Bank of Ireland first-half profit rises to €725mTotal income up 19% while net interest margin widens to 2.21%Fri Jul 31 2015 - 07:19
Banking inquiry: Drury’s evidence was worth the waitFormer Anglo director addresses disbelief that there were no discussions on bankFri Jul 31 2015 - 01:00
One51 is takeover target for Irish fundOpening offer in takeover approach for investment group values it at €288mFri Jul 31 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry: Dukes says better IBRC return was possibleFormer chief executive claims that some assets were sold at ‘sub-optimal levels’Thu Jul 30 2015 - 22:16
Fintan Drury: Banking issues ‘not discussed’ at Anglo dinnerBanking inquiry live: Former Anglo director gives evidenceThu Jul 30 2015 - 18:46
Banking inquiry suspends publication of Drumm statementCommittee met in private session for 90 minutes to consider its legal adviceThu Jul 30 2015 - 11:41
Former Anglo director to say Seán Quinn stake disclosedFintan Drury will tell inquiry regulator was informed when stake became knownThu Jul 30 2015 - 08:03
Banking inquiry agrees not to publish David Drumm statementCommittee will seek further advice from its own legal team on the matterWed Jul 29 2015 - 21:39
Banking inquiry: decision to issue guarantee ‘indefensible’Ethna Tinney, ex-EBS director, says banks were ‘taken in’Wed Jul 29 2015 - 14:07
Banking inquiry hears EBS was fighting for survival since 2005Alan Merriman defends his €200,000 bonus in 2008 saying he “needed that money”Wed Jul 29 2015 - 13:24
PTSB offers rehearsed response and paltry amends to the wrongedFinancial compensation is derisory in context of stress endured, writes Ciarán HancockWed Jul 29 2015 - 06:00
PTSB faces €55m costs in connection with ‘serious failure’Bank in line for €20m Central Bank penalty in addition to €35m compensation paymentsWed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00
PTSB shares rise 2.7% as profit of €1m posted for six months to JuneWhen exceptional costs factored in, losses amount to €431mWed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00
VHI raises €90m and announces after-tax surplus of €49mHealth insurer turns to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway for funds to meet regulatory target for capital reservesTue Jul 28 2015 - 12:03
Concerns over China drag down EuropeIseq down 2.5% while FTSE 100 loses 1.1% as other indices fallTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:02
‘We all wanted to hear from Drumm about Anglo . . . but not on his terms’Banking inquiry committee is right to reject offer of video evidenceTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
Cantillon: Dividends at last from an Irish bank?Analyst forecasts PTSB to return to net profits in 2016 of €105 millionSat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00
Johnny Ronan to spend €200m to redevelop Ballsbridge siteSite beside AIB head office sold for €67.5m on behalf of Nama and Ulster BankSat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in... the new Baron of BallsbridgeProperty developer Joe O’Reilly takes title from Sean Dunne with offer of €170m for hotel siteSat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry does not support Drumm giving video evidenceFormer Anglo chief wants to give evidence via video link from the USSat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry: Call for full investigation of ‘improper behaviour’Whistleblower wants review completely removed from Houses of Oireachtas serviceFri Jul 24 2015 - 22:22
Banking inquiry now faces serious questions of its ownA four-page statement by a whistleblower alleges improper behaviour by investigatorsFri Jul 24 2015 - 01:01
David Drumm says he will not attend Banking InquiryFormer Anglo chief said he would give evidence via video but offer may not be acceptedThu Jul 23 2015 - 21:52
Seán Mulryan denies playing role in property market crashDeveloper tells inquiry he had ‘grave concerns’ for outlook of market from 2007Thu Jul 23 2015 - 01:00
Terms of banking inquiry ‘wrongdoing’ review criticisedWhistleblower alleged conflicts of interest, leaks and favourable treatment of witnessesWed Jul 22 2015 - 22:39
