Ireland must not repeat austerity mistakes after US tariffs, opposition TDs say Social Democrat TD Rory Hearne said the Government needed to continue to invest in social and affordable housing. Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025
Dail speaker needs to ‘build bridges’ with opposition after confidence vote – TD Labour’s Ged Nash said that the Ceann Comhairle needed to show that she is ‘not in any way partisan’. The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Hundreds of Tara Mines worker layoffs send shockwaves through community A politician has slammed the move and demanded an explanation for the 'sudden and unilateral decision' Dublin Live · Jun 14, 2023
Calls to ease grocery price burden with windfall tax on Irish supermarkets' mega profits The main supermarkets operating here keep their profitability numbers close to their chests, but it is believed that they are pulling in hundreds of millions a year from Irish consumers. Irish Mirror · May 11, 2023
Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and SuperValu cut bread costs after government criticism Several major retailers have all modified bread prices as the cost of living crisis wages on Dublin Live · May 11, 2023
Calls for Government to step in and force supermarkets to reduce grocery prices Calls for price caps legislation to be used to force supermarkets to help cash-strapped consumers Irish Mirror · May 9, 2023
Lidl, SuperValu and Tesco slash price of household staple - but some shoppers aren’t impressed Supermarkets Tesco and SuperValu have joined Lidl in slashing the price of milk. Some Irish people have responded to the milk ‘price war’ with sarcasm. Irish Mirror · Apr 29, 2023
Taoiseach rules out price controls on groceries amid 'rationing' concerns The Labour Party's finance spokesperson Ged Nash told Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that families are facing rising grocery prices as he called for price controls Irish Mirror · Apr 26, 2023
Cost of living: Labour calls for price caps as it accuses supermarkets of 'grocery price-gouging' The Labour Party said that inflation is being driven by high prices as it called for the Government and Consumer and Competition Protection Commission to see if price caps could be implemented Irish Mirror · Apr 18, 2023
Electric Ireland accused of screwing ordinary customers as they offer price reductions to businesses Electricity prices have gone through the roof for households and businesses in recent months Irish Mirror · Feb 27, 2023
Cost of living package slammed as being 'as targeted as a Darwin Nunez shot' Labour party finance spokesperson Ged Nash said that today's announcements will have little impact on hard-pressed families who are struggling with rising costs Dublin Live · Feb 21, 2023
Desperate mothers are stealing to feed their kids amid cost of living crisis Poorer families have had to resort to stealing food as theft from shops stats has soared by 100% Dublin Live · Feb 7, 2023
Mothers stealing to feed kids amid cost of living crisis as one woman is prosecuted for €180 theft of food and clothes Gardaí have told the Mirror that the rise in so-called ‘poverty-related crime’ is on the up Irish Mirror · Feb 6, 2023
Paschal Donohoe reveals Michael Stone made two more donations to Fine Gael as he's accused of 'concocting' story Mr Donohoe apologised to Mr Stone in the Dáil, saying that he is a “man of the very highest standards" Irish Mirror · Jan 18, 2023
Dublin Live · Sep 28, 2022 Budget 2023: €11bn bonanza as Tanaiste says preparations underway for cost of living crisis next year Pension hikes, reduced college fees, free energy credits, cheaper public transport, slashed childcare fees and across the board welfare hikes are all part of the bonanza
Irish Mirror · Sep 27, 2022 Budget 2023: Opposition parties dismiss 'sticking plaster' cost of living package 'Some of the one-off shock-and-awe measures we have seen today flatter to deceive'
Irish Mirror · Jun 30, 2022 Irish shoppers pay far more for food and booze than EU as true extent of 'rip-off Ireland' laid bare The rip-off Republic prices have led Labour finance spokesman, Ged Nash, to call on the consumer protection regulator to step in to investigate
Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2022 Call for Government's consumer watchdogs 'missing at the wheel' to be hauled before Dail committee over cost of living crisis Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash has written to the Oireachtas enterprise committee asking the chair to call the CCPA before it to answer urgent questions
Irish Mirror · Jun 10, 2022 Cost of filling a family car doubles - as Exchequer collects new high in taxes on petrol and diesel And the terrible news for motorists comes as the latest figures show the Exchequer collected a new high of over €300million in taxes on petrol and diesel in April
Irish Mirror · May 24, 2022 Politicians to call for support for medical scientists' strike in Dail Labour TD and former trade unionist Ged Nash called on Taoiseach Micheal Martin to directly intervene and 'stop behaving like a commentator'
Irish Mirror · Apr 11, 2022 Local councils slammed for banning council housing tenants from hosting Ukrainian refugees It could have the knock-on effect of seeing more Ukrainians have to live in overflow warehouses or tents because of the lack of housing.