Harry McGee
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 44
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- Sep 30, 2026
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Budget stories take back seat to Garvaghy Road developments (opens the original)
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Usually on this morning of this week, our politics digest is stuffed with budget stories, with advance nuggets about what Simon Harris and Jack Chambers might include in the document next week. But not this morning. Like a thunderbolt out of the blue, a ghost from the past reared its ugly head. A quarter of a century after the sectarian violence and standoffs around the Drumcree march came to an end, it all exploded again last weekend. It has dominated politics North and South since the frenetic
A Krakatoa that nobody saw coming: Dáil united on grave business of Garvaghy Road (opens the original)
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It was a Krakatoa that nobody saw coming, a political volcano long dormant that erupted with next to no warning. Itâs been a quarter of a century since the sectarian siege of Garvaghy Road in Portadown was lifted and finally ended. But over the weekend it became apparent the supply of magma was never fully exhausted and it was threatening to erupt again. At Leadersâ Questions, unsurprisingly, it dominated proceedings. The mood was glum but for once the political leaders were united, mostly a
Uncertain if Israeli âwarâ bonds will no longer be offered for sale in EU through Ireland (opens the original)
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It is not fully clear if the Central Bank will no longer have the role of approving Israeli bonds for sale in the European Union, the chair of the powerful Oireachtas finance committee has said. Earlier this summer, Ireland reverted to the role of âhomeâ State for marketing Israelâs state bonds after Luxembourg â which took over the role for 2026 â decided it would not continue for a second year. The deadline for submission of a new prospectus for Israeli bonds was August 31st, the day
Limits on non-EEA workers relaxed âtemporarilyâ to tackle staff shortages in healthcare (opens the original)
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A rule that limits workers from outside the European Economic Area (EAA) to 50 per cent of an organisationâs workforce is being relaxed to address critical staff shortages in the healthcare sector. Current rules limit non-EEA employment permit holders to 50 per cent of an organisationâs workforce. The EEA includes all the EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Swiss nationals also have EEA status within the EU. Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke is bringing a memo to Cabinet o
Grant of â¬600 for solar panel batteries set to be announced in budget (opens the original)
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Householders installing solar panels will be entitled to an additional grant worth â¬600 for storage batteries as part of a budget initiative designed to reduce dependence on fossil fuels for home energy. The grant will be paid in addition to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant of up to â¬1,800 for solar PV systems, The Irish Times has learned. It will form a central part of Minister for Energy Darragh OâBrienâs proposals aimed at encouraging households to shift to cle
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