireland's school bus scheme

More than €2.3bn worth of once-off payments were being put aside as part of Budget 2024

The Credit Union consumer sentiment survey suggests Christmas costs are likely to be just over 4% higher than a year ago compared to a 6% rise last Christmas

Evidence would suggest that the situation will get worse before it gets better

The Social Democrats leader has connected with people in a way that could end up defining her party's unique selling point

The average first-time buyer mortgage on existing properties now stands at €258,802, with the average for new properties up €30,000 to €315,000 compared to last year

On average, almost 70% of victims of investment fraud are aged over 40. Just under two-thirds (65%) are men.

The amount paid to recruitment firms has risen each year, with €2.88m spent in 2020; €9.78m in 2021, and €15.73m last year, but the HSE cannot say how many staff have been hired as a result

South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been invited to Ireland by the Taoiseach after Leo Varadkar joined a trade mission to the Asian country. Let’s hope if he does come, he will find our country just as attractive

Simon Harris keen to 'keep populists out of government'

According to Revenue, up to 481,000 people in Ireland paid too much tax last year and an information campaign has now been launched to encourage people to claim back money to which they are entitled

Annual inflation in October across the eurozone has dropped significantly to 2. 9% from the 4. 3% recorded in September, the latest flash estimate from the EU shows.

Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan  had previously argued against the inclusion of second homes in the energy credit scheme, which was launched by the Government in a bid to tackle high energy prices

The vast majority of hopeful Irish house buyers are now seeking fixed-rate mortgages as fears over both interest rate hikes and the cost of living crisis continue to spook the housing market.

The hike in the minimum wage will add to the costs facing small firms even as energy and commodities inflation slows, business group Food and Drink Ireland has said.

Electric vehicle drivers have fared better with recent price drops in electricity costs, said AA Ireland.

Ibec report reveals businesses involved in hospitality, tourism, and leisure expect to raise wages by 6.5%, while retailers expect to pay staff 5.2% more

'Destitute’ means a living standard so sparse, it should be consigned to history. It now applies to four million in Britain, writes Frances Ryan

From our growing population to rising costs, there are many reasons why the health budget overruns — but if we invest more in health now, our future spending should be less than if we don’t invest

With the CSO issuing a release charting the changes in Ireland from 1973 to 2023, we look at some of the headlines from the 'Cork Examiner' 50 years ago 

Age Action report finds another 40% of people aged 66 and older derive 50% of their income from welfare payments 

Here are some simple recipes for delicious comfort food that costs less to make

Nearly a third of primary school-age children in Europe are either overweight or obese

Food prices increased 7.5%, with vegetable prices seeing the largest increase of any food category at 11.8%

Gary Kearney said the €12 weekly increase to his State pension is an 'insult'

Budget 2024 has targeted the ‘squeezed middle’ with measures including income tax reductions, three €150 universal energy credits, substantial investment in childcare, and the expansion of the free schoolbooks scheme

The Daly family say the weekly grocery shop has doubled, while electricity costs have trebled

The minister said that he was particularly happy to have announced the Future Ireland Fund, and the Infrastructure, Climate, and Nature Fund

Parents who pay for their student children’s rent will be able to avail of the renters’ tax credit, while student contribution fees will be abolished from September for those earning under a certain amount.

Owner of Zinc Hair and Beauty in Kilmainham in Dublin, Lisa Eccles said the budget was “hammering” at small businesses

Here's what you need to know from this afternoon's budget announcements.

'Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have caused the housing crisis and today’s budget is further confirmation that they are not the ones to fix it," said Pearse Doherty

Finance Minister Michael McGrath says Budget 2024 includes further supports for individuals, families and businesses at a time when the cost-of-living is high

Surprisingly easy ways to save money on your bills coming into the colder months

Grocery price inflation fell for the seventh consecutive month in the UK while still stuck in double-digits as shoppers struggle with higher living costs.Annual price growth dropped to 11% in the four weeks to October 1 versus 12.2% a month earlier, ...

"If you are making €400 to €500 a week in Dublin, you’d make that almost in the day in America, and you only work three days a week or weekends,” said ex-pat Tiernan Yeates.

New analysis examined rationale for reduced Vat rate for hospitality and tourism industries as sector calls for return to 9% rate 

The price of a packet of cigarettes will also rise, likely to be either 20c or 50c, but there will be no increase to the price of alcohol

The Ozempic 'revolution' is seeing an impact on food shopping —  it's not a tsunami of salad but it's a measurable trend

Increase counterbalanced by a 12% jump in new business startups

'What exactly needs to be done if child poverty is to be addressed in a meaningful way?'

Parents will also receive a double child benefit payment before Christmas, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has strongly indicated