December is just around the corner and it's typically the costliest month of the year for households across Ireland. There ...

THOUSANDS of Irish social welfare recipients have been warned that they may not be eligible for a key benefit. The Minister ...

The govt has announced that they're sending €125 million Irish taxpayers' hard-earned cash to Ukraine for them to fight against Russia, even though it appears Russia is unbeatable, and the war is ...

The amount of additional income Kerry carers can earn without affecting their right to qualify for the means-tested carer’s allowance has been increased by Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary ...

PARENTS who have been forced to leave work to care for their children are being denied a carer’s allowance due to a strict means test, with one mum claiming: “I feel like I’m being punished.” A group ...

A total of 138 carers in Mayo will benefit from changes being made to the Carer’s Allowance means test, while 3,800 carers in the county who receive the Carer’s Support Grant will see an increase to ...

Dara Calleary has said that the State cannot afford to pay a full allowance to all carers. TDs debated a Social Democrats' motion earlier on Wednesday, calling for the means test for the Carer's ...

Family Carers Ireland hosted the inaugural meeting of its new National Council of Family Carers on Saturday. The first of its kind in Ireland, the Council gives family carers across the country a ...