Brexit already dragging on Ireland as consumption below par, ESRI saysPersonal consumption set to grow 2.5% this year despite uncertainty, institute saysThu Jun 20 2019 - 12:03
Donohoe’s aversion to budget revision after Brexit a major riskAnalysis: Budget 2020 requires tough call on potential economic consequences of BrexitThu Jun 20 2019 - 05:08
ESRI urges more aggressive site tax to spur housing supplyThink tank also presses for closure of loopholes allowing landowners avoid taxThu Jun 20 2019 - 05:00
European shares close little changed as market eyes FedMarkets report: In the UK, M&S drops 4.5% after Tesco says it may open upmarket shopWed Jun 19 2019 - 20:39
Bankers to be held personally accountable for failingsCentral Bank could levy fines and disqualify employees under proposed new lawsTue Jun 18 2019 - 18:05
‘This time it’s different’ – new commercial property lobby groupState to be spared rerun of commercial sector crash, says Irish Institutional PropertyTue Jun 18 2019 - 14:31
Cabinet to weigh banker accountability rules as pay in focusHeads of bill delayed by almost three months as Brexit topped political agendaTue Jun 18 2019 - 08:42
Uniphar plans to double earnings to almost €100m within five years of IPOIrish pharmaceuticals wholesaler and healthcare services group aims to raise €150mMon Jun 17 2019 - 20:36
Ballymore and Hines on shortlist for €100m site beside Croke ParkIndustry sources suggest at least four bidders have made the shortlist for prime site in central DublinSat Jun 15 2019 - 05:03
Beware the lure of CFDs, beloved of convicted murderer Patrick QuirkeMarket Watch: the power of leverage can be a destructive force when a bet goes awryFri Jun 14 2019 - 16:00
Almost half of Irish mortgage arrears cases over two years in defaultOf the borrowers with restructured loans, 14% have breached their new termsThu Jun 13 2019 - 16:48
Former Ulster Bank chief to lead Sainsbury’s bankLender was established two decades ago before the retailer took full ownership in 2014Thu Jun 13 2019 - 16:29
NTMA sells €1bn in bonds at a third of the interest rate set in JanuaryBorrowing costs on the international markets have come down sharply so far this yearThu Jun 13 2019 - 10:44
Ires Reit raises €134.2m to help buy 815 apartmentsState’s largest residential landlord has also exercised an option to extend committed credit facilities to €600mThu Jun 13 2019 - 10:13
Fyffes gets over €180m equity injection from Japanese parentFunds used to clear borrowings from the Sumitomo group in a debt-for-equity swapThu Jun 13 2019 - 03:45
Department of Finance spends €70k on Central Bank governor recruitmentGabriel Makhlouf due to take up post in SeptemberWed Jun 12 2019 - 19:12
European shares drop on weak Chinese data and trade fearsIseq drops 1.5% as CRH pulls back in line with a broad sell-off by European and US peersWed Jun 12 2019 - 18:38
Central Bank restricts sale of contracts for differenceRegulator bans binary options which it likens to betting on a horse raceWed Jun 12 2019 - 12:30
Smurfit pays €81m to lift Columbian unit stake to 98%Packaging giant mops up most of remaining shares in in Carton de ColombiaTue Jun 11 2019 - 20:05
Venn Life Sciences to pursue ‘build to sell’ plan after mergerCombined group to fall under Open Orphan nameTue Jun 11 2019 - 18:27
Stripe warns small firms most at risk from ‘€57bn’ EU security ruleTransaction regulation will ‘tilt playing field in favour of big companies’, Stripe saysTue Jun 11 2019 - 18:21
Banks may refinance more mortgages despite Sinn Féin move, ratings agency saysBill would require lenders to get borrowers’ consent to sell on their loans,Tue Jun 11 2019 - 11:30
Central Bank’s €17bn profits from crisis fighting a mirage for taxpayersA little-known note in the NTMA’s recent annual report includes an interesting discloureFri Jun 07 2019 - 16:22
AIB targets €5bn of green loansBank also plans to offer additional discounts for financing of purchase of electric vehiclesFri Jun 07 2019 - 00:01
Former Quinn Insurance manager claims no knowledge of guaranteesKevin Lunney named as being party to board meeting that would commit to guaranteesThu Jun 06 2019 - 15:12
