-
4 days ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Eoghan Dalton
UKRIANE’S VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY has said Russian forces are continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a surprise but brief Easter truce. The 30-hour truce would be the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the three-year conflict.
-
6 days ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Eoghan Dalton
The 42 is the home of quality journalism for passionate Irish sports fans, bringing you closer to the stories that matter through insightful analysis and sharp sportswriting. TWO SCISSOR KICKS and two headers tell the story of the thrilling Dublin derby between St Patrick’s Athletic and Shamrock Rovers. The Hoops thought they won it in the 87th minute when Lee Grace rose in the box to hit the sweet spot of his forehead.
-
6 days ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Paul O’Donoghue
In favour, we have: economists. Tax collectors. A very, very small number of politicians. On the opposition we have: basically everyone else. Property tax is probably one of the most universally disliked taxes in the country. It’s not hard to see why. Some 66% of people own their own home. They obviously don’t want to pay more than they have to in order to maintain it. So that’s two-thirds of the population against it straight away.
-
1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Paul O’Donoghue
AS THE OLD saying almost goes, there are statistics, damned statistics, and Irish statistics. If you were to take the country’s headline indicators at face value, many paint the picture of an economic miracle seemingly too good to be true. GDP growth which has left most of the developed world in the dust. Productivity which is about 2.5 times the European average. And report after report which ranks Ireland as one of the top 10 countries to live in. You might be sensing a ‘but’.
-
2 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Paul O’Donoghue
IF YOU’RE A bit fed up of hearing about tariffs the last few days, it’s understandable. There’s been a barrage of coverage since Donald Trump casually kicked off a global trade war during the week. Falling stock markets, panicking politicians, scrambling business executives. There’s a lot to take in. So we thought this time, we’d be a bit more relaxed when talking about tariffs, and take a look back at Ireland’s use of them.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper |Paul O'Donoghue
THE ROAD SAFETY Authority is planning on opening an additional driving test centre in South Dublin. In a statement to The Journal, an RSA spokesperson said it is currently looking for a suitable facility. The spokesperson remarked that the location of driving test centres is determined on a number of factors including demand for services in the area, proximity to other test centres, and availability of staff to operate a centre.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Larry Donnelly |Paul O'Donoghue
IT’S THE ORDINARY preface for anyone lacking the requisite training in what is often pejoratively labelled “the dismal science” to set out prior to commenting, so let me abide by convention. I’m not an economist, but…“Liberation Day” is in the history books.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Ken Foxe |Eoghan Dalton |Paul O'Donoghue
A CONFIDENTIAL REVENUE paper said a massive loophole in pensions law meant some people could wipe out all of their tax liability by transferring huge sums into a retirement saving fund. The paper said the link between salary and pension had been completely “broken” and the system left open for large scale abuse by the wealthy. The internal report, prepared by a Revenue official, said “a number of tax loopholes” had inadvertently been introduced because of the 2022 Finance Act.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Eoghan Dalton |Paul O’Donoghue
IT ALL KICKED off on Wednesday – Trump’s Tariffs(™), Liberation, lots of bold pronouncements and grand statements. The upshot – there will now be tariffs of 20% on most imports into the US. Tariffs are explained here, but essentially, they’re taxes. Notably, it seems the pharmaceutical industry has been spared. At least for now, the Irish government is assuming the US will revisit the issue.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Eoghan Dalton |Paul O'Donoghue
IRELAND’S PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR is bracing itself as Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are unveiled later today, but the sector doesn’t expect “immediate” job losses from the looming trade war. Instead, industry group the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) believes the real impact in the dispute between the White House and the EU will be seen “four or five years from now”.
