Watchdog warns government is ignoring spending speed limits
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Budget season has arrived with an 8.5 billion euro package that analysts describe as a collection of minor tweaks rather than a transformation. While the government is hoping the modest financial measures and delayed childcare cuts will avoid public anger, the fiscal watchdog warned that the plan relies on high-risk revenue and ignores spending limits. In the Dáil, the attempt to curb smoking was already being labeled a failure.
The Labour Court awarded two Zimbabwean healthcare workers over 30,000 euro each. The pair had traveled to the country for jobs that did not exist upon their arrival.
In the north, the three main unionist parties have backed a motion of no confidence in First Minister Michelle O’Neill. In the south, after a decade of delays, officials have yet to decide on a location for a mother and baby psychiatric unit.