In 2017, Sinn Féin TD and finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said that his party opposed abolishing the Universal Service Charge (USC). The USC has been a topic of discussion lately, as Fine Gael Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe claimed he had never said the charge would be temporary – a claim which Gript fact checked and […]
The EU has announced plans to invest €15bn towards returning microchip manufacturing to Europe, to make the continent less reliant on foreign powers like China. The announcement was made by the European Commission this week, which said that the move was necessary to prevent future supply chain disruptions. “The European Chips Act will be a […]
Criticised for presiding over what some former residents have termed a ‘shambolic’ and ‘insulting’ redress scheme
“We are pleading with the Agriculture Minister to fully grasp the direness of this situation and to respond with haste”
To fill the vacancy left by Labour TD Ivana Bacik
Came under pressure
Despite a recent claim that he always viewed the USC as permanent Minister Donohoe has previously called for the abolishment of the USC
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that if Russia and Ukraine go to war, there could be “hundreds of thousands” of civilians displaced, and that Ireland would be willing to take in refugees from the conflict. The remarks were made in the Dáil yesterday, after Independent TD Cathal Berry asked the Tánaiste what preparations the government […]
Planned for all 27 capital cities in the EU.
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A major conference for young Irish Catholics between 18-40 is taking place in All Hallows in Dublin on March 26th.
“Balanced diet is key”