Growth easing Irish debt burden, study findsIrish household debt ratio reduction second only to United States, reveals McKinsey reportFri Feb 06 2015 - 06:00
Prudent fiscal course urged on Coalition despite recovery signsCentral Bank: ‘Essential to build on and consolidate achievements so far’Wed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Central Bank calls for restraint over pay demandsWarning comes only days after Siptu’s call for 5% pay increase across the economyWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Tax revenues €460m ahead of last yearIncome tax continues to rise while VAT receipts increasedTue Feb 03 2015 - 17:01
Central Bank raises economic growth forecastGovernment should maintain ‘prudent’ fiscal stance, it saysTue Feb 03 2015 - 13:53
National Treasury Management Agency to sell 30-year bonds for first timeState borrowing costs lower than everTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
John Bruton calls for increased support for preschool educationFormer taoiseach says it is essential to give every educational advantage to small childrenFri Jan 30 2015 - 07:38
Europe waits to get measure of Tsipras before debt dealRhetorical games since victory are the shadow-boxing preamble to the main eventFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Mark Carney: Ireland has made tremendous progressBank of England governor says Irish economy has fixed the core of its bankingThu Jan 29 2015 - 06:30
Bank of England chief Mark Carney sees key German role in securing euroCarney: Berlin’s national interest best served by making payments to other member statesThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Tightened mortgage rules provide some relief for first-time buyersWith immediate limits on credit excess, the loan caps aim to steady the marketWed Jan 28 2015 - 09:32
IMF urges control of commercial property inflationReport welcomes Central Bank action but highlights spike in commercial sectorWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
IMF warns of risks over phasing in mortgage lending capFund also says State should look at universal welfare entitlementsTue Jan 27 2015 - 17:45
Greece election fallout: EU leaders reluctant to give Athens a passEuro zone officials indicate the best Tsipras can angle for is an easing of loan conditionsTue Jan 27 2015 - 07:40
Request to access IBRC liquidation records refused‘Irish Times’ sought reports to Minister on termination of IBRCTue Jan 27 2015 - 01:00
ECB expected to buy €12bn Irish sovereign bondsEuropean shares deliver their biggest weekly gains in more than three yearsSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
Ireland in line for €500m-a-year boost from ECB stimulusQuantitative easing expected to benefit Irish exports and tourism and bring more lendingFri Jan 23 2015 - 10:08
Analysis: Draghi takes action to spark euro zone back to lifeMight of ECB has unleashed Quantitative Easing to fight deflationary spiralFri Jan 23 2015 - 07:50
Massive ECB €1 trillion-plus move will boost IrelandArthur Beesley: Decisive turnaround in euro zone needed to reinforce domestic recoveryFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Mortgage loan cap may favour first-time buyerDebut property buyers may get improved deal under specific Central Bank restrictionsWed Jan 21 2015 - 07:28
Michael Noonan queries proposal to boost euro zoneMinister for Finance fears stimulus plan to revive euro economy would be ‘ineffective’Tue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Howlin broadly supportive of new talks with the social partnersChristine Lagarde says Irish people have made massive efforts and ‘huge sacrifices’Mon Jan 19 2015 - 17:54
Banking inquiry to ask Cowen about Honohan evidenceFormer taoiseach invited early to reply to Central Bank governor’s evidenceMon Jan 19 2015 - 06:00
State must keep finances prudent, says ECB official‘Ireland has potential to be the fastest-growing euro zone country in 2015’Fri Jan 16 2015 - 07:58
Transcript of interview with Benoît CœuréECB official advises Ireland to keep finances on prudent trackFri Jan 16 2015 - 06:00
Benoit Coeuré interview: ECB advises Ireland to be ‘as conservative as possible’Executive discusses budgets, bondholders, Trichet letters and banking inquiriesFri Jan 16 2015 - 06:00
Berlin in constant fear ECB will be lender of last resortIt was not for nothing that the ECB’s independence was enshrined in European lawFri Jan 16 2015 - 03:00
Sharp fall in global markets in wake of World Bank reportGlobal sell-off throws off indices and sees Irish market close almost 1 per cent downThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
EU commissioner distances himself from criticism of water scheme rolloutVisit by troika sparked row over change to flat charge for waterWed Jan 14 2015 - 08:16
Whatever Honohan tells bank inquiry it is unlikely to flatterPanel will wonder if timidity in Dame Street was based on avoiding antagonising anyone in Merrion StreetFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Cross-Border tax competition to heat upNew tax rates in the North will see a keen rivalry for FDI over the coming yearsFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry seeks Central Bank records from 1990sBank of England minutes from 2008 show Irish bank guarantee blamed for halting global interbank lendingThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:02
Credit Suisse’s UK arm considers switch to IrelandBank has sought regulatory approval from Central Bank for some operations in DublinWed Jan 07 2015 - 06:00
The dangers of a Greek euro exit: will they stay or will they go?Athens and Berlin set for battle of wills if Greek hard left wins this month’s electionWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Government enjoys financial calm before election stormAnalysis: positive Exchequer returns will help Coalition face coming electionTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
Tax receipts €1.24bn ahead of Coalition targetsSpending overruns to see budget deficit for 2014 come in higher than forecastTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
State collects €114m more in tax than forecastLocal property tax receipts come in 10.6% behind targetMon Jan 05 2015 - 16:30
Nama to invest €450m in 1,500 new homes for Dublin areaAgency has 1,000 properties available for social housing in 2015 despite poor take-upSat Jan 03 2015 - 08:37
Draghi QE hint boosts European bondsQuiet day in Dublin but Aer Lingus, CRH, Smurfit Kappa and Bank of Ireland all upSat Jan 03 2015 - 01:00
Irish arm of Tyco given permission to reduce capitalMove follows relocation of global HQ to Cork from SwitzerlandSat Jan 03 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: ECB poised to act on euro zone economy, but battles remainMario Draghi faces strong German opposition to QE policyFri Jan 02 2015 - 17:57
Business review 2014: Economic progress but at political priceFor all the upbeat news on Ireland’s recovery, the Coalition faces 2015 with its confidence sapped by a string of controversiesTue Dec 30 2014 - 01:00
National Treasury Management Agency’s new debt sale to be stepped upAgency moves to offer up to €15bn in long-term bond salesMon Dec 22 2014 - 22:28
Lower oil prices hit Russia but could boost global economyIMF predicts global lift but former finance minister says Ukraine not oil affecting Russian fundsMon Dec 22 2014 - 20:27
Sanctions-listed Russian oil giant Rosneft linked to $10bn IFSC loan dealAmerican sanctions cast to slowly starve Rosneft of US dollar fundingMon Dec 22 2014 - 11:16
Oil price rise provides relief for roubleAer Lingus down after rebuff of IAG bid, while Bank of Ireland loses 2.17%Sat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
Extra public service pay day to cost exchequer €300mRevised estimates show changes in water charging causing €85m increaseFri Dec 19 2014 - 09:31
Mortgage arrears may be caused by Irish banks' leniency - IMFPaper argues that forbearance is good for consumption but allows debts to buildFri Dec 19 2014 - 07:34
Don’t expect Russian bear to retreat into its lairA sharp economic contraction now looms in RussiaFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00