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The Government is preparing to unveil its latest National Housing Plan, a strategy that aims to reshape Ireland’s housing landscape over the next six years. Ministers have described the initiative as an unprecedented investment in housing, although opposition figures remain sceptical about its potential impact. The plan sets out an ambition to deliver 300,000 homes […]

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The United States has brought an end to the longest federal government shutdown in its history after President Donald Trump approved a new funding bill. The legislation passed through the House of Representatives with a narrow majority and followed a week of tense political negotiations in Washington. The measure reinstates funding for key federal programmes, […]

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The surge in corporation tax over recent years means that it now makes up over a quarter of Ireland’s total tax revenue, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. The organisation said about three quarters of corporation tax is paid by large US multinationals making Ireland’s public finances particularly exposed to changes in US policies. […]

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The Government will launch its housing plan tomorrow. It will be the fourth in 12 years. The first, called the Social Housing Strategy, was launched by then minister for the environment Alan Kelly in 2014 when the Labour Party was in coalition with Fine Gael. That was followed by Rebuilding Ireland under the then minister […]

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Market rents in the year to September have risen by 4.3%, according to the latest rental report by Daft.ie. In the third quarter of this year market rents went up by an average of 1.7% , the eighteenth consecutive quarter of rising rents. This means they are now one third higher than their pre-covid levels, […]

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It was a time of great excitement for Sonia and Michael Grace when they bought their forever home in Cavan. Back in 2006, this warm and engaging couple were looking forward to building a life together in their new property. They took out a tracker mortgage to fund the purchase and a few years later […]

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More than 70 AI scientists from around the world have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen asking her to retract a statement she made in May that artificial intelligence is expected to approach human reasoning “next year”. The scientists have accused Ms von der Leyen of promoting “AI hype” from tech companies. […]

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You are probably tired of the suggestion to switch electricity supplier to save money on your bill, but it is by far the best way to save a meaningful amount of money on your bill. Currently, there is about €800 in price difference between the highest and lowest price offerings from suppliers for the same […]

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Revenue has extended the deadline for Local Property Tax filings by three days, to Wednesday 12th November. It comes as the tax authority says it is seeing “strong engagement” from property owners in recent days, leading to its helpline being overwhelmed this morning. Property owners are required to file updated valuations for their homes to […]

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The Central Bank has issued a warning about an increase in artificial intelligence (AI) being used to create realistic social media ads and profiles impersonating public or business figures. These “deepfake” ads promote investment platforms or encourage consumers to join online “trading mentorship” groups for advice. The Central Bank said consumers are coached through the […]

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