Whistleblowers netted €1.5 million in unpaid taxes for Revenue last year, new figures show. Public bodies, including the Revenue Commissioners, are subject to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, that shields workers who report suspected wrongdoing by their employers. Revenue said on Tuesday that such reports “yielded over €1.5 million in additional taxes and/or duties for … Read more
It was a mixed week on social media for some Sinn Féin TDs, with party leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised over a tribute to a late IRA commander, while a speech by Cork North-Central TD Thomas Gould proved a hit in an unlikely market. McDonald’s post on X marking the first anniversary of “comrade” Brendan … Read more
The Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) has been granted the High Court’s permission to sell three high-end cars seized from former Real IRA member Nathan Kinsella. The cars, which have not been declared criminal proceeds in advance of a substantive hearing at the High Court on the matter, were on Wednesday described as being of “very … Read more
The US has become the single biggest supplier of cannabis to the Irish drug market after a rapid increase in transatlantic smuggling, new figures show. Excess product from saturated legal cannabis markets in the US is now being siphoned off for smuggling into the Republic. The trend has accelerated sharply over the last year, coinciding … Read more
Business founded by former Dragons’ Den star and her entrepreneur husband says investment sought to save business as it continues to trade The company, which employs 78 people, continues to trade during the examinership process. East Coast Bakehouse said it intends to protect jobs and customer relationships. Examinership protects a business from its creditors for … Read more
I can’t commute and hadn’t anticipated the move – so I don’t know what to do The maximum payment for Help to Buy is €30,000 per qualifying property I am a single woman in my late 20s, and almost two years ago I bought a new build in Waterford for €315,000. Source link
Up to 362,000 people in the country now own a second homeA tax of €750 could raise €271.5m for the Exchequer On the Dingle peninsula, some holiday homes are being rented for up to €3,000 per week. Photo: Getty Amy Molloy and John Mulligan Today at 03:30 Towns and villages along the coast of Ireland … Read more
Archyde: Latest World News, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Technology & Sports Updates IrelandS declining Domicile Levy: What’s Next for Taxing the Wealthy? Ireland’s domicile levy, designed to ensure wealthy non-residents contribute to the exchequer, is facing scrutiny as revenues dwindle. Introduced after the financial crash, this tax on “tax exiles” now raises considerably less than initially … Read more
With the big day looming, the airwaves are full of fevered anticipation about the imminent St Patrick’s spectacle. That the events will be awash with gaudy pageantry and cheesy stereotypes is a given, but presenters and pundits across all stations worry that the annual festivities might descend into ugly scenes of unruliness. Yes, so all-pervasive … Read more
Gardaí are searching for up to €100 million worth of cocaine which they believe was landed on the west coast of Ireland by an international drug smuggling gang before they were arrested in North Kerry earlier this week. Detectives are satisfied that the four-man gang collected the drugs after they had been dropped off from … Read more