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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe (right) and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath deliver Budget 2023

Budget 2023

Budget 2023: Main takeaways as €11bn package delivers pay-off for pensioners and help for parents

THE most unusual aspect of Budget 2023 is that many billions of euros announced today will be spent before the end of the year, with the Government moving to either put money in your pocket or stop it from coming out.

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A Garda forensics investigator at the scene in Clarecastle, Ennis, Co Clare, where a girl was seriously injured. Press 22

Crime

Young Ukrainian girl and her mother in critical condition after incident at emergency accommodation for refugees

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Budget 2023: 11 ways the Budget will put money in your pocket

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe TD walking to the Dail yesterday. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Budget 2023

Budget 2023 calculator: Find out what the giveaway budget is worth to you

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Why are men so bad at sexting?

Top Stories

Children's Minister Roderic O’Gorman had his biggest win of a tricky tenure with an average 25pc cut to childcare fees. For Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys, the €12 increase in the pension and social welfare core payments is a flashpoint of the Budget. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Budget 2023 Premium

Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Martin’s Vat defeat, O’Brien’s door slams and McGrath’s leadership audition: How did ministers fare in Budget giveaway

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News

Limerick man (42) killed in ‘deplorable’ attack in Manchester

Robbie Brady celebrates after scoring his side's third goal, a penalty, during the UEFA Nations League B Group 1 win over Armenia at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

International Soccer

breaking Ireland v Armenia: Michael Obafemi doubles Irish lead in Nations League tie at Aviva Stadium

There was very little to criticise in Paschal Donohoe's last Budget as Finance Minister. When he was finished delivering his speech, Michael McGrath (left) stepped up to continue the theme of 'spend, spend, spend'. Photo: Julien Behal Photography

Budget 2023 Premium

Senan Molony Opinion Prudent Paschal channels his inner Charlie McCreevy with a giveaway Budget that leaves Sinn Féin in stunned silence

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe pictured as they made their way to the Dail ahead of delivering Budget 2023meeting.Picture Credit:Frank McGrath 27/9/22

Budget 2023

Budget 2023 in full: From cost-of-living to social welfare, pensions, tax, childcare and a few surprises

Maria Barker recommends taking time to slow down and unwind. Photo: Jonathan Goldberg

Life Premium

‘Bipolar disorder doesn’t need a trigger or trauma that ordinary life can bring. It has a mind of its own’

Ali Stone and Brian Shanahan from rural Co Tipperary, with their dog Seamus (PA Wire)

Budget 2023

‘We're here with every heating system off, wrapped up in duvets’ – Renters say €600 energy credits 'not enough to survive winter'

Cork man John Casey overtaking Kaka. Credit: Togher AC.

Other Sports

Cork man (58) outpaces Brazil World Cup winner Kaka at Berlin Marathon

Garda Patrick Tarrant, left and Forensic collision investigator Garda Barry McCormack leaving Dublin District Coroner's Court. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

News

Taxi driver veered off M50 for no apparent reason before crashing into broken down truck on hard shoulder, inquest hears

King Charles is believed to have plans to slim down the British monarchy, which may have repercussions for the Prince of Wales and other members of the royal family. Photo: Hannah McKay

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Pankaj Mishra Opinion King Charles’s eye may be on a slimmed down monarchy but it could already be too late for the British royal family

Videos

Nasa tests defence technology by crashing spacecraft into asteroid

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty responds to Budget 2023

Our favourite dog clips of the year so far

Budget Case Study: Kieran Kelly, first time buyer from Raheny

Maura Higgins shares video of Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury's child during an ultrasound

Budget 2023 - what it means for you

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe (right) and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath deliver Budget 2023

Budget 2023

Budget 2023 round-up: Here's our analysis of how today's announcement affects each age group and each sector

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe TD walking to the Dail yesterday. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Budget 2023

Budget 2023 calculator: Find out what the giveaway budget is worth to you

The record €11bn giveaway budget will reach every family in the country – but it won’t be worth the same to everyone.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar spent much of the summer talking about this 30pc middle tax rate. Photo: Frank McGrath

Budget 2023 Premium

John Downing Opinion Lavish budget is hard to criticise but ultimately the weather will decide its success

Mild winter anyone?

Suzanne Martin, Diane Keenan and Laura Broxson protest outside Leinster House as Paschal Donohue delivered Budget 2023. Photo: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

News

Budget 2023: Protesters in short supply outside Leinster House

After thousands turned out to protest the cost of living crisis over the weekend, Budget Day was a subdued affair.

