Overview The 2027 Budget was framed in the context of a buoyant economy. The Modified Domestic Demand measure of National Income, which excludes the profits of Multi-Nationals, indicates that the economy will grow by 3% next year. There is a record number of people employed in the economy at 2.8 million. We have had 4½ … Continue reading Budget 2027
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Simplistic Approaches To Taxes Will Ultimately Hurt Workers
Organised Labour There is a rich irony in the Government saying the budget will focus on making work pay, while also pledging to increase inherited wealth, writes Owen Reidy, Secretary General of the Irish Congress of Trade Union (14.9.2026). OVER recent weeks and months, Government Ministers have said that Budget 2027 will be one that … Continue reading Simplistic Approaches To Taxes Will Ultimately Hurt Workers
Organised Labour
@@@@@@ Public Service Pay Agreement: "The Unions are not hanging around!" "THE UNIONS are not hanging around. Just days after announcing what could be a highly disruptive work-to-rule in the health sector, scheduled to start on 30th September 2026, they set dates for strikes" (Irish Independent, 12.9.2026). Public servants are set to hold two 24-hour … Continue reading Organised Labour
They rewarded disruption over need—giving to those who shout the loudest!
ORGANISED LABOUR (Owen Reidy, General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions) THE rules have changed; it is now clear that public spending is based on noise rather than need (Irish Mail on Sunday, 19.4.2026). The past two weeks have felt seismic. With a 20% jump in fuel prices as a result of conflict in … Continue reading They rewarded disruption over need—giving to those who shout the loudest!
Budget 2026—Editorial
The Irish economy continues to be buoyant, notwithstanding the uncertain global economic environment. GDP growth rates are expected to be 10%, 1% and 4% for 2025, 2026 and 2027 respectively. (The large growth rate in 2025 and low rate in 2026 reflects multi-nationals bringing forward production and sales in 2025 to avoid Trump’s tariffs.) There … Continue reading Budget 2026—Editorial
ORGANISED LABOUR NOVEMBER 25
BUDGET NOVEMBER 25 UNIONS line up to warn of looming strikes after budget snub to workers (Irish Independent, 9.10.2025). “Employers face salary pressures as minimum-wage rise to create ripple effect. “The potential for industrial action has heightened, with pressure for pay rises predicted to mount following the budget. “Someone on a €50,000 salary is expected to pay … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR NOVEMBER 25
The Lesson of NAMA
(National Asset Management Agency) John Martin If there is one thing that can be learned from recent Irish political history, it is that when there is a crisis the State must intervene. But, as last month's editorial pointed out, the resources of the State must be organised so that they are applied in a concentrated … Continue reading The Lesson of NAMA
