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2 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Jack White
The next Budget will be an “expansionary package” with plans to permanently reduce the VAT rate for small businesses, the Tánaiste has said. Simon Harris told the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday that Budget 2026 would be “responsible and responsive”, according to a source present. The Tánaiste is understood to have told those present that he and his party colleagues remembered “very well” what the party canvassed on in the lead up to the general election.
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3 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Jack White
Consideration should be given to bringing all school-age children under a single piece of legislation to ensure a legal, rights-based approach to inclusive education, according to a new recommendation. A review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act was announced in 2021 to ensure the legislation was up to date, fully operational, and “reflective of the lived experiences of students and families”.
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3 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Jack White
Tusla is set to receive more than 100,000 referrals this year for the first time, with calls for increased funding for the agency in the coming budget to cope with “ever-increasing demand”. A Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) conference on child protection and the care system heard referrals have more than doubled since the agency’s establishment in 2014, from about 46,000.
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4 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Jack White
A 19-year-old who died while swimming in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, last year was seen lying in choppy water in a “tranquil” state before drowning a short time later, an inquest has heard. Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard on Monday that Luke McAuliffe, an apprentice electrician from Dundalk, Co Louth, was due to be picked up from the local train station after attending classes at Howth Junction on April 30th, 2024.
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5 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Jack White
A 34-year-old asylum seeker who was fatally injured in an altercation during a night out in Dublin city centre died from a stab wound to the chest, an inquest has heard. Quham Babatunde died in the early hours of February 15th last on South Anne Street. He had earlier attended a nearby nightclub. Mr Babatunde, originally from Nigeria, was living at the Ballyogan International Protection Accommodation Service centre in south Dublin after applying for asylum in Ireland.
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