ISIF investment fund launches €1bn plan for Irish firms
More than 500 Irish firms already supported by scaling strategy Irish businesses looking to compete on the international stage are set to receive a €1bn funding boost over the next four years, under a new initiative designed to help homegrown companies scale up. Tánaiste Simon Harris and Enterprise Minister Peter Burke announced the plan on […]
6 days ago
Budget 2027: Everything we know about rent, tax and pints
A packet of cigarettes is due to increase by €1. This means a packet of some brands will now be over €20. The nation’s financial plan for next year will see €8.65 billion in additional Budget spending, consisting of €7bn on new measures and €1.65bn in tax changes. As reported by the Irish Examiner at the Fianna […]
1 week ago
Budget 2027: Government to keep fuel excise cuts for Winter
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said the Government will excise cuts on petrol and diesel for the winter. The coalition government are set to cut winter fuel excise when they publish the budget next month. A range of measures on the cost of energy is expected to include a €5 increase to […]
3 weeks ago
Trump says he is scrapping all tariffs on Irish whiskey
Trump announces he will lift tariffs after two-day visit Donald Trump has announced he will be removing every tariff on Irish whiskey, delivering the news from his golf course in Co Clare. He spoke at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg before handing the Irish Open trophy to winner Shane Lowry, wrapping up a two-day […]
1 month ago
Budget 2027 is 25 days out and Fine Gael is hinting the fuel excise cut is staying
Ireland’s fuel crisis is still far from forgotten Fine Gael entered the final weeks before Budget 2027 with a clear focus on the cost of living, but the pressure facing households was hard to ignore outside the party’s meeting in Gorey, Co Wexford. At a nearby forecourt, diesel was selling for €2.03.9 a litre, while […]
1 month ago
Carbon tax: Tánaiste says no decision yet on October increase
Why the carbon tax timing matters No decision has been made on the postponed carbon tax increase due to take effect on 14 October, Tánaiste Simon Harris said in Dublin on Tuesday. The rise, which would bring the rate to €71 per tonne, had originally been due to kick in on 1 May 2026 before […]
1 month ago