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# Budget banter

Inside Leinster House: Giddy government backbenchers embrace the end of austerity...

… while the opposition fail to muster much of an opposition.

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Oct 15th 2014, 8:10 AM

Voices

Opinion: Budget 2015 is over... so have we left austerity behind?

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?

Oct 15th 2014, 8:00 AM

# microbrewery

'Excise relief is the shot in the arm needed to get the Irish craft beer industry going'

The Wicklow Wolf Brewing Company says yesterday’s Budget announcement was unexpected, but welcome.

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Oct 15th 2014, 7:20 AM

# Your Say

Poll: How was it for you? What did you make of Budget 2015?

Good? Bad? Indifferent?

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:45 AM

# budget 2015

The main things you really need to know from Budget 2015

Taxes, cigarettes, child benefit….

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:40 AM

# Good News

They said they'd be cutting taxes and they have. Here's where the savings are:

After all those kites, here’s the meat of what’s being brought in by the coalition….

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:39 AM

# all about timing

When are the Budget changes kicking in?

Midnight tonight, or January 2015? Here are the latest details as we have them.

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:38 AM

# Make Money Money

Here's how much your pay will change after Budget 2015

What are you going to do with all that money?

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:37 AM

# boxed in

Explainer: What is this 'knowledge box' and why does Ireland want to get one?

Michael Noonan wants more companies to invest their money in Ireland.

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:35 AM

# Short end of the stick?

Little relief for renters as Rent Supplement and rent cap omitted from Budget

There was dismay by many groups that the there was nothing to combat spiralling rents.

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:15 AM

# your reaction

How was it for you? Our Readers’ Panel react, Part Two

We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.

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Oct 15th 2014, 12:02 AM

# Reaction

How was it for you? Our Readers’ Panel react, Part One

We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.

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Oct 15th 2014, 12:01 AM

# through a lens

The pictures that tell the story of Budget Day 2015

New boys, old boys and pizza protestors.

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Oct 14th 2014, 11:30 PM

# budget 2015

Michael Noonan: "Austerity as we know it is over"

Finance Minister tells TheJournal.ie he will be “cautious and prudent” to secure the economic recovery in the coming years.

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Oct 14th 2014, 10:59 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

BUDGET 2015: As it happened (and what it did to and for you)

Tax changes, eye-catching bumps to cigarettes and child benefit: but was this a budget to signal the end of austerity?

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Oct 14th 2014, 10:13 PM

# Gates Are Gonna Gate

ANOTHER car got stuck on the barrier at Leinster House today

Today of all days.

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Oct 14th 2014, 9:25 PM

# Fanning the Phlegm

Cigarettes, child benefit and Michael Noonan's cough - here's how Twitter reacted to the Budget

Your keyboards must be exhausted by now…

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Oct 14th 2014, 8:01 PM

# Read all about it

Here's Brendan Howlin's Budget speech in full

Hot on the heels of Michael Noonan, here’s what the Minister for Public Expenditure had to say.

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Oct 14th 2014, 7:35 PM

# breastcheck

Free breast-cancer screenings will now be available for women up to the age of 69

The BreastCheck programme currently offers free screenings to those aged 50 to 65.

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Oct 14th 2014, 7:20 PM

# Up In Smoke

'A great day for South Armagh Duty Free' - tobacco companies are not happy...

They say that the 40 cent increase on a packet of cigarettes will play into the hands of smugglers.

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Oct 14th 2014, 7:14 PM

# goodbye mary lou

Mary Lou McDonald has been turfed out of the Dáil...

…and she’s not being let back in.

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Oct 14th 2014, 7:05 PM

# can't hear ya

What is James Reilly listening to? (Because it isn't Richard Boyd Barrett)

RBB reaching the peak of his speech? Headphones on.

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Oct 14th 2014, 7:01 PM

# Minister for 1916

Good news for Heather Humphreys --- she's getting €4 million to spend on 2016

Her Department’s being given €212 million in total to spend, as part of Budget 2015.

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Oct 14th 2014, 7:00 PM

# if you're happy i'm happy

PICTURES: The winners and losers* of Budget 2015

*Relatively speaking, all things considered, etc…

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:42 PM

# Agriculture

'Young and active farmers' will benefit from today's Budget

New measures will target the long-term leasing of land.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:30 PM

# Irish Film

Will we be welcoming more celebrities to Ireland next year?

More films? More film stars?

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:15 PM

# budget... meh

'Uninspiring' budget continues tax discrimination against self-starters

The self-employed are still paying more tax than everyone else.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:15 PM

# R.I.P. Double Irish

The Double Irish is dead, long live the 'knowledge-development box'

But Michael Noonan says Ireland’s low corporate tax rate “never was, never has been” up for discussion.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:11 PM

# Water relief

The government is giving most people part of their water charges back

Michael Noonan said that the measures was being taken to “alleviate the burden of water charges on working families”. The short-term unemployed will miss out, though.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:10 PM

# No Cuts

Here's how social welfare will look after today

If you have kids or live alone, it’s some good news.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:09 PM

# Cough-gate

What was the story with Michael Noonan's cough during his Budget speech?

Lots of people on Twitter were worried about the Finance Minister…

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:01 PM

# budget 2015

Child Benefit: €5 extra per child, per month for parents

Brendan Howlin sprung the surprise increase this afternoon.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:00 PM

# Same Again

No cuts for first time in six years as €42.5m to be pumped into Irish sport in 2015

A good day for the Irish Sports Council.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:00 PM

# Home Sweet Home

Saving to buy your first home? Michael Noonan had some good news for you...

First time buyers will get a refund on the money they saved for their deposit.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:00 PM

# wish you were here

€1 million for Irish emigrants made 'vulnerable by loneliness'

Support for emigrants and the diaspora has increased to €12.595 million.

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Oct 14th 2014, 5:50 PM

# Permanent and Pensionable

Fancy a civil service job? Recruitment will start again next year

A moratorium on hiring will be lifted.

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Oct 14th 2014, 5:41 PM

# Prime Numbers

Adding it up: Budget 2015 in numbers

1, 2, 3, 4, €500.

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Oct 14th 2014, 5:36 PM

# budget 2015

200 more gardaí on the way (and money for new cars too)

Frances Fitzgerald says it’s a “breakthrough” budget for her department. Recruitment is set to begin in the next few weeks.

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Oct 14th 2014, 5:34 PM

# driven to distraction

Got a car? You were left alone in this Budget, for a change

There will be no extra motoring or fuel taxes after years of hikes.

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Oct 14th 2014, 4:59 PM

# An Taoiseach

'I know the last 3 budgets were very hard for you': Here's what Enda had to say today

The Taoiseach has issued his statement on today’s budget announcement.

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Oct 14th 2014, 4:58 PM