As many as nine other EU states will be in running

There are over 52,800 people working in the sector across Ireland and more than 70 financial services firms are based in the South-West

Spotlight on multinationals as tax from corporations falls for third month

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

Fears are rising among homeowners and businesses in East Cork that they could be hit by another deluge, just days after Storm Babet ripped through the area.

Cork County Council says it continues to monitor the levels of the Owenacurra River in Midleton, which have "abated but remain high."

Oil prices are set to rise for a second week as the Israel-Palestine war shows no signs of ending

At 2. 45am on Tuesday morning, the printers in the Department of Finance were whirring away, the staff manning it in for the long-haul, publishing the material that would make up that day's — and arguably the year's — political set-piece: Budget 2024.

The decision to increase the expenditure cap under Section 481 is likely a ploy by the Government to lure streaming giants to Ireland after corporation tax rose to 15% in January

Finance Minister Michael McGrath said people will 'gradually' feel the benefits of one-off payments such as the three €150 electricity credits and double child benefit payments

The pause on increases in Vat and levies on fuel and power is a relief, but farmers will be studying fine details in Budget 2024 including capital gains tax relief and stamp duty

There are different ways of looking at childcare fees and provision in Ireland. You can compare what we have, to what we should have, to what we did have.

The measures introduced yesterday by Finance Minister Michael McGrath were welcomed by the Government side and greeted with disappointment by opposing parties, as is customary

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

PAYE and earned income tax credits will rise by €100 each, the 4.5% rate of USC will be cut to 4%, and the income threshold for paying USC at all will be upped to €25k

Development is hailed as a 'landmark moment' and a 'huge opportunity'

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said the capital funding would 'ensure we can continue to deliver new affordable homes for purchase and rent at pace'

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

Michael McGrath has set out plans for not one, but two distinct investment funds, marking something of a wager on long-term prosperity despite concerns over whether the State will continue to tap the huge tax revenues from the multinationals.

The opposition lambasted the Government’s budget plans for 2024, with Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty accusing the coalition of only being on the side of landlords

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

Israel’s response will justifiably earn rebuke from people around the world and the celebration of Hamas’s initial barbarism on streets around the world should earn the same hostility

If I ask you a week from now to outline the four main features of the budget, you’ll struggle to remember two of them, writes Fergus Finlay

Ministers Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe may be working together on an overall package of €6.4bn, but this year both men will be acutely aware that they must set themselves apart

The Department of Finance revealed there will be an €3.4bn surplus in 2023, with a forecast of a further €9bn next year

Talks intensify ahead of budget on October 10, with concerns around overspends in the Departments of Health and Children and a drop in corporation tax for the second consecutive month

Finance Minister linked with role as EU commissioner, but says he's not sure where that speculation has come from' and is 'completely focused' on budget

"Most of us will wake up the following morning slightly better off and nobody significantly better off. As is the case with most budgets, it will likely lack a longer-term strategic focus."

Welfare supports currently being considered include a €15 increase in payments to pensioners, carers and people with disabilities

A source said the meeting will be an opportunity to 'shape ideas' for the budget, due to be delivered October 10, and that it was unlikely any specific measures will be discussed in detail

Mr McGrath said the Government will be targeting additional spending towards households and businesses who need it the most

'Inflation remains high and we’re listening and we understand that certain groups need additional assistance and a €15 increase is on the table,' a senior source told the Irish Examiner

Ireland remains the only country in the EU without a participation exemption on dividends

Mr McGrath said that people on low and middle incomes needed to feel the benefits of income tax cuts, as well as those on higher incomes

Calls to loosen the purse strings are hard to ignore in a time of surplus but we cannot risk a return to boom and bust spending 

The submission deadline for Eirgrid’s Ress3 auction for onshore renewable energy projects is next week and the results will be announced in October

Cancellation of €534m tranche of floating rate bonds represents the 'end of a long chapter in Ireland’s banking crisis'

Self-builders who find it difficult to get a full mortgage are to be included

'With the rapid change in the interest rate environment, industry must engage with their customers to prevent them falling into arrears, Finance Minister said

Levy will take into account the ready-mix used in precast concrete

Finance Minister says Programme for Government is 'clear' on the matter

The Society of Chartered Surveyors estimate that the levy will add €1,200 to the cost of a new three-bed house

Two senior government ministers said on Monday that Cabinet will be briefed on the ‘state of readiness’ next month

Mr McGrath was speaking after it emerged that Ms Forbes signed off last week on the annual accounts for the management company of the gated community in West Cork where she lives.