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The Irish Sun
02-07-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
‘Only so much money in pot' Budget blow as Harris proposes social welfare cash FREEZE for thousands on specific payment
PEOPLE on the dole should not get the same budget pay bounce as pensioners while Ireland is at full employment, Tanaiste Simon Harris has claimed. The Advertisement 3 Tanaiste Simon Harris indicated that the Government may freeze the jobseekers allowance at its current level Credit: Grainne Ni Aodha/PA Wire 3 Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said Trump's tariffs will hit Irish businesses hard Credit: Getty Images There is just one week left until The meeting was told to expect a new norm of 10 per cent tariffs on goods being exported to the Finance Minister However, the Finance Minister said Ireland's economy will still continue to grow and the jobs market will remain strong with the country currently at full employment. Advertisement READ MORE IN MONEY In their general election manifesto, With businesses struggling to find workers to fill vacant positions, Tanaiste Simon Harris today indicated that the Government may freeze the Asked if the Government will separate the jobseekers allowance from other welfare hikes in the budget, the Tanaiste told the Irish Sun: 'I do always think there is merit in not looking at social welfare payments with uniformity across the board. 'We've been talking a lot about college fees the last couple of days unexpectedly perhaps but roughly speaking the equivalent of €1.20 or €1.25 on every social welfare payment is roughly the equivalent of reducing the college fees by €1,000. Advertisement Most read in Money 'So budgets are all about choices. They are all about balance and there is only so much money in the pot so I will keep an open mind on that. Simon Harris hints at 'real and exciting' spending use for €14 billion Apple tax 'I'm not convinced that you need to see as significant a rise in the dole as you do in the pension for example at a time when our country is in full employment and there's lots of supports out there for people getting into work and there is other supports out there for people who can't work for very many good reasons. 'That is my view but we will thrash all that out in the budget and there's a long way to go.' Government leaders have Advertisement NO BONUS PAYMENTS The Budget 2025 package - the - was made up of a mixture of increased payments, 10 for social welfare recipients, a minimum wage increase and tax changes. It included two double Budget 2025 also provided an additional October cost-of-living double payment as well as the usual social welfare Christmas bonus. But Donohoe and Public Expenditure Minister Advertisement COLLEGE FEE ROW This year's lack of cost of living package has led to a row between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael over college fees which were temporarily lowered by €1,000 in the last budget but Public Expenditure Minister Higher Education Minister James Lawless said: "The indications are – and we haven't entered budget discussions in earnest yet as we're engaged in the national development plan at the moment which obviously will have a significant uplift in Advertisement 'So all of us in any walk of life have to play the hands we're dealt." Asked to clarify, the Minister said: 'The once-off supports – and they were phrased very clearly as once-off supports – are not being provided for as it stands because there is no cost of living package being made available. 'That may change coming into the budget. It's a matter for the Finance Minister more so than myself but that is what's coming." 3 Government leaders have ruled out any cost of living bonuses for the upcoming budget Credit: Getty Images - Getty Advertisement
Sunday World
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Sunday World
Anti-racism and anti-immigration marches shut down O'Connell Bridge in Dublin
Participants from both sides shouted and gestured towards each other from across the empty space between the barriers created by gardaÍ The protest and counter-rally took place in Dublin (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) An anti-racism rally and an anti-immigration demonstration were held in Dublin city on Sunday. O'Connell Bridge was closed for a time on Sunday afternoon as the Gardai erected extensive barriers to separate the two crowds. The United Against Racism rally began at the Central Plaza on Dame Street, marching through the city to O'Connell Bridge at around 2pm. An anti-racism rally was held to counter the anti-immigration demo (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) Several protesters carried signs saying: 'Blame the Government, not migrants'; and: 'Dublin stands against racism'. They also chanted: 'Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here.' The anti-immigration protest marched down O'Connell Street and turned left at O'Connell bridge before continuing along the quays. Participants from both sides shouted and gestured towards each other from across the empty space between the barriers created by gardai. Officers formed a barrier between the demonstrations (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) At one point, the anti-racism rally chanted at the anti-immigration group: 'You say protect women, that's a lie' and referenced a photo being carried by one person of MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who lost a civil trial where a Dublin woman accused him of raping her in a Dublin hotel. The anti-immigration group, which was the larger of the two, was thick with large tricolour flags. The protest and counter-rally took place in Dublin (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) News in 90 Seconds - June 22nd It chanted 'ole ole' and: 'Whose streets? Our streets'. Several people were seen wearing 'Make Ireland Great Again' green caps and holding US or 'Trump' flags, and some signs critical of RTE. The two rallies chanted and gestured towards each other (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) At one point, the famous rebel song 'Oro 'Se do bheatha 'bhaile' was played by the anti-racism rally over a speaker, and prompted some participants in the anti-immigration group to sing along and applaud at the end. There was an extensive Garda presence at the location where the two protest groups were due to cross paths. The Garda Mounted Support Unit, the Public Order Unit, and Garda members from outside the Dublin Metropolitan Region were in attendance. One Garda member was heard telling a member of the public he could not give directions as he was brought in from a region outside Dublin to police the protest.
