Honohan saw only a slim chance of success for bailoutCentral Bank chief says burning bondholders would not have yielded saving many commentators suggestedMon Jan 19 2015 - 17:39
Central Bank to announce decision on mortgage restrictions within daysPotential homeowners will learn whether or not they will need a 20% deposit to purchase a propertyMon Jan 19 2015 - 14:54
It’s time to write off mortgage arrears - SchoenmakerLeading Dutch economist Dirk Schoenmaker says banks should write off some residential debt as he says 20 per cent deposits are needed to avoid property boomMon Jan 19 2015 - 11:34
Banking inquiry and department of finance wrangle over access to documentsDepartment objects to handing over details of conversations that were ‘off the record’Mon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Digicel fails to block rival’s Jamaica dealCable &Wireless’s $1.85bn acquisition gets go-aheadSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Goldman Sachs got over €7m from State for consultancyGroup recently appointed to advise on AIB capital restructuring actionsFri Jan 16 2015 - 12:47
Christmas Quiz: The WinnersQuestions tripped up everyone in some shape or formFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:15
Honohan performance gives ‘meat and drink’ to banking inquiryGovernor of Central Bank offers colourful insights into night of bank guaranteeFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Flac says banks failing to deal with mortgage arrearsBulk of owner-occupier arrears cases have not been restructured, group claimsThu Jan 15 2015 - 13:02
Nama sells London properties for £206 millionGraham Harris to be one of the biggest individual debtors to exit the State property agencyThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Pension contributions at AIB a key issue in talks with union on outsourcing IT jobsIBOA meets representatives of Eircom, Integrity and Wipro to discuss outsourcing planWed Jan 14 2015 - 20:41
Coalition decisions crucial as privatisations loomSignificant implications from sale of State’s holdings in Aer Lingus, AIB and PTSBWed Jan 14 2015 - 02:00
Cost of personal insolvency slashedMove to make process more affordable for financially distressedWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Kildare records highest increase in average rents for apartmentsAcross all property types, rents rose on average by 1.95% over the 15 months, up 7.02% in Dublin and 1.75% for the rest of StateTue Jan 13 2015 - 14:20
AIB to outsource 170 IT roles to three service providersNo redundancies planned but IBOA says there will be no co-operation until full deal is agreedTue Jan 13 2015 - 11:37
AIB to inform staff of plans to outsource IT and tech rolesGoldman Sachs to advise bank on capital restructuring options on a pro bono basisTue Jan 13 2015 - 07:18
NTMA seeks to sell up to €15bn of bondsAuctions to be held in February and March in bid to raise €12bn to €15bnTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
State’s holding in AIB increases by €1.7bn in valueEY values AIB holding at €11.7bn while 14% stake in BoI valued at €1.4bnFri Jan 09 2015 - 08:12
Integration of Irish Life with Canada Life on trackIntegration will result in cost savings higher than the €40 million that had been targetedFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Former director of credit institutions to join FBDFiona Muldoon moves to other side of fence as group finance director of insurer FBD HoldingsFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
NTMA sells bonds worth €4bn at low 0.867% yieldMinister welcomes return of Asian investors to market previously shunnedThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
Investor optimism lifts European stocksWeaker-than-forecast inflation bolsters case for ECB to begin quantitative easingThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
State begins Drumm extradition processIt is understood that a file has been sent via diplomatic channels to US authoritiesWed Jan 07 2015 - 15:46
IMHO to rank banks on treatment of arrears customersIMHO director David Hall says results will be based on 2,536 dealsWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:01
NTMA plans to raise up to €4bn with bond issueYield on seven-year debt forecast to be as low as 0.85%Wed Jan 07 2015 - 01:01
New mortgage rates are cruellest cut for existing borrowersOpinion: borrowers on standard variable rate powerless as rate cuts pass them byWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
New-look Bewley’s goes back to its rootsOpinion: next rent review could dent gain from Grafton Street coffee shop makeoverTue Jan 06 2015 - 08:45
Bewley’s on Grafton Street closing until autumnStaff of 140 to be made redundant as cafe is refurbished and it will reopen on ground floor onlyTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
As banks return to profit, what lies ahead for them in 2015?Investors eye AIB and PTSB but unclear how much State will benefitMon Dec 29 2014 - 11:08
AIB credit approval to small business up by 52%Lending up to ¤5.6bn in first 11 months of year amid rise in confidenceMon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00
Gleneagle hotel group reports loss of over €600,000Kerry hotel chain expects to return to black in 2014 after improved yearMon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business QuizAnswer these 30 questions and win a chance of a two-night stay in London’s Kensington HotelWed Dec 24 2014 - 14:17
Rebuffing Willie Walsh over Aer Lingus would be wiseOpinion: Christoph Mueller has shown Aer Lingus can prosper with the right strategyWed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Petrogas considers Applegreen flotationCompany expected to seek to raise more than €100mTue Dec 23 2014 - 08:10
Ulster Bank cleared of trying to put viable SMEs out of businessReport says bank tried to manage indebted commercial customers through recessionSun Dec 21 2014 - 21:48
Canadian expert's gloomy picture of Department of FinanceRob Wright says morale was low and staff feared giving written adviceFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
PTSB’s capital plan gets green light from SSM in FrankfurtWay now clear for bank to raise fresh equityThu Dec 18 2014 - 18:16
Dick Spring steps down from board of AIBFormer Tánaiste originally a public interest directorThu Dec 18 2014 - 18:07
Peter Nyberg believes banking inquiry to yield little new detailFinnish expert reaffirms ‘home grown’ crash not unique to IrelandThu Dec 18 2014 - 15:38
Dalata set to buy Moran Bewley’s Hotel Group for €455mRed Cow not part of transaction and Bewley name will be droppedWed Dec 17 2014 - 17:25
Will Irish banking inquiry provide the answers that people need?Limitations placed on Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis in terms of who it can call and what questions it can askWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
Key questions in banking inquiry won’t be asked until AprilWitnesses to include bankers, regulators, politicians, civil servants, auditors and advisersTue Dec 16 2014 - 10:13
Final touches to Rigney spirits distillery in DrumshanboPJ Rigney plans to produce a potato vodka, herbaceous gin and a range of liqueurs and handcrafted Irish whiskiesMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
Five main Irish banks consider reviving debts schemeStepChange likely to be third-party operator of debt resolution schemeSat Dec 13 2014 - 01:01
Government has put out tender for adviser on AIBMichael Noonan says AIB back in profit and has passed European Central Bank’s stress testsSat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
BofI to pay €253m to IBRC liquidators for mortgage bookFace value of performing loan book is €250mFri Dec 12 2014 - 17:12
RBS chief Ross McEwan doesn’t expect to get £15bn bailout capital back from Ulster BankUK taxpayers might have to wait a decade for RBS to repay £46bn bailoutFri Dec 12 2014 - 10:29
Application submitted for €450m docklands developmentOaktree, Bennett and Nama to construct offices for 2,400 staff and 158 apartmentsFri Dec 12 2014 - 06:00
Ross McEwan, RBS: ‘We want to get back to being the number one for customer service ’Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan has a clear vision for Ulster Bank: to lead the market for service and trustFri Dec 12 2014 - 02:00
Mortgages in arrears continue to fall, new data showsNumber of homeloans behind with repayments declined by 1,333 in OctoberThu Dec 11 2014 - 13:13
