Ireland’s national debt could hit €250bn in 2030s
National Treasury Management Agency to warn TDs level of debt carries risk as borrowing matures and becomes more expensive
National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
NTMA silent on future role for Nama chief as Bill to dissolve ‘bad bank’ is published
Agency managing crisis-era property loans ends mandate with surplus despite initial fears of cost to taxpayers
NTMA to raise €2bn in bond sale to leave most of full-year funding covered
Agency entered this year facing €15 billion in debt maturities that needed to be refinanced
NTMA plans multimillion-euro bond sale to get ahead of ECB hikes
State’s debt agency cancels planned bond auction later this month as it looks to tap institutional interest in existing bonds
National debt down but we still owe €38,460 per person
Sequence of large budgetary surpluses over recent years has now reduced Ireland’s national debt to pre-pandemic levels
Investor qualms ease on weapons makers as global conflicts rise
Will the State’s sovereign wealth fund follow Germany’s example as defence spending rises?
Davy expands bond desk ahead of expected surge of new debt issuance
Securities firm continues to rebuild bond desk after shuttering it 2021
NTMA picks Amundi, BlackRock, State Street and UBS for new wealth funds
Each firm will manage funds passively, tracking major stock and bond market indices
Ireland has ‘elevated’ chance of S&P upgrade to within a notch of AAA in 2026
While credit ratings should affect borrowing costs for governments and countries, markets often price debt before agencies act
NTMA raises €5bn in syndicated sale of 10-year bond
Debt agency completes more than 40% of the mid-point of its €10bn to €14bn bond funding target for 2026 in first transaction of the year
NTMA hires investment banks to sell €4bn in national debt
State agency plans to issue €10bn to €14bn in long-term debt this year compared to €8.25bn last year
NTMA to tap bond market as soon as next week, selling billions of Irish Government bonds
The NTMA plans to issue between €10bn and €14bn in long-term debt this year
From PTSB sale to Revolut’s mortgage entry: why 2026 is set to be busy year in banking
Financial industry faces 12 more months of change after key chapters of the crisis era closed in 2025
Nama’s State contribution reaches €5.6bn as wind-down almost complete
So-called bad bank is on track to be dissolved in 2026 with its remaining assets being moved to a new NTMA unit
Ireland to raise as much as €14bn in bonds next year
NTMA says plan reflects value of government bonds maturing in 2026
Is putting some of corporation tax windfall into long-term funds the right thing to do?
And will we resist pressure to raid these reserves as happened to the National Pension Reserve Fund during the financial crisis?
Bankrupt developer Seán Dunne seeking damages over Nama takeover of assets
Dunne claims 2009 appointments of Nama chiefs Brendan McDonagh and Frank Daly were invalid
Ireland raises €1.5bn in final bond auction of the year
The NTMA has issued €8.25bn of benchmark bonds in 2025, which is in the mid-to-high range of what it planned last year
Isif boss to leave for role with IMF
Nick Ashmore set to take International Monetary Fund role in Washington
Some 17 years after crash, accountancy body inquiry into Anglo Irish Bank’s auditor still outstanding
An external report found that there was a prima facie case that EY was liable to disciplinary action in connection with certain aspects of its Anglo audits
Housing Agency raised salary for incoming CEO by over €23,000
Government approved bumping salary from lowest to highest point on Assistant Secretary pay scale on appointment of NTMA’s Martin Whelan
More than 270 NTMA staff given performance-related bonuses last year
The highest individual payment was €30,000 under the agency’s performance-related pay scheme
State ‘well positioned’ despite uncertain markets, NTMA says
Republic still has still has debt of more than €200bn
NTMA ‘will look hard’ at its systems and protocols after €5m fraud
NTMA chief says payment was made to a third party at a time when a drawdown or capital call was anticipated
Up to €5m goes missing after NTMA falls victim to phishing scam
Theft uncovered after staff expressed concern about payment made to company connected to Ireland Stategic Investment Fund
Are prize bonds still a good investment?
The value of prizes has risen over recent years but the odds of ‘winning’ are still daunting
Nama to be down to as low as €10m in loans tied to windup, says CEO
Previous agency target was €4.8bn
Department of Finance to wind down special bank shareholdings unit
Group oversaw State shareholdings in banks after financial crash, wind down of IBRC and working out of Nama
Housing ‘tsar’ salary might be lower than €430,000, say Government sources
Brendan McDonagh might be paid less than he earns at Nama if appointed head of Housing Activation Office
What will the Housing Activation Office – and possible chief executive Brendan McDonagh – do?
Housing Activation Office intended to speed up housing by bringing in local authorities, developers and utilities
NTMA sells €1bn of bonds as European rates ease after spike
OECD report shows Ireland is one of six member countries with falling debt-to-GDP ratio
Project Eagle was far from Nama’s finest hour
The febrile post-Troika atmosphere contributed to the contentious decision to proceed with the sale of its Northern Irish portfolio after the leading bidder pulled out
Do something with your savings before rates fall further
There are lots of ways to make money work harder, from topping up a pension to paying off debt
NTMA hires banks to sell €3bn of bonds as new government takes shape
Agency sold just €6bn of bonds during 2024, at lower end of targeted range
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