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# Balance the Books

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These are all the Irish cities that are hiking business rates this year

Many councils have opted to increase commercial levies to shore up their budgets.

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Jan 29th 2017, 8:15 AM

'It doesn't happen anywhere else' - Mulligan blasts Leitrim's travel cuts

The county board have asked teams to cut down on overnight trips in 2015.

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Dec 23rd 2014, 5:04 PM