Banks come under pressure to indicate imminent rate cutState seeking fall of up to 0.75 percentage points within two monthsWed May 20 2015 - 06:00
Bank guarantee a very costly mistake - Central Bank adviserAnglo and ‘equally reckless’ Irish Nationwide should never have been includedTue May 19 2015 - 18:14
Head to head: Should the age for presidential candidates be 21?Yes, says Hugh Linehan. No, argues Arthur Beesley, in an Irish Times online debate on the referendumTue May 19 2015 - 13:56
Michael Noonan wants bank response on rate cuts ‘in weeks’Minister will tell bank chiefs he will act on variable rates if they don'tTue May 19 2015 - 01:00
Senator's Bill would let Central Bank cap mortgage ratesFeargal Quinn says 'shameless profiteering' from variable rates must endMon May 18 2015 - 08:16
Rising property prices threat to economy, says GovernmentThey reduce mobility and harm economic competitiveness, says risk assessment reportSat May 16 2015 - 01:00
Ibec boss warns of Irish exit from EU after ‘Brexit’Irish exit from EU might become inevitable if Britain quits, Danny McCoy tells German newspaperFri May 15 2015 - 13:54
JP Morgan errs on side of caution for Apple’s chances in tax inquiryTax inquiry assessment casts further light on remarkable benefit Apple derives from its Irish arrangementFri May 15 2015 - 01:00
IMF wants Central Bank independence enhancedIt says existing governance structures could ‘potentially introduce political considerations’Thu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Tackling mortgage arrears means dealing with the banksGovernment hopes its new plan will settle the crisis ahead of looming general electionThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
European shares fall but Irish market upBoost for Permanent TSB as bank removed from S&P’s credit watch listWed May 13 2015 - 23:00
Revenue estimate tax-take contribution of high earners risesData comes in wake of ESRI budget analysis noting top 10% of earners would gain mostWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Coalition echoes Tory campaign mantra about recovery and stabilityIreland is further down the track of deficit correction than BritainFri May 08 2015 - 01:00
Hong Kong protests did not harm business confidence, says officialChief secretary for administration sees ‘little adverse impact’ from 2014 demonstrationsThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
April tax take below target but 2015 still ahead of scheduleSpike in corporation tax revenue fails to offset disappointing figures for VAT and Dirt taxTue May 05 2015 - 20:24
April VAT below target, but overall return remains aheadTax revenues in April came in below the Government’s official targetTue May 05 2015 - 16:34
Ulster Bank to join Credit Review OfficeMove raises possibility of external appeal over business loan refusalsTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
IMF sounds warning note over economic recoveryCoalition strategy secures approval but concerns expressed over future growthSat May 02 2015 - 11:05
Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan steps down ‘at a very good time’Governor says economy is well on way to repair but he is still concerned over debtSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
‘Allegations’ prompted Central Bank inquiry into Siteserv sale, says governorMatter now closed from bank’s perspective, says Patrick HonohanSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
State gains €1.7bn from Central Bank profitPatrick Honohan confirms departure as governor before official end of mandateSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
IDA boss says Yes vote in State’s economic interestMartin Shanahan says No vote would send negative signal to international businessFri May 01 2015 - 09:47
ECB not a possible scapegoat, says TrichetBank had been ‘extraordinarily supportive’ of Ireland, ex-ECB boss tells panelFri May 01 2015 - 08:07
Risk to Irish recovery whenever interest rates begin to riseGiven the very heavy indebtedness in Ireland, a rate hike could be troubleFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Martin Shanahan: ‘A Yes vote is good for business’IDA chief on marriage equality, tax regime, the Apple investigation and outlook for yearFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Interview: Jean-Claude Trichet defends ECB role in Irish bailoutFormer ECB chief says it was not the bank’s fault that the State was vulnerableThu Apr 30 2015 - 22:00
Spring statement assumes Ireland’s economy will continue to growHunch remains that Noonan’s latest growth forecast probably understates the positionWed Apr 29 2015 - 13:19
Government unveils five-year tax reduction planUp to €1.5bn set to be available for tax cuts and tangible improvement in public servicesWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Spring statement: assumption nothing goes askew50:50 split of spending increases and tax cuts, ensures no bonanza for State’s employeesTue Apr 28 2015 - 15:15
Spring statement to outline €2bn in tax cutsCoalition re-election campaign starts with tax plan and investment in jobs, children and healthTue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00
EU to ease constraints on Government spendingMove comes as Coalition finalises spring economic statementMon Apr 27 2015 - 15:13
Central Bank examined IBRC sale of Siteserv to Denis O’BrienNo regulatory action taken afterwards and now there are calls for scrutiny of share salesMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Michael Noonan has up to €1.4bn for tax cuts and spendingEconomic plan for last budget before election set to depart from ‘austerity’ precedentsMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Credit Union dispute calms as league elects presidentMcCrory defeats league vice-president Ronayne by 273 votes to 267 in KerryMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Uncertainty over Greece is feeding anxietyWith Greece no closer to a deal, doubt is spreading to other countriesSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Warning for Government as costs start to increaseRecent price reductions at risk of being reversed, cautions competitiveness councilFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Arthur Beesley: Economic turnaround in Dublin area already well under wayNew data shows activity in some sectors in capital already back to peak levelsFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Competitiveness fears rise with return to growthAs economy picks up, costs have also advanced and pay pressures have risenFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Tesco calls a halt to Irish expansion following sales declineAnnual sales in Irish business down to €2.56bn from €2.69bn in previous yearWed Apr 22 2015 - 22:16
Torrid year for Tesco no better for Irish outpostAggressive discounters continue to eat into supermarket’s marginsWed Apr 22 2015 - 14:00
Mayo to New York fibre-optic cable is critical for growth of ‘big data’ in the westThe Aqua Comms project will provide an infrastructural backbone for the west coastTue Apr 21 2015 - 01:01
Mayo boosted by $300m fibre-optic cable to New YorkAqua Comms’ funding for multi-million euro cable, landing in Killala, will help economyTue Apr 21 2015 - 01:00
ECB tells Central Bank to speed up sale of ‘Anglo’ bondsCentral Bank moves to dispose of sovereign bonds held after collapse of Anglo Irish BankMon Apr 20 2015 - 22:30
Courts to get power to overrule banks under new Coalition arrears planGovernment planning further measures to tackle worrying mortgage arrears crisisSat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Lack of space and explosive rise in office rents could lead to big lossesSpectacular growth in commercial property is sparking bubble fears and posing a threat to FDIFri Apr 17 2015 - 02:00
Arthur Beesley: ‘Grexit’ sirens not blaring yet but endgame loomsAngela Merkel is unlikely to cut Greece out of the euro given years of EU integrationFri Apr 17 2015 - 01:00
Protester disrupts Draghi press conferenceFemale activist jumps on ECB chief’s press podium and throws confettiThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Greek exit could have contagion effect on other states, says UBSWarning comes as difficult talks resume between Greece and international lendersWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
IMF raises prediction for Ireland’s growth rateIrish economy forecast to expand 3.9% this year, up from 3.5% three weeks agoWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
Richard Bruton plans to focus on jobs under threatSensitive data used to track employment with results published each monthTue Apr 14 2015 - 10:26