Irish Examiner
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Anti-racism and anti-immigration demonstrations held in Dublin city
An anti-racism rally and an anti-immigration demonstration were held in Dublin city on Sunday. O'Connell Bridge was closed for a time on Sunday afternoon as the gardaí erected extensive barriers to separate the two crowds. The United Against Racism rally began at the Central Plaza on Dame Street, marching through the city to O'Connell Bridge at around 2pm. An anti-racism rally was held to counter the anti-immigration demo (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) Several protesters carried signs saying: 'Blame the Government, not migrants'; and: 'Dublin stands against racism'. They also chanted: 'Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here.' The anti-immigration protest marched down O'Connell Street and turned left at O'Connell Bridge before continuing along the quays. Participants from both sides shouted and gestured towards each other from across the empty space between the barriers created by gardaí. Officers formed a barrier between the demonstrations (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) At one point, the anti-racism rally chanted at the anti-immigration group: 'You say protect women, that's a lie' and referenced a photo being carried by one person of MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who lost a civil trial where a Dublin woman accused him of raping her in a Dublin hotel. The anti-immigration group, which was the larger of the two, was thick with large tricolour flags. It chanted 'ole ole' and 'Whose streets? Our streets'. Several people were seen wearing 'Make Ireland Great Again' green caps and holding US or 'Trump' flags, and some signs critical of RTÉ. The two rallies chanted and gestured towards each other (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) At one point, the famous rebel song 'Oro 'Se do bheatha 'bhaile' was played by the anti-racism rally over a speaker, and prompted some participants in the anti-immigration group to sing along and applaud at the end. There was an extensive Garda presence at the location where the two protest groups were due to cross paths. The Garda Mounted Support Unit, the Public Order Unit, and Garda members from outside the Dublin Metropolitan Region were in attendance. One Garda member was heard telling a member of the public he could not give directions as he was brought in from a region outside Dublin to police the protest.
South Wales Argus
19-05-2025
- South Wales Argus
Man arrested on suspicion of farmer Mike Gaine's murder continues to be held
Mr Gaine, a 56-year-old sheep farmer with land near Kenmare in Co Kerry, was reported missing from his home more than eight weeks ago. On Saturday, partial remains were found at Mr Gaine's farm in Carrig East and a crime scene was declared as gardai searched for further remains. On Sunday, a man aged in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of Mr Gaine's murder. He continues to be held in custody for questioning. Flowers and tributes left at the entrance to the farm in Carrig East, Kenmare, Co Kerry (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) The search and examination of Mr Gaine's farmland continued on Monday, with fire services and soldiers supporting Garda efforts. The Defence Forces said members of its Engineer Specialist Search Team were assisting gardai in Kenmare but would not comment further while the operation was ongoing. Several personnel were seen digging lands near a barn on Monday afternoon. Flowers, candles and notes offering condolences to the Gaine family have been left around a wooden post at the entrance to the farm, with a grey woollen cap left on top. Mr Gaine was last seen on the morning of March 20 in Kenmare town buying phone credit in the Centra shop. Several appeals were issued and extensive searches involving Irish soldiers, the Garda water unit and road checkpoints were held to try to find the missing man. Around 2,200 hours of CCTV and dashcam footage and 130 witness statements were taken by the end of April. Mr Gaine's wife Janice and sister Noreen O'Regan issued a plea at that time, via the gardai, saying his disappearance was out of character and they wanted to know what happened to him.
