Professor forced into a very public reversalClaims on radio that the budget broke EU rules retracted by fiscal advisory council chairmanThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Moody’s says Budget 2016 won’t change credit ratingUnlike ratings agencies S&P and Fitch, Moody’s does not give Irish debt an A-ratingThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Budget 2016: Head of advisory group retracts criticismsJohn McHale had claimed budget had echoes of ‘mistakes we have made in the past’Wed Oct 14 2015 - 16:05
Budget 2016: Populist budget aimed at the political sweet spotEmphasis is on providing a return to taxpayers who funded recovery effortWed Oct 14 2015 - 07:37
Budget 2016: Families big winners as child benefit rises and free GP care extended to under 12sA 50 cents rise in cost of 20 cigarettes - effective from midnight - is only tax increaseTue Oct 13 2015 - 14:57
Budget 2016: Tax credits and USC reductions on wayMinister for Finance expected to announce USC concessions in the region of €600mTue Oct 13 2015 - 10:09
Government will do what is politic in recovery budgetEntire package to ensure at least some benefit of recovery goes to every home in StateTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Coalition to provide extra €1.5bn for spending this yearGovernment indicates a Christmas welfare bonus of 60 per cent is on the cards this yearSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Nama offers to build up to 20,000 new homes by 2020Budget 2016: Government considers proposal along with increases to allowancesFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
New Central Bank chief to be named after budgetMichael Noonan to nominate Robert Watt or Philip Lane as successor to HonohanFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Economy may be on the up but debt still a burdenRecovery is underway in earnest but public finances remain constrainedThu Oct 08 2015 - 19:24
Noonan to add 20c to price of pack of cigarettes in budgetCoalition sources rule out increase in tax on diesel and petrol in Tuesday’s budgetThu Oct 08 2015 - 09:50
Housing shortage a concern, says Government economistChief economist John McCarthy told the Oireachtas finance committee of shortfallTue Oct 06 2015 - 22:23
Coalition may promote Noonan and Howlin axis in campaignTaoiseach still not prepared to say whether election will be held before end of this yearTue Oct 06 2015 - 09:47
Lesson for Enda Kenny in Portuguese prime minister’s fatePedro Passos Coelho looks set to form a minority government after winning the election but losing his parliamentary majorityTue Oct 06 2015 - 08:00
Optimism evident in global marketsIrish market takes its lead from Europe as monetary conditions expected to continueMon Oct 05 2015 - 22:41
New Central Bank governor to be decided next weekPatrick Honohan’s successor may not be nominated until after budget meetingSat Oct 03 2015 - 14:57
Tax returns provide fresh scope for GovernmentCoalition can afford to make supplementary budget estimates and still beat fiscal targetsSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
Deal urged on handing over personal data to US intelligenceGovernment plea as European court set to rule on data transfers between EU and USSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
Fiscal watchdog backs Coalition’s economic forecastGovernment believes GDP on track to rise 6.2% this year as tax revenues surgeFri Oct 02 2015 - 13:15
Tax receipts surge as Coalition gets budget windfallPartial restoration of Christmas bonus and €600m extra for health on cardsFri Oct 02 2015 - 11:12
Consumers with a little more money are happy to spend itIncreases in sales of furniture and white goods point to the release of pent-up demandFri Oct 02 2015 - 01:00
Business chiefs concerned about post-election political instabilityIbec chief Danny McCoy calls on politicians to embrace ambitious economic plansThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Coalition looks to capitalise on growth, writes Arthur BeesleyGovernment confident recovery will fuel tax receipts significantly and generate resourcesWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
Reverse budget plan of €1.5bn tax cuts and spending – ESRIRapidly expanding economy has no need for further stimulus, think tank tells CoalitionWed Sept 30 2015 - 00:08
Construction levies may end to boost build of low-cost homesIn move to provide 15,000 homes annually councils would have to forgo €100m per yearTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Cantillon: bulls are back ahead of budget dayDavy’s chief economist sees recovery spreading into domestic economy after export-led turnaroundTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Budget 2016: Coalition is examining bigger tax-cutsOfficials are looking for ways to make greater concessions than the agreed limit of €750mSat Sept 26 2015 - 11:26
Economics: Prescription for Ireland in Clinton push on drug costsThe imperative remains to cut the cost of pharmaceuticalsFri Sept 25 2015 - 01:00
Dublin suffering from serious shortage of office space, says ESRIWait of up to two years to facilitate new employer with 500 staff indicated in reportThu Sept 24 2015 - 07:22
Central Bank is unlikely to lift caps for first-time buyersBank responds to Michael Noonan’s call for review of loan limits for starter homesSat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
Market report: Fed decision on rates weighs on marketsInternational sentiment drives CRH, Smurfit Kappa and food sector lowerSat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
Noonan wants review of first-time mortgage capMinister to ask Central Bank to examine credit limits ‘inhibiting starter homes’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 08:00
Refugee chaos fuelled by Europe’s sluggish decision-makingEurope needs 50 million new workers and 28 co-operative governmentsFri Sept 18 2015 - 06:30
Noonan’s core theme: no return to boom and bust follies of the pastMinister for Finance’s economic vision is for even growth, balanced budgets and rules-based policiesFri Sept 18 2015 - 02:00
Boost for Coalition after fiscal watchdog backs budgetFiscal Advisory Council warns against expanding package beyond ‘prudent policy’Thu Sept 17 2015 - 09:50
Budget 2016: Cabinet told €1.5bn is upper limit of extra spendingNoonan spurns Ministers’ demands as Kenny says ‘We are not going to blow the recovery’Wed Sept 16 2015 - 10:16
OECD economic review broadly positiveDevelopment body backs enlarged budget but warns on dangers of high national debtWed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00
OECD report positive but warns of vulnerabilitiesAnalysis: New assessment to aid Ministers as they face pressure to increase Budget tax cutsTue Sept 15 2015 - 11:29
Greater transparency vital as recovery takes holdThe list of drastic moves by the Government and its predecessor is as long as it is dispiritingFri Sept 11 2015 - 05:45
Budget 2016: Ministers pile on pressure for more fundsSpending on further 900 teachers and 500 Garda trainees sought by MinistersWed Sept 09 2015 - 01:00
Ambassador defends EU’s response to migrant crisisOn visit to Dublin, EU ambassador to the US David O’Sullivan dismisses criticismTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00
US subpoenas firm at centre of allegations over Nama assetsUS firm Cerberus acquired Nama’s 850-property portfolio last year for £1.3bnMon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00
AIB seeks approval to buy back 10 branches sold to developerOriginal 12-branch portfolio sold for €100m in 2006 now has price tag of €48mSun Sept 06 2015 - 22:47
US jobs report weighs on global stock exchangesProspect of interest-rate increase by Federal Reserve kept alive by reportFri Sept 04 2015 - 20:45
In monochrome budget era, HSE dreams in technicolourPoor budgeting and insatiable demand for more money make for recurrent nightmareFri Sept 04 2015 - 06:30
ECB president Mario Draghi opens door to expanding bond buy-back schemeQuantitative easing will continue until the end of programme ‘or beyond, if necessary”Fri Sept 04 2015 - 01:00
The economy is up. But is it filtering down?Ireland’s economy grows stronger every year. But recoveries happen more slowly than crashes, and cuts take years to reverse. A new series on the reality of life in ‘Europe’s fastest-growing economy’ begins with this special report on unemploymentSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Alphabet plan fails to spell out impact on Irish operationSearch giant claims the restructuring will have no implications for the Irish divisionWed Aug 12 2015 - 01:01
