Deis school principals tell Education Correspondent Jess Casey about their work in supporting and educating students in disadvantaged areas of Dublin

The committee also said all welfare payments should be benchmarked against a minimum essential standard of living

This comes following a report by the Competition and CCPC which found that one-third of people are 'just getting by' financially

How Ireland allocates resources to students in disadvantaged schools is to be independently reviewed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The OECD envisages a period of subdued growth, with inflation remaining elevated.

The Doras CEO says Ireland now has an opportunity to make a meaningful response to the refugee crisis

Education and knowledge are the surest long-term bets against those root causes of racism and bigotry — a well-informed, literate cohort of young people is a strong first line of defence against the spread of disinformation and prejudice

Stress in the banking sector could see a further tightening of credit conditions

The World Bank, in its latest Global Economic Prospects report released earlier this month, warned that the global economy is perilously close to falling into recession this year.

GDP growth of 10% this year predicted to fall to 3.8% in 2023

Challenges faced by global giants such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, whose Irish operations posted sales of €316bn, may force Ireland to rethink its FDI strategy

The delay while Ireland waited for the EU to approve this key energy subsidy is a cost of international co-operation — but it's important to also notice the benefits of abiding by those rules

It's not all gloomy but some sectors face a slide in discretionary spending. Against this background, the Government should postpone hiking Vat on hospitality back up to 13.5%

The strong job market is good for workers but bad for inflation, signalling to the world’s central banks that they cannot ease up

An OECD report on Irish transport is correct in stating that our mindsets must change from our current car-dependent model to one that addresses the major gaps in our knowledge of spatial, transport and climate policy planning

Report warned Ireland must 'challenge ingrained mindsets' around car use to meet its decarbonisation goals

Ireland spends less than the OECD average on all levels of education, report shows

The OECD recently estimated that the deterioration in UK net external trade after Brexit will knock more than 6% off its GDP over 2021-2023

Eurozone economic growth projected to slow from 3.1% this year to only 0.3% in 2023, which implies bloc will spend at least part of the year in a recession

Business community will need to be convinced that simplifying tax compliance duties will justify the cost and effort involved

The OECD has warned that so-called high-frequency indicators are pointing to a slowdown in European economic growth 

The OECD says its analysis shows that if the moves in commodity prices and financial markets seen since the outbreak of the war proved sustained, it could reduce global growth by over 1 percentage point in the first year and push up global inflation by 2.5 percentage points.

Jayne Ronayne is stepping back a bit from her startup to have a baby — a choice which she says isn't made easy for Irish women

Price of a barrel of Brent crude rose almost 1% to $87.25

The report says restrictive masculinities support the view that men’s labour is more important and valuable than women’s work

Douglas Sutherland is upbeat about the prospects for economies in the OECD orbit

Irish finance minister and head of the Eurogroup says countries have curbed the economic damage of restrictions

An arcane legal argument could America's participation in a global tax deal, backed by 136 countries, in jeopardy.

Although the longer-term outlook for new foreign direct investment is 'uncertain', the ratings agency believes that 'most' multinationals will not relocate out of Ireland.

The focus for Ireland must now be on how the country can remain competitive in areas outside of tax.

Tax experts say that that Ireland over the summer has secured the best from a poor hand. 

There is some confidence that any increase in the corporate tax rate would not apply to companies with a turnover of less than €750m

The Government will be in a position to confirm the Irish position on the OECD process this week, finance minister Paschal Donohoe told reporters in Luxembourg.

Most business leaders want finance minister Paschal Donohoe to deliver a conservative budget, according to an Institute of Directors survey.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to take a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" for a deal that aims to overhaul the way multinationals are taxed around the world.

A new study has found we are performing worse than many European countries in that a small share of our disabled population are employed compared with people with no disabilities

Only large multinational firms with turnovers of more than $750m a year would face a higher corporate tax bill should Ireland sign up to the OECD deal, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said

The OECD’s ‘Education at a Glance 2021’ published this Thursday shows Ireland is at the bottom of a list of 36 OECD countries in terms of how much GDP it puts into education

'After Covid, two main cost headaches for small businesses will be rent and insurance costs.'

Paschal Donohoe will today launch a public consultation on the OECD's global tax alignment, which would see rates set at a minimum of 15%

Tax as a foil to climate collapse

The agreement at talks in Venice is set to be finalised this weekend and caps eight years of wrangling over the issue

Ireland was one of only nine countries that refused to sign up to the OECD’s proposals for global corporate tax reform and changes to how multinational companies are taxed

Irish finance minister expresses his reservations about minimum rate as 130 countries endorse corporation tax plan