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I never thought I would sit in a room full of strangers and say the words, ‘I am a sex addict’

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Liam Byrne (left) and Steven Gerrard (right)

Irish News

Video shows Kinahan cartel chief Liam Byrne socialising with Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard

Khloe Kardashian and her baby. Photo: Hulu

Life Premium

Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion I have limited time for the Kardashians, but who begrudges a mother holding a newborn in bed?

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe (right) and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath deliver Budget 2023

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily Extra: What Budget 2023 means for you and your pocket

Graham Norton.

Celebrity News

Graham Norton reveals why he declined offer to skip queue to see Queen lying in state

Ella de Guzman of Siopaella specialises in designer bag resale. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Life Premium

Bags of potential: Why designer handbags make the ideal inflation-proof investment

Scallop, King Crab, Razor Clams, Bee Wax-Aged Lobster, Lardo, Kaffir Lime consommé, Verbena oil. Photo: Lucinda O'Sullivan.

Food Reviews Premium

Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: ‘If Terre, at Castlemartyr Resort, doesn’t get two stars, I’ll eat my hat’

Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin. Reuters

Europe

Putin ‘likely to announce accession of occupied regions of Ukraine this Friday’; leaks found in Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline

Facebook parent Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe

Vladimir Putin no longer bluffing about nuclear threats, Zelensky warns

Gallery Vladimir Putin allies admit conscription order led to backlash by Russian civilians

Occupied Ukrainian city Melitopol ‘says no to the sham referendum by Moscow’

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Opinion & Analysis

British prime minister Liz Truss and UK chancellor of the exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng. Photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Comment Premium

John Downing Opinion Sterling slide: UK prime minister Liz Truss’s slash-and-burn gamble risks bringing her fledgling leadership to a halt

Refugees, most of them women and children, cross a bridge on the Ukraine-Poland border as they flee the Russian invasion. Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP

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Lorraine Courtney Opinion Ukraine’s resilience has brought out the best in us. We must not lose the faith now

The pandemic has altered views on how much time people should spend at work. Photo: Stock image

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Kathy Donaghy Opinion The term ‘quiet quitting’ does us all a disservice because nobody is downing tools – just seeking work-life balance

As British blowout backfires, a grounded Budget may be the best approach for our Government

Editorial

King Charles’s eye may be on a slimmed down monarchy but it could already be too late for the British royal family

Pankaj Mishra

If we’re to consider a united Ireland, politicians on both sides of the Border need to outline the benefits clearly

Lorraine Hall

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Farming Independent

Is it still worth it for companies to set up a stand at the Ploughing? Photo: Barbara Lindberg

Ploughing Championships Premium

Angus Woods Opinion Has the Ploughing Championships passed its peak?

It was great to be back at the Ploughing after the years missed because of Covid.

Main man: Teagasc director Prof Frank O’Mara at the Ploughing. Photos: Roger Jones

News Premium

‘Business as usual’ attitude won’t achieve 25pc emissions cut – O’Mara

Crowds on the first day of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, Pic:Mark Condren 20.9.2022

Farming

Half of farmers would reduce livestock if Government paid them

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue

News

Budget 2023: Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue to unveil new beef and energy schemes

Solar panels and liquid fertiliser: Helen Harris on her tillage farm at Clane, Co Kildare. Photos: Lorraine O'Sullivan

Rural Life Premium

Input cost crisis: How these farmers are cutting their bills

Sport

Republic of Ireland and Wolves player Nathan Collins. Photo: Sportsfile

Soccer

‘I’m backing our squad against whoever, I think we can win any game’ - Nathan Collins

Stuart Lancaster will leave Leinster for Racing 92 at the end of this season. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Rugby Premium

David Kelly Opinion It is quite extraordinary how one tactically inept lineout call changed course of rugby in these islands

Former Munster performance psychologist Caroline Currid. Photo: Sportsfile

Munster Rugby

Munster woes continue as Caroline Currid leaves performance role

Republic of Ireland players during an U-21 training session at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

International Soccer

Jim Crawford urges his Ireland U-21s to ‘go and create history’

Up against the clock: A dejected Peter O’Mahony of Munster after the United Rugby Championship clash against the Dragons at Rodney Parade in Newport, Wales. Photo: Ben Evans/Sportsfile

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Rúaidhrí O’Connor Opinion If Munster want to avoid another lost season, their experienced players must stand up and be counted - quickly

Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny shakes hands with Armenia manager Joaquin Caparros. Photo: Sportsfile

International Soccer

Armenia look to lift war-weary nation with victory in Dublin

Editor's Choice

Sometimes crises can bring issues to the surface that need to be examined. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Health Features Premium

Ask Allison: ‘My husband and kids know I cheated and won’t talk to me. Help me fix this!’

