The Central Bank is predicting a government budget surplus of €8.6 billion this year, €3.5 billion higher than the department of finance’s estimates, due to surging corporate tax receipts. Will heap further pressure to spend big in months ahead. www.businesspost.ie/politics/cen...

CCPC ‘fully believes’ there are cartels within state’s €20bn procurement spend www.businesspost.ie/politics/ccp...

Breaking: Council of State to be called by president Catherine Connolly over International Protection Bill www.businesspost.ie/politics/pre...

Several senior members of government are now open to reviewing Ireland’s nuclear power ban, while the issue has been actively discussed at cabinet energy committees in recent weeks, the Business Post has established. www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...

Fuel excise cuts agreed by coalition leaders www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...

Rachel Reeves to attend meeting of EU finance ministers in Dublin later this year www.businesspost.ie/politics/rac...

‘We can't absorb all of this’: Government grapples with ‘greatest energy threat in history’ www.businesspost.ie/politics/we-...

Unsustainable: Ministers fear cost of battling ‘war inflation’ www.businesspost.ie/politics/uns...

Government opens door for Irish agencies to work with defence sector companies www.businesspost.ie/politics/gov...

Interview with the Taoiseach on the Business Post today, discussing limits of the office, corporate tax risk, completing the EUs single market, the political challenge of raising new taxes, energy prices, and just how long he expects his leadership to continue. www.businesspost.ie/companies/ta...

Corporate tax falls and spending surges ahead of forecasts –exchequer returns www.businesspost.ie/politics/cor...

New law to fast-track infrastructure will ‘benefit businesses’ www.businesspost.ie/politics/new...

The rhetoric from gov that one-off energy supports are fiscally unsustainable softened considerably yesterday, as both the taoiseach and tánaiste insisted new measures would be kept under review following fresh energy price spikes. Reforms at EU level expected too www.businesspost.ie/politics/ret...

Cabinet briefing: Return of the Mak; new infrastructure law; big Phil for the UN www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...

Taoiseach signals major energy price reforms www.businesspost.ie/politics/tao...

Environmental regulations need to be ‘rebalanced’ for infrastructure delivery – Jack Chambers www.businesspost.ie/politics/env...

State to work with energy and internet firms on subsea security under Ireland's first National Maritime Security Strategy. www.businesspost.ie/politics/sta...

Google actively reports user prompts for illegal material to the relevant Irish authorities, the Oireachtas AI committee has heard. www.businesspost.ie/politics/goo...

‘It’s difficult not to worry’. Spoke to Alan Barrett as he takes on his new role as chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council about FDI, the softening labour market, Ireland's construction ambition, and our risky fiscal strategy. www.businesspost.ie/politics/its...

‘The art of being Taoiseach’ - Sat down with Micheàl Martin in Cambridge to discuss everything from Donald Trump, to the completion of the EU’s single market, to corporate tax risk. www.businesspost.ie/politics/art...

Capital gains tax should be slashed to encourage more Irish people to invest, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...

New types of company R&D spending considered for tax credit overhaul www.businesspost.ie/politics/new...

EDF warns government of ‘systematic challenges’ in Irish energy system www.businesspost.ie/politics/edf...

The cost of servicing Ireland’s national debt is expected to double by the end of the decade to more than €6 billion a year, as the state is forced to refinance bonds issued at record low interest rates over the last decade. www.businesspost.ie/politics/cos...

Harris backs new investment strategy to deliver better returns for savers www.businesspost.ie/politics/har...

The Irish Music Rights Organisation (Imro) has pushed for a “human made” label on creative content as a way to fightback against artificial intelligence-made competition. www.businesspost.ie/politics/hum...

Cabinet Briefing: Dublin airport cap removed, red tape slashed, plans to fight dereliction www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...

A new gas pipeline between Cork and France could help stimulate a multibillion-euro domestic hydrogen industry in Ireland, a new study commissioned by the government has found. www.businesspost.ie/politics/new...

Auto-enrolment scheme off to ‘stronger than expected’ start, Calleary reveals www.businesspost.ie/politics/aut...

Budget 2027 faces squeeze if departments overrun spending plans this year www.businesspost.ie/politics/bud...

No time for team building at government away day, as clock ticks on coalition delivery www.businesspost.ie/politics/dan...

The government plans to reduce its multimillion dependency on external consultancy firms by building up their own in-house expertise in the NDFA for capital projects. Plans also to headhunt people from the private sector to fill new roles at the agency. www.businesspost.ie/politics/con...

Cabinet briefing: Nationwide rent reform, the end of the triple lock, and retrofit overhaul www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...

Ireland’s spending growth highest in the EU, fiscal watchdog warns www.businesspost.ie/politics/ire...

Red C Poll: Public split on state encouraging Irish firms into military sector. The Business Post has been reporting in recent weeks on the government’s plans to remove barriers to the Irish private sectors participation in the EU’s €800bn defence economy plans. www.businesspost.ie/politics/red...

This investigation into Grok by European Commission to be launched today, having been delayed a week due to Greenland shenanigans last week. www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...

Overwhelming majority want Elon Musk’s X banned in Ireland www.businesspost.ie/politics/ove...

Micheál Martin under pressure: Polling reveals collapse in support for both party and leadership www.businesspost.ie/politics/mic...

Fianna Fáil in freefall: Party plummets in latest Red C Poll www.businesspost.ie/politics/fia...

Budget committee calls for broadening of tax base as corporate tax risk grows www.businesspost.ie/politics/bud...

Irish government MEPs have been split in a controversial vote referring the Mercosur deal to the EU's top court. www.businesspost.ie/politics/bre...

Public finances hit from agreed US tariffs could be greater than modelled, finance officials warn. www.businesspost.ie/politics/pub...

Trump’s Greenland power play leaves Ireland exposed on all sides www.businesspost.ie/politics/dan...

The X Dilemma: Politicians and watchdogs stumble on Grok deepfakes www.businesspost.ie/politics/the...

American Hustle: Harris presses the flesh in California with Apple, OpenAI and Intel www.businesspost.ie/politics/ame...

EU to investigate X’s Grok for suspected breaches of DSA as Simon Harris insists safety is more important than tech billions www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...

New: Plans for promised marine protection law to be dropped and folded into existing offshore wind consenting scheme. www.businesspost.ie/politics/pla...

Ireland may be more exposed to Trump’s trade war than we think www.businesspost.ie/analysis/ire...

Ireland part of New Fortress Energy’s plans to develop data centres on ‘more than 1,000 acres of land’ www.businesspost.ie/news/ireland...

New: Officials warned Eamon Ryan LNG was necessary even with additional clean energy measures www.businesspost.ie/news/officia...