News
With increased mobility across the borders of an enlarged European Union it is essential that individuals keep themselves informed with regard to ever changing rules, regulations and legislation. This is particularly relevant in the case of Ireland which is now seeing an increase in mobility between the two jurisdictions.
The Borderwise site seeks to provide a portal to allow people in both the North and South of Ireland to access news items that will help them address any potential mobility issues.
Headlines
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13-Apr-2010
A North/South survey carried out by Millward Brown has revealed that more than one in four businesses are planning to further cut their wage bills in 2010.
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02-Apr-2009
Under the new laws drivers - including hauliers - living outside the UK will no longer be able to escape the penalties faced by UK offenders.
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02-Apr-2009
The government has been defeated in the Lords over plans to introduce controls over people travelling between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
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02-Apr-2009
Employers' body IBEC has called for social welfare payments to be reduced by 3% in next week's Budget.
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10-Mar-2009
The Department of Social and Family Affairs have announced changes to Child Benefit, Child Benefit Compensatory Payment Scheme and Early Childcare Supplement...
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10-Mar-2009
A major crackdown on cross border social welfare abuse has been launched by Special Investigators attached to the Department of Social and Family Affairs. At two recent multi-agency checkpoints in Co ...
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23-Feb-2009
Universities Ireland, which promotes collaboration between universities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and the Joint Business Council of the Confederation of British Industry (NI)...
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08-Dec-2008
The UK Pre-Budget report was announced yesterday by Chancellor Alistair Darling. The report which is published each autumn was first introduced in 1997 by then Chancellor Gordon Brown. It aims to set...
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06-Nov-2008
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its main lending rate by 50 basis points today as the euro zone economy slows.
The move takes the ECB's key interest rate to 3.25% and is the second cut in just...
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23-Oct-2008
The Irish Budget was announced on Tuesday (October 14th 2008) by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan. The Minister for Finance has said an increase in the number of people travelling North of the border...