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The author said Independent Ireland and Aontú had again voted with the government in budget votes, this time to reduce Capital Gains Tax for landlords and corporations. They said the measure would provide €186 million to the country’s richest people while most people were struggling. https://t.co/Ob8KFzxb36 #Budget2023 #IrishPolitics #CapitalGainsTax #IE

The author said the government’s latest budget showed it was not on the side of ordinary Irish people. They pledged to keep advocating for workers and families and to demonstrate how leadership and policy choices could make life more affordable. https://t.co/Uw783Ui388 #Budget2023 #CostOfLiving #IrishPolitics #IE

The author said the government’s Budget could be summed up as money being gone before people received it. They wrote that it had been an opportunity to prioritise workers and families and make life more affordable, but argued that it instead left ordinary Irish people behind. The post added that workers and families deserved a government that “shows…” and included a link. https://t.co/Wf3aqFubXv #Budget2023 #CostOfLiving #IrishPolitics #IE

Today marks an important step as the Israeli Settlements Bill completed its passage through the Oireachtas. This legislation reaffirms Ireland's commitment to international law, human rights and a just and lasting peace based on a negotiated two-State solution. https://t.co/OMDfMUJiZt #IrishPolitics #HumanRights #TwoStateSolution #IE #IL

Sinn Féin’s vote is under pressure from right & left. In Galway West, their transfers did not reflect a strong left alliance. SF’s eliminated candidate transferred slightly more votes to right-wing Noel Thomas than to Labour’s Helen Ogbu. The excluded SD candidate later #SinnFein #GalwayWest #IrishPolitics #IE