Move on Anglo debt set to boost exchequer earningsCentral Bank speeding up sale of €25bn in bonds held since promissory note dealFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:02
Long march to debt reduction has only begunNoonan’s resolve is not in doubt but others are not so steadyFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:01
Hikes have led to 23% of earners paying 81% of tax, says instituteUnion-funded think tank argues against ‘flighty’ cuts in personal taxesThu Sept 25 2014 - 15:12
Kenny rejects fiscal advisory council call for tough budgetFine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy says Dáil should explore whether €2bn adjustment necessaryWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
€2.1bn potential savings in IMF loan dealThe Government’s aim is to pay off the relatively expensive IMF portion of the bailout debtWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
A trilemma for Noonan on ‘double Irish’Ministers mindful of business concernsTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Fiscal council says tough budget necessaryCoalition urged to stick with original €2bn plan to repair public financesMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Budget cannot shirk its task, says fiscal bodyIrish Fiscal Advisory Council urges State not to get seduced by sense of crisis fadingMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
No freedom for big tax cuts in budget, says KennyReducing 52% marginal income tax rate the next priority, says KennyFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Data reveals strongest growth since early 2000sMinister now projects GDP to expand by some 4.5%, saying stable recovery in economy is well under wayFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Sudden surge in growth means budget expectations have taken offImpressive news on growth magnifies budget dilemmaFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Arthur Beesley: Noonan’s challenge is in managing expectationsTaxpayers will demand their share of the economic recoveryThu Sept 18 2014 - 13:00
Brendan Howlin offers €600m in spending across departments‘Leeway’ of €600m in next month’s budget, Minister tells CabinetThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Rehab unit loses ‘substantial’ contract worth €1m annuallyRehab Enterprises reports loss of contract with multinational companyThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Ireland faces OECD pressure on corporate tax regime‘Is Ireland guilty? Of course not. It’s being used,’ says OECD directorWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:01
OECD’s tax overhaul plans put ‘double Irish’ in spotlightOrganisation tackling tax avoidance by big business and Ireland under pressureWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
‘Ireland has been misused by a number of companies,’ says OECD tax policy chiefImpact of move on Republic would be marginal, says tax policy centre directorWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
OECD plan likely to prompt changes to Irish corporate taxProposal marks first phase in creation of single set of international tax rulesTue Sept 16 2014 - 13:01
OECD plan to put focus on Irish tax rulesStrategy to stamp out avoidance by multinational groups to be unveiled todayTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Tax cuts in budget may turn on the meaning of ‘average’The ‘squeezed middle’ will be the likely benefactors of any tax cutsMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
Howlin raises hopes for deal on IMF loansMinister suggests political agreement possible at euro zone ministers’ meetingFri Sept 12 2014 - 07:07
Health crisis: cuts would lead to ‘draconian’ measuresDepartment warns emergency departments would close at nightFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:02
Claims of end to austerity have been exaggeratedThe notion that some kind of an historic turning point is in sight is overdoneFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
New figures show consumers are back spendingWillingness to spend is evident in latest inflation data from the Central Statistics OfficeThu Sept 11 2014 - 13:03
Consumer prices rise by 0.4 per cent in AugustAnnual inflation figure points to a 4.5% rise in education prices last month with hotel prices up 2.8 %Thu Sept 11 2014 - 11:45
Burton says budget will bring years of austerity to a closeTánaiste also speaks of need to overhaul universal social chargeWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Howlin to begin talks on ‘neutral’ budgetNo return to boom- and-bust economy in budget decisions,says MinisterWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Noonan travels to Brussels in bid to secure IMF loan dealMinister embarks diplomatic drive to obtain EU approval for early repayment of debtMon Sept 08 2014 - 08:39
Dublin silence will no longer be an option if Scotland votes for independenceOpinion: Ministers warned to say nothing on Scottish referendumSun Sept 07 2014 - 12:01
Coalition sees IMF loan deal as paybackNoonan on diplomatic drive over initiative, which could give annual savings of €375mSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Hogan sidesteps agriculture portfolio speculationJean-Claude Juncker prepares to assign portfolios in the incoming EU executiveFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Property tax proceeds to be reallocated to some councilsGovernment grants to authorities in Dublin and better-off areas to be cut and directed elsewhereThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Coalition plays down budget hope despite €1bn tax bonusKenny and Burton confirm they will maintain cautious approachWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Cabinet to get progress report on HSE review of Miss Y abortion controversyVaradkar expects report on case by end of the monthWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Government quick to urge caution as fiscal picture improvesMinisters face mounting expectations of an easing of the tax burden in budgetWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
FG London fundraiser charges £100 for dinner with TaoiseachForeign donations prohibited, but parties may accept donations from Irish outside IrelandTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Government’s new tax reform plan could form first draft of election manifestoOpinion: Labour’s summertime clamour to discuss public and private sector wage increases have met with a frosty Fine Gael responseSat Aug 30 2014 - 00:01
European Council presidency: who are the contenders?As EU leaders gather in Brussels we look at the contenders to be Herman Van Rompuy's successorFri Aug 29 2014 - 09:58
Latvia ex-PM may succeed Van Rompuy as president of European CouncilIndecision a source of embarrassment in face of political unrest and deflation threatFri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00
Escalating situation to dominate talks as EU leaders meet in BrusselsSummit will repeat demands for ‘sustainable political solution’ to Ukraine warFri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00
Boost for Phil Hogan in race for agriculture portfolioReturn of former Italian minister to race for foreign policy post opens door for Irish commissionerThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:05
Tight restrictions to be placed on support for first-time buyersData on recovery of mortgage-backed purchases sparks fear of fuelling bubbleThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:01
Corporate tax system will have to change – but when?Calls for change is not about 12.5% corporate tax rate, but trappings alongside itWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:01
Government warned against corporate tax changesIrish action before similar steps by other countries ‘may not be prudent’Wed Aug 27 2014 - 01:01
Leader who ‘risked everything for peace’Fr Brian D’Arcy tells mourners how the late taoiseach prepared to build peaceTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
Mourners told of man ‘who never gave up’Miriam Reynolds tells of her father’s tenacity in the face of adversityTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
Alan Shatter case ‘won’t stop’ Garda malpractice inquiryFormer minister for justice went to High Court last month to have certain findings against him by senior counsel Seán Guerin set asideMon Aug 25 2014 - 01:01
Albert Reynolds’s son to deliver eulogy at State funeralTributes paid to former taoiseach by succession of leaders in Ireland, Britain and the USSat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
Will there be another abortion referendum?Coalition has no appetite for new abortion battleSat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
