Watchdog warns government over unsustainable spending ahead of budget

IRELAND'S independent fiscal watchdog has issued a warning to the government over their current budget plan. The government’s proposed €9.4 billion package for Budget 2026, which includes €7.9 billion in spending increases and €1.5 billion in tax cuts, has been criticised by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) as excessive. In their report, the council urged Finance … [Read more...] about Watchdog warns government over unsustainable spending ahead of budget

SCIENTISTS in Dublin have harnessed the power of Taylor Swift’s most recent Irish gigs to boost scientific engagement among the public. The US pop star played three concerts in the Irish capital in July 2024. At the same time geophysicist Eleanor Dunn, from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, launched her #SwiftQuakeDublin project – in which she studied the seismic … [Read more...] about Irish scientists harness power of Taylor Swift concerts to better public engagement with science

A NEW report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) shows that one in five children in Ireland are living below the poverty line once housing costs are taken into account. This places over 225,000 children in poverty, a rate virtually unchanged since the financial crash of 2008. The report shows Ireland ranking 16th out of 27 European Union countries for child … [Read more...] about ESRI: Child poverty stuck at post-crash levels

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HOUSEHOLDS in Northern Ireland are being met with mixed news from their energy providers, as electricity costs are set to increase, but gas prices will fall. Following a review by the Utility Regulator, energy companies have announced adjustments to their prices, impacting hundreds of thousands of customers. Power NI, Northern Ireland’s largest electricity supplier, has … [Read more...] about Electricity prices to rise while gas prices fall in Northern Ireland