Melanie Enright didn't expect to be rushed into emergency heart surgery when she went into A&E with a 'strange feeling'. Photo: Gerry Mooney

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Women’s heart health: ‘I thought I had pulled my shoulder – I was having a heart attack at 52’

Ellen Scanlon, a single parent who lives in Malahide, says she finds paying bills a real struggle and can only afford the basics. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Budget 2023 Premium

‘People are working just to survive. One-parent families are always hardest-hit’ – Single mum lays bare the daily struggle of paying bills during cost-of-living crisis

Daragh O’Brien from Co Kildare with his wife Carol after he won the brown bread competition at the Ploughing Championships

Opinion Premium

Brendan O'Connor Opinion Isn’t it funny how things turn out, all the same?

Podcasts

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The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: How a bank card was scammed with a phone

Fine Gael Junior Minister Peter Burke (left) and Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy.

Politics

The Indo Daily: heated row between Fine Gael’s Peter Burke and Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy as podcast goes live at the Ploughing

Karl Henry with Mairead McGuinness

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: Life Lessons with Mairead McGuinness

Jason Corbett, who was beaten to death in his home in August, 2015

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: His name was Jason - The killing of Jason Corbett and the Tom and Molly Martens retrial

Entertainment

Don McLean

Entertainment

Hi, Mr American Pie – Don McLean coming to Newbridge

Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Image: Netflix

TV News Premium

Jeffrey Dahmer: The true story behind depraved serial killer explored in Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series

Jennifer Zamparelli with former Dancing With The Stars co-presenter Nicky Byrne. Photo: Barry McCall

Entertainment

From Erica Cody to Donal Skehan – how RTÉ is casting net far and wide to replace Nicky Byrne on Dancing With The Stars

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Entertainment

Ed Sheeran covers Backstreet Boys as revellers stunned by impromptu Ibiza set

Marching towards a new future: The Protestant community in the North is now outnumbered by Catholics. Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Book Reviews Premium

What will it take to unite Ireland? Opinions are divided

TV News

The Crown: First trailer for season 5 shows ‘all-out war’ between Charles and Diana

Style

Ellen Ryan has given myths a modern twist. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Books Premium

Ellen Ryan: How I reclaimed the forgotten goddesses of Ireland’s rich historic past

Britney Spears has strongly criticised her estranged family for their treatment of her during a 13-year conservatorship. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Entertainment Premium

Britney Spears’ alarming outbursts on social media tell us she is struggling to embrace her new-found freedom

Sometimes crises can bring issues to the surface that need to be examined. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Health Features Premium

Ask Allison: ‘My husband and kids know I cheated and won’t talk to me. Help me fix this!’

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield

Celebrity News

‘Queuegate’: Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s names were ‘not on the media list’, source claims

Khloe Kardashian, North West, Chicago West, Saint West and Kris Jenner. Photo: WireImage/Getty

Celebrity News

Chicago West steals show at Kim Kardashian’s Dolce & Gabbana presentation: ‘A mini icon’

Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague (Ian West/PA)

Celebrity News

Molly Mae Hague and boxer boyfriend Tommy Fury announce they’re expecting their first child

Travel

Toronto SKyline. Photo: Deposit

Travel News

Canada to drop all Covid travel restrictions from October 1

An elegant bedroom in Killarney's Cahernane House Hotel

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: Killarney’s ‘best-kept secret’ gets a €7.8m makeover

Crowds at a busy intersection in Ginza, Tokyo. Photo: Pól Ó Conghaile

Travel News

Japan set to ease Covid travel restrictions next month

Hong Kong skyline at night. Picture by Leung Cho Pan

Travel News

Hong Kong airfares skyrocket as hotel quarantine set to end

Hot 100 Hotels: Adare Manor

Ireland Premium

Revealed: Ireland’s 100 best hotels for 2022, from budget gems to five-star luxury

Ronan and Eugene Greaney of The Dough Bros in Galway

Travel News

‘We want to put Irish pizza on the map’ – Irish pizzeria named among world’s top 100