Nama resists extra checks to prevent illegal asset purchasesPAC wants agency to ensure defaulting debtors aren't buying assets, which is against rulesThu Jun 06 2019 - 05:45
Ex-Quinn CEO signed documents that would threaten insurance company, inquiry hearsLiam McCaffrey says he did not appreciate how guarantees would affect financial positionWed Jun 05 2019 - 18:29
Ex-Quinn CEO McCaffrey blames lawyers over guaranteesA&L Goodbody ‘quarterbacked’ process that raised €1.2bn in debtTue Jun 04 2019 - 19:38
Malin and Hostelworld drop as fund shuts gates on cash-insLegendary fund manager Neil Woodford blocks investors withdrawing their moneyTue Jun 04 2019 - 19:30
Nama on course for €4.6bn surplus, says InvestecNama paid five lenders €32bn for €74bn of toxic loans between 2010 and 2011Tue Jun 04 2019 - 05:35
Financial firms pull 18 top appointments amid Central Bank pressureLevel of withdrawn applications last year up from eight cases in 2017 and five in 2016Mon Jun 03 2019 - 05:50
Mozambique restructures Irish-listed bonds in defaultFinancially-embattled African nation first reneged on the bonds’ terms in January 2017Mon Jun 03 2019 - 05:24
BoyleSports enters British market with Wilf Gilbert purchaseSeen & Heard: Eir takes €80m charge; Millar still on course for IPO; Google and unionsSun Jun 02 2019 - 12:31
Investors look beyond Dow Jones as bond markets flash redCentral Bank on mission to teach banks lesson over tracker mortgage scandalSat Jun 01 2019 - 06:00
Government weighs capping interest rates charged by moneylendersDepartment of Finance has launched a consultation on whether a limit should be put on rates charged by licensed moneylenders, which are as high as almost 300 per centFri May 31 2019 - 18:38
Deciphering the cause of Quinn Insurance’s demiseNine years after insurer’s collapse, two of its former directors are focus of public inquiryFri May 31 2019 - 05:45
The Irish man who helped tackle Cyprus’s financial crisisInterview: John Hourican on stepping down as Bank of Cyprus CEO to move closer to homeFri May 31 2019 - 05:31
Banks’ tracker mortgage fines may reach €350mCentral Bank fines PTSB €21m for the ‘unacceptable harm’ it caused customersFri May 31 2019 - 04:25
Quinn Insurance was ‘precarious’ before 2010, ex-chairman saysJim Quigley shocked to learn in March 2010 that some Quinn subsidiaries had entered agreements that ‘eliminated the value’ of much of its reservesThu May 30 2019 - 17:37
Quinn inquiry hears PwC was unaware of loan guarantees impactQuinn Insurance Limited subsidiaries guaranteed €1.2 billion of loans to Quinn GroupWed May 29 2019 - 13:36
Quinn Insurance inquiry hears board unaware of €1.2bn guaranteesGuarantees used to access funding weakened the quality of the reserves of QILWed May 29 2019 - 07:19
Lane confirmed as ECB’s chief economistCentral Bank governor will join the organisation’s executive board at the weekendTue May 28 2019 - 17:24
Glenveagh executives shares plan criticised ahead of AGMGlass Lewis maintain so-called founder shares scheme ‘appears excessive’Tue May 28 2019 - 03:15
Eddie Walsh poised to sell STS Group to German buyer for €50mBerlin-based firm started in 2012 and makes €150m in sales a yearTue May 28 2019 - 02:15
Waterford-based engineering firm sold to Berlin group for estimated €50mSTS executive team will remain with business following transfer of ownership[Mon May 27 2019 - 16:03
Brexit stalls SME lending at Strategic Banking CorporationSMEs slow to commit to fresh borrowings when they do not know what to prepare forMon May 27 2019 - 14:07
European shares shrug off May’s planned exit to focus on US-China hopesMarkets report: Investors relieved as Trump indicates China trade war could end soonFri May 24 2019 - 18:03
Is Smurfit Kappa a sitting duck for an activist investor as others box up and move?Sentiment towards global paper packaging sector has soured in the past yearFri May 24 2019 - 16:46
Buyers circle Green Reit as date for bids setShortlist of suitors to be drawn up after initial proposals have been assessedThu May 23 2019 - 06:43
IBRC wind-up brought forward to 2021 after Quinn settlementLiquidation costs reach €250 millionWed May 22 2019 - 16:31
