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WEBOur Connaught Telegraph compact edition is out every Tuesday with the latest news, sport and entertainment news of Castlebar and Mayo.
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WEBMary Robinson guest speaker at national coroners conference in Mayo. Our Connaught Telegraph compact edition is out every Tuesday with the latest news, sport and entertainment news of Castlebar and Mayo.
Budget tax and welfare changes will lead to ‘small income gains’ – …
WEB1 day ago · By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA. Tax and welfare changes announced in Budget 2025 will result in “small income gains” for households on average next year, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has said. This was calculated compared to a budget indexed to forecast income growth, according to research presented by the think tank.
Budget 2025: What to expect | Connaught Telegraph
WEBSep 23, 2024 · The Irish Examiner has reported that Budget 2025 will contain a "significant" income tax and USC reduction package, confirmed by the Taoiseach. The measures will be part of a €1.4 billion tax package, Harris said. The Taoiseach said no person earning the average wage should pay the higher rate of income tax. …
Harris says stance on election unchanged amid claims of pre-poll ...
WEB3 days ago · Taoiseach Simon Harris has insisted his thinking on the timing of a general election in Ireland has not changed as he rebuffed claims his Government had served up a pre-poll giveaway Budget. The Budget outlined on Tuesday included €8.3 billion in tax changes and new spending measures and was ...
Politics watch: Budget 2025, election announcement?
WEB6 days ago · Budget 2025 will be announced on Tuesday, so the nation will be keeping a keen eye to see what impact, if any, it will have on them. A cost-of-living package worth €1.5 billion is said to be in the works for the budget, less than last year’s €2.3 billion. Lump sum social welfare payments, as well as energy credits, are also expected.
Mayo community leaders hit back at 'depressing county town' claims
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Tom Kelly. Published: Tue 3 Sep 2024, 9:46 AM. Community leaders in Castlebar have hit back at claims that the county town is forcing its young people to emigrate because it is 'run-down, depressing and has been stopped from growing'. The criticism was levelled in a controversial letter, published in last week's issue of The Connaught Telegraph ...
Brendan and Mary to accept double honour in Cong
WEBNov 8, 2021 · BRENDAN Graham, viewed by many as perhaps Ireland's greatest living songwriter, and much-loved broadcaster Mary Kennedy are to be honoured as recipients of the prestigious Cong Hands of Fame Award (CHOFA) on Sunday, November 14, when the pair have also been invited to accept the Freedom of Cong at …
Progress on bypass for south Mayo tourist village
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Progress on bypass for south Mayo tourist village. CONG bypass is moving close to the route options being published. Councillor Damien Ryan, who welcomed the progress, has asked for a timeframe on when the possible routes will be published. He noted that while the route is short in terms of linear metres, the area it …
Politics watch: Sinn Féin housing plan, Dáil to resume, Coalition ...
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Sinn Féin has unveiled a plan to spend €39 billion on housing over the next five years to deliver 300,000 homes in a project the party described as the most ambitious housing programme in the state’s history. Entitled A Home of Your Own, the document runs to some 100 pages and sets out how the party will “transform housing” in Ireland ...