Nama rejected O’Flynn business plan ‘without explanation’Developers had ‘no real option’ but to accept Nama’s plan or suffer the consequencesWed Jul 22 2015 - 20:33
Ballymore did not play role in property crash, says MulryanDeveloper said Ballymore was a ‘victim’ of the crash as most assets were outside IrelandWed Jul 22 2015 - 18:34
Developer Joe O’Reilly to head €170m purchase of Ballsbridge hotels siteFormer Jurys site assembled by Sean Dunne at a cost of €400mWed Jul 22 2015 - 17:13
EBS could have survived crash if it avoided ‘property lending’Losses generated before 2008 ‘dominant reason” for State ownershipWed Jul 22 2015 - 15:51
Banking inquiry risks damage over investigation into whistleblowingCommittee must deal with matter directly and retain public confidenceWed Jul 22 2015 - 01:00
European stocks still on winning streakPermanent TSB closes up 4.8% while both Bank of Ireland and Ryanair fall slightlySat Jul 18 2015 - 01:01
Analysis: Bertie Ahern retains his ability to charm and confuse at the same timeFormer taoiseach admits to banking inquiry he made errors but says he got a lot rightFri Jul 17 2015 - 18:14
Ahern admits errors on property policyTax relief for construction led to property bubble, claims former taoiseachFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:00
Bertie Ahern says he would have stayed on as taoiseachBanking inquiry: Former leader claims Mahon tribunal was reason for resignationFri Jul 17 2015 - 00:35
Anglo’s Willie McAteer avoids banking inquiry appearanceIntervention from DPP due to ongoing criminal proceedingsThu Jul 16 2015 - 16:28
Banks wanted Anglo, INBS ‘taken out’ on night of guaranteeBanking inquiry: AIB, B of I wanted institutions ‘nationalised’ say advisersThu Jul 16 2015 - 14:41
Banking inquiry: Banks ‘lobbied for longer guarantee’Live: Former AG Paul Gallagher says he was independent during tenureThu Jul 16 2015 - 13:52
IBF lobbied government to include German bank Depfa in guaranteeSenator Seán Barrett says banking bailout would have cost €197bn, not €64bnThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:01
Ex-Anglo executive ‘surprised’ by decision to report him to GardaIrish Bank Resolution Corporation is suing Tom Browne over €50m-plus in loansThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:01
NTMA had talks with Libyan fund over €1.4bn investment in B of IAgency checked on ‘appropriateness’ of dealing with Libyan sovereign fundThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
Claims of wrongdoing to be investigated at Banking InquiryAllegations of misconduct at Oireachtas hearings made under whistleblower legislationThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
Independent investigation will examine claims of whistleblowerFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern among those due to be questioned at banking inquiry todayThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
Banking Inquiry: Ex-IBF chief lobbied for Depfa bank guaranteePat Farrell rejects assertion he lobbied for German bank, says it was ‘representation’Wed Jul 15 2015 - 14:31
Lack of transparency at Nama beggars beliefRemarkable how open Nama can be when it is having its collar felt by an Oireachtas committeeWed Jul 15 2015 - 02:00
Banking inquiry to report former Anglo executive to gardaíDecision taken after Tom Browne failed to provide witness statementTue Jul 14 2015 - 21:14
Profits at mortgage group Pepper up sharply to €6.6mPepper in dispute with Revenue over use of losses to cut tax billTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:01
Brown Thomas on Grafton Street begins €1.5m revampCompany aims to modernise its flagship store in DublinMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Five groups in bidding for Ballsbridge siteSecond-round offers for Ballsbridge site acquired by Seán Dunne during boomSat Jul 11 2015 - 09:51
Former AIB official leaves role as Ulster Bank’s chief risk officerStephen Bell believed to have thrown hat in ring to replace Jim Brown as chief executiveSat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
Central Bank to investigate Irish Nationwide Building SocietyBank says ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect lender committed certain contraventionsFri Jul 10 2015 - 10:14
