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Social welfare Ireland: €200 cost of living payment for pensioners and carers as families get €100 boost

Questions still remain as to whether families are in line to receive an extra energy credit later this year

Dublin Live

New cost of living package to include €200 lump sum for social welfare recipients among other measures

This was described by senior Government sources as 'another Christmas bonus' and it is expected to be agreed by the rest of the Cabinet at the sign-off meeting on Tuesday morning. And every family in the country is in line for an immediate €100 bonus to help pay for the…

Irish Mirror

Spring cost of living package: All of the measures and cash supports in new Government giveaway

The top brass of Government is meeting tonight to hammer out the final details of the latest plan which will see some schemes extended into the spring/summer and others dropped. Here's what to expect from tomorrow's giveaway.

Irish Mirror

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Government urged to introduce Spring Bonus for social welfare recipients as cost of living crisis continues

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the final decisions on a spring cost-of-living package have yet to be made

Irish Mirror

Rishi Sunak: 'More work to do' on reaching Brexit NI Protocol deal

The Prime Minister stressed that "we have not got a deal yet" as expectations grow that a resolution could be close

Belfast Live

Sunak facing threat of Tory rebellion over Northern Ireland protocol plans

PM is embarking on frantic weekend of diplomacy in attempt to break post-Brexit deadlock

The Guardian - UK

Sunak says no deal yet on Northern Ireland protocol

Mr Sunak met with Stormont leaders earlier on Friday

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Varadkar ‘quietly confident’ that protocol deal can be reached within weeks

The Irish premier warned that windows of opportunity can disappear ‘for quite some time’ as diplomatic efforts ramped up to secure a deal.

The Independent UK

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirms temporary tax measures will be 'phased out'

Speaking in Limerick on Friday afternoon, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that it was always intended that temporary tax cuts would be temporary and that the Government will explain next week how they will be phased out.

Irish Mirror

Social welfare Ireland: Taoiseach says cost of living payments cannot 'go on forever'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that current supports brought in due to inflation cannot "go on forever", suggesting that supports will dwindle for families ahead of the autumn Budget

Dublin Live

Taoiseach declines to comment on JD Sports' controversial search policy

The search rule has made national headlines after sparking complaints from employees

Irish Mirror

Hopes rise massive cost of living supports package worth hundreds of millions to help households next week

Junior Minister Jack Chambers reveals how much the Government can expect from windfall taxes to fund supports

Irish Mirror

How the world's top newspapers covered Nicola Sturgeon's resignation

NICOLA Sturgeon has resigned as Scotland’s First Minister, having spent more than eight years in the role.

The National (Scotland)

Irish President pays tribute to Nicola Sturgeon’s “freshness and enthusiasm”

Michael D Higgins’ comments came after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar paid tribute to Ms Sturgeon as a ‘friend of Ireland’.

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The National (Scotland)

Irish premier hails Nicola Sturgeon as 'true European' in tribute to outgoing FM

IRELAND'S premier Leo Varadkar has hailed Nicola Sturgeon as a “true European”.

The Independent UK

Ireland’s premier hails Nicola Sturgeon as a ‘true European’

Leo Varadkar paid tribute to the outgoing Scottish first minister in comments to the Dail parliament in Dublin.

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach rules out mini-Budget amid warnings Government cannot help everyone

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that there will be targeted and universal measures but ruled out the prospect of a mini-Budget being announced next week

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon leaves ‘no clear strategy for independence’ – Salmond

The former first minister said he ‘feels for’ his successor as she announced she will stand down as First Minister.

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Reuters

Speculation on N. Ireland protocol deal premature, DUP leader says

Speculation that a long-standing dispute between Britain and the European Union over the Northern Ireland protocol is close to being resolved is premature, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party told Reuters on Wednesday.

Irish Mirror

Energy companies to pay 'hundreds of millions' in windfall tax from megaprofits as customers bills soar

“I do not think we are late in the day because companies pay tax now on profits they made last year and last year only ended six or eight weeks ago"

Irish Mirror

Government ministers to travel to 44 countries for St Patrick's Day engagements

Ministers, Ministers of State and other Government representatives will travel across the globe to places such as the US, Australia, the Middle East, Asia and other locations as part of the celebrations.

Irish Mirror

Family of Rose of Tralee contestant killed in motorcycle crash worry over whereabouts for four hours before discovery

The victim’s mother, Frances and her three sisters, Joanna, Eleanor and Teresa had a “burning worry” about gaps in the information about events

Irish Mirror

Labour TD suggests 'politicians take drugs' as new Citizens' Assembly is established

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin suggested that while people from across society, including politicians, take drugs, it is typically just people from disadvantaged areas who are criminalised..

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar gives timeline for decision on new cost of living supports as social welfare recipients to be prioritised

Meetings on the cost of living supports will continue over the coming days, with the coalition set to prioritise pensioners and those on social welfare.

Dublin Live

Beast From The East 2 could affect government decisions on more cost of living supports

A number of measures announced during the Budget will cease at the end of the month, including excise cuts on petrol and diesel and VAT cuts on electricity

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