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We live in a time of austerity – and education is being targeted along with other elements of society.
This election was vital – not just for Greeks, but for working class people throughout Europe.
Paul Murphy says a Syriza win could provoke a ‘further radicalisation in Ireland’.
2015 is going to be a significant year in the European Union, as citizens in eight member states will be able to vote – beginning with Greece this Sunday.
The banking inquiry’s first public hearings get under way today and questions remain about what happened six years ago.
It is believed the last time a Budget struggled to be passed was 1991.
Moves to cut child benefit, unemployment benefit and social assistance were not inevitable, they were choices.
The Finance Minister undoubtedly thought the best tactic was to make as few changes as possible, but will the Irish people be better off now?
Finance Minister tells TheJournal.ie he will be “cautious and prudent” to secure the economic recovery in the coming years.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
Professor Brendan Kelly made the comment as a new report into mental health in Europe is released.
For Ireland’s recovery is to be truly successful, our growth must be sustainable – and felt throughout the entire country – writes Ian Talbot of Chambers Ireland.
The minster says cuts will have to be made, even if they are less than previously thought.
Positive economic trends on nearly every front make for an easier budget.
The latest quarterly report from Goodbody Stockbrokers has some positive points on the Irish economy.
Former taoiseach John Bruton has been in the news in recent weeks.
I’m a young, unemployed student. I desperately needed to pay my college tuition, so I signed up to a website seeking a ‘financial arrangement’ with a wealthy man.
The new Gaeltacht minister isn’t fluent in Irish and the de-prioritisation of older people’s issues has been rubber-stamped; whole sections of society are being disenfranchised.
Patrick Honohan said he thought that “our fiscal crisis of the 1980s would have cured us of excesses of any type for 100 years”, but it didn’t.
The Tánaiste has said that while Labour “can’t walk away from our mistakes”, the party’s achievements must be celebrated.
We’ve been told that we have no choice but to accept austerity measures to get the country back on its feet… but is that really true?
Despite explanations that the youth wing doesn’t want workers to lose money, people are not impressed.
The IMF describes Joan Burton as the leading candidate for the Labour leadership. No mention of Alex White, though.
Giving tax cuts in the upcoming budget would be popular, but it’s not the right thing to do.
The Labour leadership hopeful answers your questions on regrets, pulling out of government and who he thinks will win the World Cup.
This morning IFAC called on Government to stick to the €2 billion adjustment – but who are they, and why are they so eager to keep costs down?
The Fiscal Advisory Council is urging the government to stick to this year’s target, but promising an easing off of austerity next year.
Adequate housing is a human right, vital to human dignity, security and well-being. No one deserves to be homeless – least of all a child – writes Senator Katherine Zappone.
The European Commission has recommended that the government ensure that excessive debt is corrected in a sustainable manner by 2015 and beyond.
Michael Kilcoyne was elected on the first count, almost doubling the quota. A recount has been called and will take place tomorrow afternoon.
The party of “Fianna Something Or Other”.
As part of the three-year Haddington Road Agreement, salaries above €65,000 that were cut were due to be restored when it expired.
The Taoiseach reaffirmed his commitment to tax cuts – but only if the economy is performing well.
Greece is still the country faring the worst with an unemployment rate of 26.7 per cent.
Yes, we need to reject austerity and its offshoots – privatisation, poverty and emigration – but also populist and short-term solutions to long-term challenges.
Honohan warns that deviation from the current path would be “folly”.
Paul Murphy, the party’s Dublin MEP candidate, said that water charges were “the straw that breaks the camel’s back” for voters.