Government survives confidence vote; fuel prices; basic income for artists, traveller’s community

The government has survived a confidence vote in the Dáil but what could the impact of the resignation of Michael Healy-Rae as a Minister for Agriculture mean?Cuts to fuel excise duty came into effect at midnight, but motorists are being warned not to expect an immediate fall in prices.The Basic Income for the Arts scheme has caused “segregation in the artistic community” and allowed people to take advantage of the system, artists have said.Residents at Dublin’s oldest Traveller housing site are “devastated” at news its redevelopment, promised for almost 30 years, is not going ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.