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23rd -29th March

SATURDAY

Net SME lending falls by €970m
The Irish Examiner, 23/03/2019
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SUNDAY

Gangs target retailers in insurance-claim  ‘shoplifting’ scam.
Sunday Business post 24/03/19
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MONDAY

Future pension increases to be capped under Fine Gael plans
Irish Independent 25/03/19
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Seanad bill seeks to cap personal injury awards ‘to reduce premiums
Irish Independent 25/03/19
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The case against Nobel-winner Krugman and so-called ‘modern monetary theory’
Irish Independent 25/03/19
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Criticism of exporters’ attempts to seek out new markets is wide of the mark
The Irish Examiner 25/03/2019
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Carbon tax solution essential to meeting emissions goals
Irish Times 25/03/19
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Oil importers stockpiling petroleum products ahead of Brexit
Irish Times 25/03/19
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TUESDAY

Brexit will now hit jobs and wages even harder, ESRI warns
Irish Independent 26/03/19
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Building firm faces 19 legal actions over schools closed on safety fears
Irish Independent 26/03/19
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Lane warns vulture fund law would push up rates
Irish Independent 26/03/19
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WEDNESDAY

ISME CEO on Morning Ireland to discuss Central Bank Report on SME lending Listen here

ISME CEO on LMFM to discuss Brexit Listen here

Revenue completes accelerated Brexit recruitment target
Irish Times 27/03/19
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No-deal Brexit will scupper Government tax plans, ESRI warns
Irish Times 27/03/19
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Deloitte in Ireland sued over Madoff firm audits
Irish Times 27/03/19
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THURSDAY

How an injury claim took eight years to be dismissed
Irish Times 28/03/19
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FRIDAY

UK heads for ‘blind Brexit’ as May tries once again to get deal through
Irish Independent 29/03/19
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Insurers ‘voiding’ policies and then failing to pay out, watchdog warns

Irish Independent 29/03/19
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Irexit party launches billboard campaign across Ireland
The Irish Examiner 29/03/2019
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Men behind failed €60,000 injury claims concocted plan to ‘win the lotto’
Irish Times 29/03/19
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How Ireland has benefited from our economists
Irish Times 29/03/19
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Separated Limerick couple secure €3m debt write-off for €2,000

Irish Times 29/03/19
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Long delay to Brexit now seems to be the most likely outcome

The Irish Examiner 29/03/2019
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THIS WEEK’S ARTICLES FROM THE IRN:  

Plasterer ruled by WRC to be self-employed
A plasterer has been ruled by the WRC as being an employee rather than self-employed, which means he is entitled to the full benefits of the construction Sectoral Employment Order on pay.
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€40k award to social worker dismissed for verbal abuse of disabled client
A voluntary healthcare organisation has been ordered by the WRC to pay €40,000 to a former employee, who had verbally abused a service user with Down’s Syndrome at her place of work.
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‘Expensive’ printer was unfairly selected for redundancy
A WRC adjudicator has determined that a long-serving production manager was unfairly selected for redundancy after he was let go – without being consulted on possible alternatives – as part of a cost-reduction exercise.
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