Madeline Uí Mhealóid who is the Cavan rep for SVP says even with the number of once off measures announced in Budget 2025. people are still struggling to pay their energy bills or even buy a bag of coal.

The first double social welfare payment will happen around Halloween with the second in the first week of December. 

Neven Maguire described last week's Budget announcement as a "knife through the heart" of many in the hospitality sector.

Social Justice Ireland recommended a €25 increase in welfare payments to raise the standard of living but, the budget gave less than half of that.

The location of the new cameras will be based on fatality and serious injury collision data, collected this year.

She said the government wanted to cushion people, families, pensioners and businesses from the impact of inflation.

The local accountant checked out Jack Chambers' claim that the average worker will be better off to the tune of €1,000 following his budget and Mark Reilly found that to be correct.

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council criticised yesterday's Budget and accused the Government of repeating past mistakes.