Hot meals for an extra 150,000 primary pupils from today: The Hot School Meals Programme has been expanded with 900 more primary schools joining the scheme.
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Heather Humphreys named deputy leader of Fine Gael: Monaghan TD takes over from party stalwart Simon Coveney as taoiseach incumbent Simon Harris seeks to ...
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Heather Humphreys reveals details of automatic enrolment pension scheme: All employees will have access to a workplace pension savings scheme combining ...
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Beginning of a new era for Fine Gael - Varadkar: Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said his time in politics has been the "most fulfilling and rewarding ...
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Quick Glance: Simon Harris Becomes Ireland's Youngest Prime Minister
- Simon Harris has been officially sworn in as Ireland's youngest prime minister, succeeding Leo Varadkar who abruptly stepped down last month. Harris, 37, took the helm of the ruling Fine Gael party but faces challenges as the party trails behind Sinn Fein in polls.
- A rapid riser in Ireland's political hierarchy, Harris has made a name for himself as Health Minister and most recently as Minister for Higher Education and Science. His political identity as a young politician has been marked by both supporters and critics, particularly standing out with younger voters and on social media platforms like TikTok.
- Varadkar's government grappled with challenges such as housing crisis and increasing immigration numbers. Harris inherits a tough political landscape, especially with upcoming elections until March 2025. The political landscape in Ireland has shifted, with Sinn Fein emerging as a rising political force, leading to a shift in the traditional party landscape.
- While Harris sees the idea of a potential reunification of Ireland as a legitimate aspiration, his focus remains on current challenges like housing crisis, rising cost of living, and immigration. Despite political changes and discussions about potential reunification, Ireland's future remains uncertain and complex.
Disability reform scrapped amid anger over payments: Heather Humphreys acknowledged 'significant concerns' about proposed changes
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Auto-enrolment pension legislation finally introduced in Dáil 25 years after it was first discussed
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Jobseekers benefit to be linked to time spent working under new proposals: Plans being brought to Cabinet could see unemployed people receive more than the ...
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Simon Harris struck vital deal with Heather Humphreys to let him become new Taoiseach
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Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
- In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.
- Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.
- Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.
- His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
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'Ready to step up' - Harris to run for party leadership: Follow developments as nominations open to replace Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael leader ...
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‘Not sustainable’ to pay higher welfare rates for Ukrainian refugees already in state accommodation, Minister
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62 new trails added to National Walks Scheme: Sixty two new walking trails have been added to the National Walks Scheme.
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Free schoolbooks for 210,000 second-level students from this autumn: Minister will bring memo to Cabinet seeking approval to give free books to junior cycle ...
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24 old buildings to be repurposed for 21st-century community use: €4.5m funding to tackle dereliction and vacancy in rural Ireland
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Child benefit for some 18-year-olds due in May: The Cabinet will be asked to approve the extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds from 1 May ...
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Paschal Donohoe and Heather Humphreys pave the way for Taoiseach Simon Harris : All credible contenders for the leadership of Fine Gael have now pulled out of ...
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Extension of child benefit to be brought forward to May: The Government had originally promised to extend the child benefit payment from September.
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Double social welfare payment to be made to over 1 million people this week: January cost-of-living welfare bonus had been announced in budget last October
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Heather Humphreys set to launch tender for landmark auto-enrolment scheme: Humphrey’s department has already run the pre-qualification stage of the tender to ...
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Old buildings to be redeveloped under €4.5m scheme: Former garda stations, post office and schools are to be converted for community use under a scheme that will ...
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People who work until 70 will get higher pension under change starting in January
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An array of social welfare payments are set to rise from today after increases unveiled in Budget 2024.
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said the ... Show more
Job seekers to be paid up to €450 per week or 60% of their previous salaries: Introduction of Pay-Related Benefit will bring Ireland in line with other EU ...
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Ireland's first sign language café opens in Dublin: The Deaf Café will provide members of the deaf community with a modern new space to connect ...
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Heather Humphries 'doesn't see the point' of a no-confidence motion
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Heather Humphreys announces details for Double Child Benefit and Christmas Bonus payments to be made this week
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Budget 2024: Three lump sum payments paid this week as part of cost-of-living supports
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Appeal for new members as Men's Sheds attendance falls: The Irish Men's Sheds Association has called for new members to join up after suffering a ...
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First tranche of cost-of-living supports to be paid this week: Payments include €300 fuel allowance, €400 disability support grant and €400 working family ...
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Tiered payments for laid-off workers should be higher, union leader says: Ireland should move beyond ‘Victorian values’v and match European levels of income ...
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Humphreys to start search for firm to run €150m pension auto-enrolment scheme ‘within weeks’
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Budget 2024: Hundreds of thousands of households in line for cost-of-living lump sum payments this week
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Tax changes: Five consecutive increases to PRSI due in coming years : The tax changes which will begin with two 0.1% increases next October and in 2025 ...
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New dog control measures to see fines doubled, number of restricted breeds increased
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Decision to reduce supports for Ukrainians likely to be delayed until December: Heather Humphreys said changes to the payments provided to those who seek refuge ...
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Minister confirms financial support for Galway residents following Storm Debi: Heather Humphreys confirmed the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme would be available ...
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Minister Heather Humphreys says flood damage ‘would bring tears to your eyes’: Humphreys said that some of those affected did not have insurance cover “through ...
