Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers (left) and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe. Photo: PA
An absence of cost-of-living supports, disappointment at the hike to vapes and no help for the average worker were among the issues raised by Irish Independent readers as you reacted to Budget 2026.
Finance Minister described it as a “sensible Budget” on Tuesday, but it was slammed by Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty, who said it was a “Fine Gael Budget” as it dominated leaders questions in the Dáil today.