Ciaran Hancock: CRH faces biggest test yet with latest acquisitionThe CRH deals were mostly bolt-on acquisitions, small transactions that when added together would usually account for a €1 billion-plus annual spendWed Feb 04 2015 - 11:09
Mortgage approvals up 44% last year as recovery continuesTotal of 26,576 home loans approved in 2014, says federationTue Feb 03 2015 - 07:28
CRH raises €1.6bn in share placing to help fund purchase of Lafarge and Holcim assetsIrish building materials group agrees to pay €6.5bn for rivals’ assetsMon Feb 02 2015 - 16:59
10,000 IFSC jobs targeted in major new strategyCabinet to consider document later in FebruaryMon Feb 02 2015 - 06:49
Davy increases Irish economic growth forecastForecast based on strong exports and rising demand but broker cites concerns on housingMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
CRH to acquire Lafarge and Holcim assets in €6.5bn transactionShares in building materials group jump 1.2% in London as it says it may partner with private equity group KKR on some UK assetsSun Feb 01 2015 - 23:55
Nama to sell €8bn of property loans in biggest sale to dateLoans are from smaller debtors and will be brought to market over the next 18 monthsSun Feb 01 2015 - 20:21
Irish Tourist Industry Confederation flies flag for Aer Lingus saleITIC believes sector ‘stands to gain’ from IAG takeoverSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:40
European stocks perform stronglyFTSEurofirst 300 index up 7% this month, though main are indexes have fallenSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Credit unions will be only institutions to pay into bailout fundBanks were also due to pay into rescue fund before measure was overtaken by European eventsSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
AIB appointment signals preparation for possible flotationCatherine Woods becomes senior independent non-executive directorFri Jan 30 2015 - 22:01
Most of Anglo’s promissory note money outside scope of ECB planHolding of notes will not affect bank’s ability to buy bonds - NoonanFri Jan 30 2015 - 07:41
Dublin GAA signs three-year sponsorship deal with Britvic Ireland brandsBallygowan Natural Mineral Water, Energise Sport to become Dublin’s new partnersFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:30
Euro decline yields to varied benefitsGovernment’s Special Assignee Relief Programme to be utilised more due to value of US dollarFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:20
Politicians due to appear at next phase of Irish banking inquiryBanking investigation will move focus to Nama, regulators and bankersFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Mortgage curbs could affect house building, banking body warnsNew measures will bring ‘significant challenges’ for lenders’ systems and processesThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Pension levy on private sector not always ‘fair’Pensions Ombudsman makes comments to Oireachtas finance committeeThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland to outsource cheque clearing unit to BancTecPlan will affect 130 bank staff and could involve voluntary redundanciesWed Jan 28 2015 - 18:39
Lack of penalties for bankers at root of crises, inquiry hearsSupervisors ‘ignore dangerous risky financial behaviour’ during good timesWed Jan 28 2015 - 13:44
IBRC and Nama European leaders in site salesLiquidators accounted for 36 per cent of the total of commercial real estate sales in 2014Wed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
Ireland ranked third easiest place for conducting businessIDA boss welcomes findings of report and says it confirms international reputationWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
The Bottom Line: Let’s not forget Aer Lingus’s impressive track recordGovernment could pocket €340m from sale but decision is about more than moneyWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
No rise in €500,000 salary cap for next AIB chiefRecruitment to begin after surprise departure of David Duffy for Clydesdale BankSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
Seán Quinn vs IBRCMoscow-based law firm Lidings claims its bragging rights in mighty battleFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:22
AIB chief David Duffy’s departure may delay flotationBank’s return to private ownership might be pushed back to next yearThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
Nama makes €293m loss on sale of debtor loansUnaudited accounts show net loss over nine months of €143m on such dealsWed Jan 21 2015 - 15:57
Former RSA Ireland chief takes dismissal actionInsurer tells Employment Appeals Tribunal it will fight case ‘tooth and nail’Wed Jan 21 2015 - 14:08
Former RSA chief Philip Smith takes case to appeals tribunalInsurer announced £200m in losses after former chief executive’s resignationWed Jan 21 2015 - 08:14
The Bottom Line: AIB may look to ex-bookie bossAIB directors were informed chief executive David Duffy was quitting to take similar role with Clydesdale Bank in the UKWed Jan 21 2015 - 02:00
Honohan: Decision shortly on 20% deposits for mortgagesRegulator set to make announcementon thorny issue of deposit ratiosTue Jan 20 2015 - 13:07
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
Noonan and AIB chairman to meet over Duffy successorDuffy’s departure will not disrupt plans for AIB, says Minister for FinanceTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
David Duffy move to Clydesdale to mean significant pay riseDeparting AIB chief might have a private equity buyer in mind for UK bankTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Honohan saw only a slim chance of success for bailoutCentral Bank chief says burning bondholders would not have yielded saving many commentators suggestedMon Jan 19 2015 - 17:39
Central Bank to announce decision on mortgage restrictions within daysPotential homeowners will learn whether or not they will need a 20% deposit to purchase a propertyMon Jan 19 2015 - 14:54
It’s time to write off mortgage arrears - SchoenmakerLeading Dutch economist Dirk Schoenmaker says banks should write off some residential debt as he says 20 per cent deposits are needed to avoid property boomMon Jan 19 2015 - 11:34
Banking inquiry and department of finance wrangle over access to documentsDepartment objects to handing over details of conversations that were ‘off the record’Mon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Digicel fails to block rival’s Jamaica dealCable &Wireless’s $1.85bn acquisition gets go-aheadSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Goldman Sachs got over €7m from State for consultancyGroup recently appointed to advise on AIB capital restructuring actionsFri Jan 16 2015 - 12:47
Christmas Quiz: The WinnersQuestions tripped up everyone in some shape or formFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:15
Honohan performance gives ‘meat and drink’ to banking inquiryGovernor of Central Bank offers colourful insights into night of bank guaranteeFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Flac says banks failing to deal with mortgage arrearsBulk of owner-occupier arrears cases have not been restructured, group claimsThu Jan 15 2015 - 13:02
Nama sells London properties for £206 millionGraham Harris to be one of the biggest individual debtors to exit the State property agencyThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Pension contributions at AIB a key issue in talks with union on outsourcing IT jobsIBOA meets representatives of Eircom, Integrity and Wipro to discuss outsourcing planWed Jan 14 2015 - 20:41
Coalition decisions crucial as privatisations loomSignificant implications from sale of State’s holdings in Aer Lingus, AIB and PTSBWed Jan 14 2015 - 02:00
Cost of personal insolvency slashedMove to make process more affordable for financially distressedWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Kildare records highest increase in average rents for apartmentsAcross all property types, rents rose on average by 1.95% over the 15 months, up 7.02% in Dublin and 1.75% for the rest of StateTue Jan 13 2015 - 14:20
AIB to outsource 170 IT roles to three service providersNo redundancies planned but IBOA says there will be no co-operation until full deal is agreedTue Jan 13 2015 - 11:37
AIB to inform staff of plans to outsource IT and tech rolesGoldman Sachs to advise bank on capital restructuring options on a pro bono basisTue Jan 13 2015 - 07:18
NTMA seeks to sell up to €15bn of bondsAuctions to be held in February and March in bid to raise €12bn to €15bnTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