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Budget 2024: First three lump sums to be paid next month: Timetable revealed for payment of nine once-off supplements
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Pay-related benefits for those out of work ‘the way forward’, says Humphreys: Tánaiste says budget will look to address pressure on people as a result of cost of ...
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Budget talks set to continue across weekend as plans made for massive future surpluses
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Budget 2024: Budget to include €1,000 tax break for homebuyers and pay-related benefits for those who lose the
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Tidy Towns 2023: Full list of winners as main prize awarded: Minister Heather Humphrey said the work of volunteers around the country was ‘nothing short of ...
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Government considering rise in PRSI rate as part of budget: Government has previously flagged that the decision to keep the pension age at 66 means gradual ...
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Second means-tested rate of child benefit being considered - Taoiseach: Leo Varadkar tells Dáil second tier of child benefit being considered following report ...
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400,000 households to start receiving fuel allowances payments from today: The payment is paid across 28 weeks to 404,000 households across the country
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Cost of living: Giveaway budget seeks to calm inflationary pressures and concerned economists alike
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PRSI hikes: Humphreys will publish roadmap for increases later this year: The social protection minister said rates for workers and employers would rise ...
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Social Protection responsible for over half of 5,000 data breaches by Government departments
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Tom Clonan: Disability rights in Ireland are in free fall — and new proposals will make it worse
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Budget 2024: Heather Humphries confirms increases for pension, care and disability payments
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Budget 2024: Pensioners, carers, and people with disabilities tipped to get €15 increase
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Budget 2024: Leo Varadkar rules out ‘broad-based’ mortgage interest relief : Taoiseach says such mortgage interest relief would be ‘prohibitively expensive’ and ...
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TikTok commits €1m to upskilling young people in Ireland: TikTok Digital Future Fund will support marginalised young people aged 15-24 seeking support in ...
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Heather Humphreys: rural Ireland’s fairy godmother: The no-nonsense minister for rural affairs and social protection is seen as a safe pair of hands and a ...
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‘Profound sadness and grief’ after two girls die in crash on way to prom in Co Monaghan
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Quick Glance: Tragic Accident: Teens Killed in Monaghan Crash on Their Way to School Dance
- Three other people were taken to hospital, two of them in critical condition, after the incident on the N54 Clones to Smithborough road at Legnakelly around 6.45pm on Monday.
- The bodies of the two girls, aged 16 and 17, were taken to Monaghan General Hospital, where postmortems are scheduled for Tuesday.
- Social protection minister Heather Humphreys, a native of Co Monaghan, described the crash as 'an unimaginable tragedy'.
- It should have been a nice celebration and a kind of coming of age for these young people, and it's just turned into their families' worst possible nightmare.
Child benefit top-up and extra parent’s leave plan in Budget to ease cost of living crisis
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Humphreys pulls back pension reform until after local elections: Minister’s plan, which means many workers will miss out on the maximum state pension rate of ...
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Humphreys pulls back pension reform until after local elections: Minister’s plan, which means many workers will miss out on the maximum state pension rate of ...
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Heather Humphreys: rural Ireland’s fairy godmother: The no-nonsense minister for rural affairs and social protection is seen as a safe pair of hands and a ...
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Plans to raise PRSI to maintain pension age stalled : Government accused of ducking “tough decision” to raise PRSI ahead of forthcoming elections
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Plans to raise PRSI to maintain pension age stalled : Government accused of ducking “tough decision” to raise PRSI ahead of forthcoming elections
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Workers who lose jobs to receive weekly payments of up to €450: From next year, payments to be linked to previous earnings
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Government to be warned against ‘repeating mistakes’ of Budget 2023 : Social Justice Ireland will call on the government to implement targeted measures over ...
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Ireland will pay you $92,000 to move to remote islands cut off by tides—but there’s a catch
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A new national policy on offshore islands has been launched. Its key aim is to revitalise population levels on the islands which have seen a decline in ... Show more https://rte.ie/b/1387738
Islanders to get grants of up to €84,000 to renovate vacant or derelict homes: Grant changes to come as part of Government’s new national islands policy ...
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650,000 families to get child benefit bonus this month: More than 650,000 parents will receive a €100 child benefit bonus this month as part of the Government’s ...
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‘Nothing off the table’ on potential government action on profiteering – Social Protection Minister
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Heather Humphreys and Roderic O’Gorman clash on gender law for under-16s: The two government ministers responsible for reviewing laws on gender recognition have ...
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Too early to speculate on Budget 2024 measures - Humphreys: Social Protection Minister says further top-up child support and back-to-school measures to come in ...
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Gridlocked Ireland is ‘growing pains’ of the economy, Heather Humphreys says: The minister was responding to a special report in the Business Post highlighting ...
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Former Garda stations and banks to be transformed for community use: Further €13m in funding announced for Town and Village Renewal Scheme due to its success
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Hot meals programme to be extended to all schools by 2030: The announcement follows a report highlighting how the programme can improve academic performance and ...
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Workers could face tax hikes in October budget: Government considers increasing PRSI to top up funds for future pensions.
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Over one million people to receive €200 cost of living payment this month : Over one million people to receive €200 cost of living payment this month : A ...
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Tricolours fly high at London’s St Patrick’s parade : London mayor Sadiq Khan says political upheaval of recent years never “soured relations” with Irish and ...
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Cost-of-living supports will be 'considerably less' than Budget: A child welfare payment is still on the cards and the Government is keen to target ...
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Government to consider targeted and universal cost-of-living support next week: Heather Humphreys said people not receiving social welfare payments ‘also need ...
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