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Personal Finance: Squeezed Middle Feeling The Pinch From Budget 2026
On Tuesday, the government confirmed that it would not be increasing tax credits or tax bands in Budget 2026.
This has left many middle-income earners…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Budget 2026 Is Focused On "Future Proofing" Irish Economy - Minister For Public Expenditure Jack Chambers
Season 1 Episode 5
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers joins The Last Word to discuss Budget 2026 and Jim Gavin's withdrawal from the presidential race.
Hear …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Have Workers Been Shortchanged In Budget 2026?
Opposition parties have criticised the government on Tuesday after details of Budget 2026 were announced.
Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Dohe…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Is In Budget 2026?
Season 1 Episode 5
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers have unveiled the details of Budget 2026.
The €9.4 billion pac…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Think You Know The Presidents? Erskine Childers
Season 1 Episode 4
Erskine Childer's presidency is something of a tragic tale which begins with his revolutionary father who was executed in 1922, while his then 16 yea…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Last Word On Travel: Turin & Brussels As Food Destinations
Russell Alford, one half of the GastroGays and producer of 98FM’s Breakfast Show, joined Matt on Monday for The Last Word on Travel.
He took us throug…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Bláthnaid Raleigh On Her New Book 'Aftermath' And How The Legal System Added To Stress After She Was Raped
Matt sits down with sexual assault survivor Bláthnaid Raleigh to discuss her new book 'Aftermath'.
In it she tells the story of her five year long wai…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
"Questions To Be Answered" In Fianna Fáil Over Selection Of Jim Gavin - Billy Kelleher
There are "questions to be answered" within Fianna Fáil after the party's candidate Jim Gavin pulled out of the presidential race on Sunday, accordin…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Week Trending: Woke Pope; Why There Won't Be A Hurricane Heather; & Remembering Manchán Magan
MAGA has slammed the Pope as being "woke" after he blessed a block of ice; Met Éireann has said it ensured that none of this year's storms would shar…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Lies In Store For The Hospitality Sector In Budget 2026?
Chief Executive at the Restaurants Association of Ireland Adrian Cummins and Social Policy Officer at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Laura Bambri…
7 months, 3 weeks ago