Banks face growing pressure to cut home loan ratesNoonan to ask Honohan to seek action from lenders on variable rate mortgagesThu Apr 02 2015 - 08:36
Recovery not in need of fiscal stimulus, says Central BankFiscal fuelling of cyclical forces must be avoided to maintain upturn, says bankThu Apr 02 2015 - 01:00
Central Bank will not seek power to set mortgage ratesGabriel Fagan says high cost of Irish home-loans due to lack of competitionWed Apr 01 2015 - 16:48
Central Bank warns Government over fiscal stanceEconomic recovery continuing, bank says, but cautions against fanning of cyclical pressuresWed Apr 01 2015 - 11:07
Critique of EU rules validated by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council’s noteIntervention will help Government’s bid for budget flexibilityWed Apr 01 2015 - 01:00
Coalition may find wriggle room to stretch public spending limitsFiscal council backs ‘limited departure’ from expenditure curbs in last budget before electionWed Apr 01 2015 - 01:00
Tobacco giant takes State to court over plain cigarette packagingJapan Tobacco group serves legal papers with the Chief State Solicitor’s OfficeMon Mar 30 2015 - 20:47
Irish unions set to oppose planned EU-US trade dealIctu chief worried about ‘secret courts’ for investors and corporationsSat Mar 28 2015 - 01:00
Arthur Beesley: Ireland recovering but underlying issues remainThe economy may be on the mend but health and education are still sufferingFri Mar 27 2015 - 01:00
10,000 Irish jobs forecast if EU-US trade deal agreedGovernment-commissioned research predicts TTIP would hugely boost economyFri Mar 27 2015 - 00:01
Zayn Malik’s move points us in one direction on presidential age referendum‘The proper place for a 21-year-old is in a nightclub; or a night-train to Mongolia with nothing much to do in the morning’Fri Mar 27 2015 - 00:01
IMF warns that public sector pay should be containedGlobal fiscal organisation backs means testing medical cards and child benefit paymentsThu Mar 26 2015 - 07:52
ESRI issues warning over plans for budget tax cutsAlert comes in wake of Coalition pledge on pay restoration and public sector union talksWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
ESRI says politicians may have to act to stop economy overheatingAhead of a blitz of political promises, the think-tank offers some perspectiveTue Mar 24 2015 - 21:42
‘Double Irish’ tax device undermined State, Coalition toldGovernment moved to scrap loophole in budget after body highlighted criticismFri Mar 20 2015 - 07:22
Immigration rise may be route to EU growth, study saysEU population ageing to have enormous impact on growth potential, study saysFri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00
Government ‘spring economic statement’ will force parties to set out their stallsStatement will be dressed-up variant of a formal document the Government is obliged to produce under European budget rulesFri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00
Cantillon: Noonan budget speech already written as UK provides templateOsborne budget: many economic methods ring a bell in IrelandThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
OECD warns very low interest rates carry danger of financial instabilityOECD urges states to take ‘more balanced approach’ to structural policyWed Mar 18 2015 - 20:18
Champagne sales stay flat despite economic recoveryShipments of the bubbly stuff to Ireland remain flat despite with consumption down again in 2014Tue Mar 17 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: PwC report should have questioned Anglo dataAccountants uncovered fact that some big-time borrowers had ‘severe cash difficulties’Mon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
No court case scheduled by IIU against Canouan Resorts DevelopmentFinancier’s private equity firm engages top legal advisers for multimillion dollar actionMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry to question Cowen on PwC reportTaoiseach was told banks might lose €10.6bn in worst-case scenarioSun Mar 15 2015 - 23:05
Coalition convinced economic growth set to deliver budget dividendRevenue from asset sales, ECB stimulus and buoyant exports at heart of fiscal agendaFri Mar 13 2015 - 07:46
Fall in the euro’s value bears fruit in Clones and beyondBorder town has seen uplift but hotels and firms such as Glanbia are also poised to benefitFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
Goods made abroad by Irish firms not significant in 2014 growth, says CSOItems do not pass through the State en route to purchasers but are still reflected in GDPFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Recovery broadening across economy after last year’s 4.8% growthCSO finds that both domestic and multinational companies are posting expansionThu Mar 12 2015 - 14:38
Irish economy surges ahead with 4.8% growth in 2014GDP up 0.2% in fourth quarter with GNP up 2.3%Thu Mar 12 2015 - 12:14
Depreciating euro boosts export and tourism sectorsCurrency weakness against sterling and dollar helping national recovery effortsThu Mar 12 2015 - 06:30
Ties to US and UK brought into sharp relief as euro dropsEuro’s decline towards dollar parity the big currency story of ECB quantitative easingThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary on Arthur Cox – solicitor, senator and priestFrom corporate titan to missionaryTue Mar 10 2015 - 09:50
Central Bank of Ireland begins quantitative easing programmeBank buys up Irish sovereign bonds as part of European Council schemeTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:00
Government to act on mortgage arrearsCoalition planning campaign to solve mortgage crisis before electionSat Mar 07 2015 - 01:00
Growth and inflation set to strengthen, says DraghiECB will start buying €60 billion a month of euro-zone sovereign bonds next weekFri Mar 06 2015 - 07:25
Ireland cannot avoid fallout from any British exit from the EU‘Brexit’ would raise questions over the sustainability of the European system itselfFri Mar 06 2015 - 05:00
Banking inquiry to invite Trichet to speak at public forumAudience would have an opportunity to ask questions on ECB’s role in Ireland’s crashFri Mar 06 2015 - 01:00
Mario Draghi claims early success on bond-buyingDecision put floor under expectations on inflation, says ECB presidentFri Mar 06 2015 - 01:00
Recovery allows for income tax cuts, says TánaisteBurton: Revenue growth to enable long-term investment in education and road networkWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Shares in mainland Europe rise to a seven-year highBritish and US stocks ease some recent gains as Iseq gives up 1.08 per centTue Mar 03 2015 - 21:55
Returns augurs well for Government prior to ‘spring statement’Clamour to relax its stringent fiscal stance will increaseTue Mar 03 2015 - 18:20
Tax revenues surge by over €900mExchequer returns for February also show lower social welfare expenditure as job creation improvesTue Mar 03 2015 - 16:29
Secretive Bilderberg group sets sights on Michael O’LearyRyanair chief asked to join select conference reputed to truly govern international affairsFri Feb 27 2015 - 10:43
Reilly to restrict tenders from firms linked to tobacco groupArthur Cox threatened action against State over plain cigarette packagingFri Feb 27 2015 - 06:45
Stability held out as pledge to appease political economyThe mantra of ‘political stability’ will be at the centre of the coming election campaignFri Feb 27 2015 - 01:00
IDA Ireland aims to provide 80,000 jobs by 2019Agency will seek to win up to 900 extra investment projects in next five yearsThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
The economy is recovering – but challenges remainLatest data shows unemployment rate is within a whisker of Government’s 10% targetThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
‘Fragile’ employment makes mortgage distress 5% more likely, conference toldAbout 20% of people in arrears previously unemployed, says economistWed Feb 25 2015 - 21:05
ECB offers banking inquiry chance for ‘exchange of views’Move follows intervention by Taoiseach over bank’s refusal to participate in investigationWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar insists plain cigarette packaging will go aheadHealth Minister warns of numerous diseases linked to smokingTue Feb 24 2015 - 10:12
