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VHI set to cut the price of health insurance on 26 of its plans

The changes are to take effect from 1 November.

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Oct 4th 2017, 8:22 AM

The pension is definitely going up and Micheál Martin has dismissed claims he's opposed to rises

“We are working towards increasing the pension in the next budget,” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said.

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Jul 30th 2017, 12:50 PM

Good news for pensioners: The State pension is going up by €5 a week from today

Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea said promoting the pension increase through a Facebook video was “cynical”.

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Mar 9th 2017, 5:25 PM