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Pensioners’ perks put on chopping block by tax commission in series of new recommendations

Pensioners face losing a range of perks after an expert group advised the Government to scrap lower USC rates, tax reliefs and PRSI exemptions for retirees, the Irish Independent can reveal.

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Pensioners’ perks put on chopping block by tax commission in series of new recommendations

Stephen Donnelly backed by Coalition after failure to register rental property with RTB

Family who rented a house from Fianna Fáil councillor win case to get their deposit back

Gardaí make ‘significant’ progress with investigation in to murder of Kerry grandmother Miriam Burns

‘Don’t think you’re too savvy to fall for a scam – criminals are 10 steps ahead,’ says victim of AIB fraudsters

Elderly couple killed in multi-vehicle crash in Cork will be buried together

We may be ‘back to normal’ – but Covid-19 pandemic has still left its mark on our schools

Para-equestrian driver Emma Golding calls for automatic medical card rights for everyone with a spinal injury

‘He threatened to kill me and burn my home’ – lawyer Alan Toal alleges assault by ex-client

HSE encourages nursing home residents to take steps to return to normal after Covid pandemic restrictions

New report finds average drinker in Ireland consumed equivalent of 235 cans of beer last year

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Opinion

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Defending democracy abroad won’t help US at home

Commemorating the Civil War poses more challenges than Michael Collins centenary

We need a fiscal anchor for the coming storm

Woman who complained of discrimination against Irish Prison Service over not being allowed to work from home awarded €55,000

Go-ahead for new roadway that will cut journeys from Dublin to Kerry by up to an hour by skipping Adare

Justice Minister Helen McEntee wants to see fewer petty criminals sent to jail

Government backs proposals that would see public servants get additional pay rises

Wife of innocent Dublin dad shot dead just metres from his own door hits out at ‘coward’ killer

30 calls an hour to St Vincent de Paul from parents unable to meet back to school costs

Public servants to ballot on industrial action this week if pay offer not made at talks

Man due in court this morning after two people seriously injured when car mounted footpath in Dublin

‘He threatened to kill me and burn my home’ – lawyer Alan Toal alleges assault by ex-client

Assault case barrister sues Beacon Hospital after being ‘barred by CEO’

Bail refused to woman who allegedly helped fugitive murderer hide after he shot young father dead

Murderers could face a minimum 25 years in prison as judges get new powers under sweeping reforms

Assault case barrister sues hospital after being ‘barred by CEO’

Court injunction against teacher Enoch Burke attending school after he opposed addressing student with pronoun ‘they’

Motorbike drag racer pulled wheelie on seafront road

‘I don’t want to see you back in court’, judge tells man who was abusive to people on street

Stephen Donnelly backed by Coalition after failure to register rental property with RTB

Kildare residents raise concerns over modular home plans for Ukrainian refugees

Revealed: TDs in line for pay rise of more than €6,500 to bring salaries to nearly €108,000

Golfgate: From Phil Hogan to Sean O’Rourke – where are the well-known attendees now?

TD calls for Ireland to match any UK VAT reduction to prevent cross-border shopping in run-up to Christmas

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‘Don’t think you’re too savvy to fall for a scam – criminals are 10 steps ahead,’ says victim of AIB fraudsters

Gardai probe international criminal gangs involved in rental fraud as warning issued to students

Grandson of Irish pensioner killed in London, Thomas O’Halloran, had to identify his body

Man (20s) injured in shooting incident in Limerick

Don’t pay in cryptocurrency, insist on a viewing and make sure the keys work: gardaí warn students on rental scammers

Two suspects arrested after women assaulted and robbed following night out in Kildare

Gardaí investigate sickening homophobic abuse at Tipperary Pride parade

Knife-wielding masked gang terrorise couple in late-night attack in their home

Para-equestrian driver Emma Golding calls for automatic medical card rights for everyone with a spinal injury

Children who missed developmental checks over lack of public health nurses discharged from the service

Campaigners ‘disappointed’ at CervicalCheck ‘rewriting history’

HSE encourages nursing home residents to take steps to return to normal after Covid pandemic restrictions

Families of children in hospital call for end to car parking charges

First Covid vaccine to tackle Omicron set to be approved by EU tomorrow

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Number of mystery acute child hepatitis cases falling worldwide

We may be ‘back to normal’ – but Covid-19 pandemic has still left its mark on our schools

Helpline on hand as Leaving Certificate results are being released tomorrow

‘Modular housing for students not ruled out’ – Simon Harris

Minister Simon Harris says he can’t reveal whether €3,000 third-level student fee will be cut in Budget

College’s may lose funding if they do not meet targets of new college access plan

'They were asking for €9,500 for 35 weeks,' says stressed student who hasn’t found place to live with two weeks to start of term

Full reopening of colleges as third level abandons the hybrid model

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