Inquiries farce exposes endemic absence of accountabilityIt remains to be seen if the banking inquiry can add much that is useful to the work done by othersSun Dec 06 2015 - 22:32
Cliff Taylor: The election will be a referendum on KennyOpposition has yet to persuade electorate that there is, in fact, an alternative government that would not be led by Fine GaelSat Dec 05 2015 - 00:44
Buying distressed asset helps fuel a profitable business for Denis O’BrienThe sale of the Topaz loans in 2013 was by the IBRC special liquidatorsThu Dec 03 2015 - 01:00
The question is, why has Denis O’Brien sold Topaz now?Couche-Tard will be significant force in Irish marketWed Dec 02 2015 - 19:42
Business must avoid joining the rush for a share of the election “goodies”Stability may sounds dull but it is what SMEs need to allow them to rebuildMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Bailout secrets revealed in newly released cabinet papersBrian Lenihan’s memos chart ‘very grave’ situation in days leading up to troika’s arrivalSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Cabinet papers reveal extent of bailout pressureNewly released documents show State was told to borrow more from EU and IMFSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Pain of austerity was unavoidable once recessionary teeth sank into economyBurning the senior bondholders would have made us all feel better. But it would not have made a really significant difference to the sumsSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Senior Anglo bondholders revealed in department noteInsurance companies and asset managers among those who owned bonds in bankSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Arrested KPMG partners questioned over finance companyCompany owned by four senior partners backed proposed property developmentsFri Nov 27 2015 - 06:00
KPMG Belfast arrests create serious issue for accountancy firmUK revenue has questioned four of the company’s senior partnersThu Nov 26 2015 - 19:44
Four KPMG Belfast partners arrested in tax investigationEamonn Donaghy, leader in campaign to reduce North’s corporation tax rate, among those questionedThu Nov 26 2015 - 12:26
Explained: The upside down world of corporate tax inversionsWhat does it mean and who benefits?Mon Nov 23 2015 - 17:03
O’Reilly creditors likely to seek deal after Bahamas bankruptcyAgreement on sale and division of assets appears possible with bulk of creditorsMon Nov 23 2015 - 01:00
Sir Anthony O’Reilly declared bankrupt by court in BahamasMove to provide protection from former billionaire’s creditors despite AIB objectionsSat Nov 21 2015 - 09:35
Cliff Taylor: Government working overtime to get ‘bad news’ stories out of the wayJust look at what has happened over the last couple of weeks and the potential controversies that have been neutralised or put offSat Nov 21 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Welcome to Confidentiality Club gentlemenThe Fight Club rules of Irish confidentiality were emphasised by the IBRC Special LiquidatorsSat Nov 14 2015 - 03:04
Use economic growth to reduce national debt, EU advisesEU Commission advises that Irish use the benefits of recovery to reduce national debt as quickly as possibleFri Nov 13 2015 - 18:57
Timeline: events leading to IBRC confidentiality claimLiquidators first told inquiry of confidentiality claim on documents in AugustTue Nov 10 2015 - 12:39
Cliff Taylor: 200,000 pages of IBRC evidence that cannot be usedNo easy way out for the Government, but the problems were clear from the startTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
IBRC inquiry: Challenges ‘would succeed’ if confidential data usedAttorney General Máire Whelan expected to brief Cabinet on legal optionsTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
Kevin Cardiff’s account of bank crisis due in book form in 2016Book by former Department of Finance head will be based on evidence to inquiryMon Nov 09 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Bailout final cost depends on what we can get for AIBTrickiest part of cutting bill is under way, as AIB starts to return cash to StateSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:06
‘Legal reasons’ shouldn’t prevent us from following our own moneyEamon Ryan says Nama’s dealings should be disclosed after it completes asset sell-offMon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Mr President, is economic recovery not a good thing?It was more reality than ideology that drove need to cut spending and increase taxesSat Oct 31 2015 - 01:00
Ground impact: weighing up the interest rate environmentThe European Central Bank is pricing in the possibility that rates could be cut into negative territoryFri Oct 30 2015 - 07:58
Long-term interest rates fall again on world economy concernsLower rates part of global moves showing worries about outlook for world economyWed Oct 28 2015 - 01:00
Next two budgets will be more constrained, latest figures suggestPressure to come from ageing population and pay rises from Lansdowne Road dealTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Blaming Central Bank for housing crisis is a mistakeAlan Kelly says Central Bank has ‘wrecked’ housing market for buyers and its rules have ‘hammered’ house-buildingMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Rail strike a taste of things to comeFinances need to be stabilised as they must be in health, education and childcareSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:04
New evidence of Central Bank speeding up sale of IBRC liquidation bondsBank had committed to selling €500m per year, but has disposed of €1.5bn so far in 2015Fri Oct 23 2015 - 16:11
Finance Bill shows signs of scrutiny of corporate tax regime'Knowledge development box' strictly drawn up to comply with OECD guidelinesFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Why we should learn to love the USCIt is a big ugly, progressive collector of money that is hard to avoid and we will need it in the futureSat Oct 17 2015 - 02:58
Rising tax bills will erode USC cut, according to ESRI analysisThe least well-off will be the only income groups not to gain from the budgetThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:01
Cliff Taylor: USC bazooka just part of re-election armoury‘There is no doubt in anyone’s mind what Budget 2016 is really about’Wed Oct 14 2015 - 21:00
Budget 2016: What does it mean for your pocket?Analysis: Big winners will be self-employed and familiesTue Oct 13 2015 - 15:22
Your budget: Gains of up to €1,000 or more for many expected todayBudget 2016 - a lot more for your pocket but no going back to pre-crisis tax levelsTue Oct 13 2015 - 10:37
Department disputes €3bn giveawayFinance disputes analysis that supplementaries will double packageTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Budget 2016: Coverage on irishtimes.comLive blog starts at noon with in-depth analysis and political reaction throughout the dayMon Oct 12 2015 - 16:52
Cliff Taylor: All is well in the Irish parallel economic universe - but for how long?The world is looking like a risky place, with a real sense of growing unease internationally about the outlookSat Oct 10 2015 - 02:00
The big focus for taxpayers will be cuts in the USCIt will be a case of keeping it simple for the GovernmentFri Oct 09 2015 - 18:27
New Central Bank governor will have to pick fights and win friendsFor Honohan’s replacement the job of restructuring the financial sector is far from overWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Digicel blames weak US market for shelving flotation planProspective investors were unwilling to sign up for company stock at targeted price levelWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Irish tax defence crucial as OECD seeks to level playing fieldBigger countries will try to grab tax revenue as State exits era of ‘double Irish’Tue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Don't believe the spin, multinationals will pay more taxOECD review will bring the familiar chest-beating, ducking and finger-pointing which this subject always createsSun Oct 04 2015 - 08:57
North Wall site chosen for NTMA headquartersPreliminary negotiations between agency and developer are due to begin shortlyThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
State paid €9bn interest on borrowings to bailout banksC&AG calculates the total cost of bank bailout for the State has been €60 billion to dateTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:18
C&AG report shines a forensic light on State spendingAnalysis: Biggest numbers emerge in State watchdog’s examination of bank bailoutTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:16
Preferred bidder for Project Jewel to be announcedConsortium including Allianz Real Estate and UK firm Hammerson thought to have submitted highest bid for portfolio of loansMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Budget battle should be about dividing the pieEU rules mean next government will have to confront choices in a much more upfront waySat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
