“Our Church cannot function effectively without income. Please support in whatever way you can,” said a statement issued by one Dublin parish.

A study conducted by SJI, shows that while there should be no net reduction in tax in Budget 2018, the impact of some proposals currently being considered would be what it called “profoundly unfair” because they favour only those with higher incomes.

“We need to tackle aggressive tax planning, to implement strong controlled foreign company rules to prevent profit-shifting and improve transparency by forcing multinational corporations to make public where they make profits and pay tax” – Oxfam Ireland.

Proposed 36% increase in the Public Service Obligation Levy (PSO) will wipe out almost 50% of recent savings for electricity customers.

The SVP has seen the amount it pays for energy costs for those who can’t afford to pay increase steadily over the last number of years.

New footage also includes the destruction of a number of churches, altars and works of religious art at unspecified locations.

Japan Tobacco International planning to take the Government to court over its attempts to introduce plain tobacco containers.

Carbon tax increase "another tax on the hard-working families of Ireland" warns Senator.