Cate McCurry

1 week ago | msn.com | Gráinne Ní Aodha |Cate McCurry

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1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Cate McCurry

A tax on hotel guests in Dublin being developed by a local authority team could raise €12m which could be spent on making the city a more attractive place to visit, it has been claimed. Dublin's four local authorities have backed legislation that would allow tourists to be charged an extra fee as part of their stay in the city's hotels. It could be in place by September.

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Gráinne Ní Aodha |Cate McCurry

A Sinn Fein TD has apologised for a social media post about the UK court ruling on excluding trans women from the definition of “woman” in equality law. David Cullinane, the party’s health spokesman, said the “complex” issue needs to be approached with “compassion” and he apologised for any offence caused. Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin has said it has written to the party asking it to clarify its position and will consider banning it from its parade in July.

1 week ago | irishmirror.ie | Cate McCurry

A tax on hotel guests in Dublin is being developed by a local authority team, and could be in place by September. Dublin’s four local authorities have backed legislation that would allow tourists to be charged an extra fee as part of their stay in the city’s hotels. Dublin City Council, Fingal and South Dublin County councils have agreed to a working group, while Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown is also expected to back the work of the group, according to the Irish Times.

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | Cate McCurry

Victims of disgraced surgeon and paedophile Michael Shine have met the Taoiseach as part of their bid to have a Commission of Investigation into alleged sexual abuses. The group has urged Micheál Martin to authorise a public inquiry into alleged sexual abuses by Shine, aged 93, who was convicted of assaulting nine boys at two trials in 2017 and 2019.