No scope for bigger tax cuts in budget, says NoonanHomeowners assured by Minister for Finance that property tax will be frozen in 2017Thu Jul 23 2015 - 10:58
All sides want more spending but funding remains a riddleAlan Barrett says three-way division between current and capital spending and tax cuts would better meet delegates’ demandsTue Jul 21 2015 - 06:00
Warning that extra spending in conflict with tax cutsConsideration required on level of public services, says economic talks chairmanTue Jul 21 2015 - 01:00
Dublin chamber calls for jobs support for micro-firmsPre-budget submissions says smaller firms should benefit from three-year waiver of employers’ PRSI for each new staff memberMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:02
Valeo to invest €1m in Odlums Portarlington millInvestment part of efforts to build export market for OdlumsMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:02
Michael Noonan to snub request for Nama testimonyStormont wants Minister to compel agency to attend hearingSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:01
Greek bailout negotiations get provisional August 10th deadlineIMF managing director Christine Lagarde reiterated her call for substantial debt reliefFri Jul 17 2015 - 20:05
Arthur Beesley: Greek deal built on two undermining fallaciesLack of appreciable debt cut and investor confidence will hamper bailout’s effectFri Jul 17 2015 - 07:00
Government rejects trade union call to curtail tax cutsWorkers’ groups lobby for increased funds for services at national economic dialogueFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:00
Budget targets queried by commissionGovernment’s plans for expansionary budget implicitly criticised by EU bodyFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:00
Report exposes shambolic way in which INBS was being runThe Central Bank confirms what we suspected about the bank’s managementThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
Nationwide ex-management faces large finesCentral Bank launches inquiry into how individuals at INBS contributed to collapseThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
CSO revises 15 years of economic data to reflect aircraft leasingLeasing firms established in State account for some 10% of the world’s civilian aircraftWed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Dialogue will afford space to talk but little room for manoeuvreExternal groups may have their say at Dublin Castle but the budget die is castTue Jul 14 2015 - 22:46
Fate of Greece leaves markets becalmedTraders mark down assets ahead of vote referendum dominates businessSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
John Boehner pledge: Immigration reform top of agendaUS House speaker says he determined is to overcome Republican resistance to reformFri Jul 03 2015 - 20:47
Noonan downplays Greek impact on Irish economyMinister for Finance says uncertainty over Greece will have ‘second-round’ risk to Irish economy onlyFri Jul 03 2015 - 07:40
Arthur Beesley: Strong returns may indicate scope to cut tax and deficitExchequer figures show tax receipts to June came in ahead of €20 billionFri Jul 03 2015 - 01:00
Tax take €800m more than expected in first half of 2015Total returns between January and June exceeded €20bn for first time since 2007Thu Jul 02 2015 - 16:32
Chaotic brinkmanship puts Greece in a dark placeBlackmail or a credible proposals? Tsipras’s words and actions continue to baffle and annoy onlookersThu Jul 02 2015 - 08:16
Euro zone ministers refuse to reopen Greek talksAlexis Tsipras offers big concessions to creditors but backtracks within hoursThu Jul 02 2015 - 00:20
Arthur Beesley: What happens in the event of a Greek default?If not paid in July, the ECB could pull the plug on Greece’s banking systemWed Jul 01 2015 - 01:00
Eurogroup chairman says it’s too late to extend Greece bailoutJeroen Dijsselbloem says country’s stance towards its creditors would have to changeTue Jun 30 2015 - 16:45
Greek crisis: Diplomatic efforts intensify to avert exitFrance trying to get Greece back into negotiations as bailout nears expirationTue Jun 30 2015 - 08:08
Arthur Beesley: market ructions over Greece has ominous echoes of 2008The question is will the Greek crisis damage Ireland?Mon Jun 29 2015 - 16:53
Cabinet draws up strategy in case of Greek euro exitCoalition discusses contingency plans after chaotic breakdown in debt talksMon Jun 29 2015 - 08:43
How will Grexit affect euro zone? No one knowsNightmare scenario on the cards as weak countries face immediate threat of contagionMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
Greek crisis: pension cuts most toxic issue for Alexis TsiprasSyriza leader could lose rejectionist MPs in a parliamentary voteFri Jun 26 2015 - 18:33
Building sector seeking rapid return of emigrantsCSO figures point to shortages of site managers and engineers across sectorFri Jun 26 2015 - 06:50
Devil’s in the detail at the Department of FinanceIt is the department’s role to act as a bulwark against political flights of fiscal fancyFri Jun 26 2015 - 01:00
Hopes of Greece deal rise ahead of crunch meeting in BrusselsEuro zone finance ministers gather in third attempt this week to reach compromiseWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00
Kenny hopes for resolution to Greek crisis by the weekendGreece has been granted a two-day reprieve in its campaign for new rescue loansTue Jun 23 2015 - 12:15
Lenders grant beleaguered Greece two-day reprieveAthens submits revised funding proposal to creditors but crunch talks fail to yield solutionTue Jun 23 2015 - 08:33
No end to Greece talks yet in sight as IMF deadline nearsConfusion about different versions of Greek plan does little to inspire confidenceTue Jun 23 2015 - 01:00
Brussels meeting fails to reach deal on GreeceMore talks with Athens planned before summit of all EU leaders at end of weekTue Jun 23 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach hopes solution to Greek impasse found this weekAngela Merkel says ‘no basis’ for a decision on matter tonight as European leaders meetMon Jun 22 2015 - 20:32
Greece advances fresh initiative to break deadlockEuro zone leaders to hold emergency summit in Brussels on mounting financial crisisMon Jun 22 2015 - 08:33
Juncker working on plan to reinforce foundations of euroLeaders of main EU institutions call for moves towards collective decision-makingSun Jun 21 2015 - 22:29
Professions resist key components of OECD tax planAccounting and legal professions in Ireland oppose major strands of business tax planFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
Grexit turmoil would extend beyond GreeceMarket participants still believe some kind of funding agreement will be reached eventuallyThu Jun 18 2015 - 23:19
Arthur Beesley: ‘Grexit’ would bring turmoil to marketsThough most still hope a deal will be struck with creditors, volatility is increasingTue Jun 16 2015 - 08:30
Banking inquiry: Cardiff to challenge Trichet evidenceFinance official’s 380 page submission says AIB and BOI wanted broad bank guaranteeMon Jun 15 2015 - 07:16
‘National dialogue’ on economy to focus outline fiscal planObjective is to facilitate engagement with representative groupsMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Divisions in US over OECD corporate tax proposalsSenior Republicans voice concerns over Obama administration’s response to planMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Government in no mood to heed fiscal warningsBarring an economic earthquake, there will be no scrapping of plan to expand 2016 budget by between €1.2 bn to €1.5bnFri Jun 12 2015 - 02:00
Minister could seek clarity on IBRC’s engagements with Denis O’BrienFreedom of Information Act request for monthly reports from the liquidators was refusedThu Jun 11 2015 - 04:45
ESRI urges faster sale of State-owned banksCountry could have ‘more dynamic recovery’ if banking interests sold, says think tankWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: ESRI warning on economy bypasses political calculusSteps should be taken to avoid repeating errors which led to disaster, believes ESRIWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
ESRI warns Coalition against €1.5bn budget boostThink tank warns Government to remember ‘lessons of the past’Wed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
UK staying in EU is ‘strategic objective’ for Irish GovernmentMinister Simon Harris declares support for ‘any reasonable proposals’ for reformWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
