{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_la7jpwpfldtl7sptsiya","title":"Taoiseach hints pension rise will be higher than €7.50","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/taoiseach-signals-pension-rise-will-be-higher-than-7-50-as-budget-talks-la7jpwpfld","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_ezbduin6nfymxml7lika","seq":975116,"kind":"article","title":"Taoiseach hints pension rise will be higher than €7.50","url":"https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-pension-7178416-Sep2026","summary":"The Taoiseach told the Dáil that reports over the weekend about pension increases “may not be accurate at all”.","published":"2026-09-30T17:31:07Z","seen":"2026-09-30T18:32:12Z","lang":"en","country":"IE","source":{"id":"kite-thejournal-ie-b5d41a","name":"thejournal.ie","domain":"thejournal.ie","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7711643","name":"TheJournal.ie","type":"newspaper","country":"IE","designations":["fact-checking organisation","newspaper","website"]}},"via":"kite-thejournal-ie-b5d41a","topics":["budget","budget 2027","cian o'callaghan","cost of living","dara calleary","micheál martin","pensioners"],"image":"https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/elderly-pension-an-old-woman-money-bills-of-50-euros-elderly-salary-3b531f6a-ab52-4f0d-8aa5-a2a396844831-230x150.jpg","story":"st_la7jpwpfldtl7sptsiya","category":"politics","category_p":0.5099999904632568,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.11999999731779099,"political":0.7099999785423279},{"id":"n_la7jpwpfldtl7sptsiya","seq":957844,"kind":"article","title":"Taoiseach signals pension rise will be higher than €7.50 as budget talks go down to the wire","url":"https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/taoiseach-signals-pension-rise-will-be-higher-than-7.50-as-budget-talks-go-down-to-the-wire/a/162384835.html","summary":"It is believed the final increase will be less than €10 a week","published":"2026-09-30T13:39:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T16:50:00Z","lang":"en","country":"IE","source":{"id":"kite-independent-ie-ea6852","name":"independent.ie","domain":"independent.ie","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1590833","name":"Irish Independent","type":"newspaper","country":"IE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-independent-ie-ea6852","topics":["politics"],"authors":["Mary Regan"],"entities":[{"id":"Q191827","name":"Taoiseach","type":"person"}],"image":"https://prod-img.independent.ie/public/world-news/h4l9g4-fianna-fail-think-in-tullamore/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Fianna%20Fail%20think%20in%20-%20Tullamore","story":"st_la7jpwpfldtl7sptsiya","category":"politics","category_p":0.6000000238418579,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.009999999776482582,"political":0.8799999952316284}]}