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Pictures: Taoiseach praises Kilkenny's Fianna Fáil legacy at lunch

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Kilkenny IFA urges farmers to consider solar power

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Changing triple lock without referendum a ‘profound betrayal’, claims Sinn Féin

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Court hears appeal over super junior ministers attending Cabinet meetings

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Court hears appeal over super junior ministers attending Cabinet meetings

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Changing triple lock without referendum a ‘profound betrayal’, claims Sinn Féin

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Justice Minister renews claims that striking solicitors targeted rape trials

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Irish state at fault for not preventing Omagh bomb, says lawyer seeking inquiry

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Paddy Power owner to axe 1,400 jobs after UK tax hikes

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Strike ‘remains available’, unions say as pay talks begin

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Public sector pay deal should ‘advance productivity’, Taoiseach says

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Formal talks on public sector pay deal expected to begin

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Kilkenny senator slams 'unsustainable' education costs burden

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McDonald accuses Government of ‘playing chicken’ with public sector workers

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Unions suspend next week’s strike action

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€22 million for Ryder Cup young farmers left in the rough over Budget

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Hope for progress on public sector talks ‘shortly’, Jack Chambers says

The Public Expenditure Minister spoke in the Dáil a day after hundreds of thousands of public sector workers took part in a national 24-hour strike.

Cillian Sherlock and Cate McCurry, Press Association

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Taoiseach hopes ‘behind-the-scenes work’ results in talks with unions

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Data centre energy use questioned amid AI summit

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Government will face ‘test of sincerity’ over pay deal dispute comments

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Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK over her support of Palestine Action

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Government does not ‘envisage’ public sector job displacement because of AI

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Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers to stage 24-hour strike

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AI linked to ‘churn’ and redundancies in recent months, minister says

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Gardai to make decision to refer personal drug users to health services

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Taoiseach urges unions for further talks on eve of public sector strike

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Public sector strike to go ahead after bid for talks rejected

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UK Attorney General to decide if Troubles prosecutions go ahead under new law

The Northern Ireland Office said the UK Government’s top law officer would have the final say over prosecutions.

Harry Taylor, Press Association Political Staff

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Minister asks public sector unions to attend mediation ahead of strike

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Not too late to avoid strike action, insists Lawless

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NI Secretary Sir Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade

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Nurses hold lunchtime protest over public sector pay deal dispute

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€150,000 spent on children's book about Ireland's EU Presidency

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Government must ‘put hands in pockets’ for culture card – Patrick O’Donovan

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RTE ‘slow’ to implement changes – media minister

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McEntee defends Budget spending plans despite sharp criticism from watchdog

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Income tax changes and social welfare increases in Budget

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Government using ‘high-risk’ receipts to fund tax and spending plans – watchdog

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Men’s sheds awaiting details of support funding

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Government not able to ‘fund and deliver’ 100 euro culture card

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Failure to abolish student contribution fee ‘devastating’ for families

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Opposition parties accuse Government of ‘lack of honesty’ in Budget 2027

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Minimum wage increase to ‘wipe out’ VAT savings according to a restaurant owner

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Nothing in the Budget to bring me back to the market – former landlord

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Budget a test that Government has ‘failed’ – Doherty

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Mother-of-two welcomes cut in childcare fees but calls for bigger reduction

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‘Fair’ Budget but fundamental problems remain, says haulage operator

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Budget 2027 Calculator - What will you get back in your pocket?

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Fuel excise hikes pushed back to February and cigarettes more expensive

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Irish Government announces ‘optimistic’ Budget 2027

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WATCH LIVE: Budget 2027 announced with income tax and welfare boost

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Culture card ‘not dead in the water’, Tánaiste insists

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Taoiseach signals pause on home heating oil carbon tax increase

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Editorial: Kilkenny's new housing development is a timely boost

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Government urged to simplify tax for SMEs in Budget - Kilkenny Live

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'In dire need': Kilkenny TD urges Budget supports for rural pubs

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Teachers prepare for ‘all-out strike’ action over two days in October

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