EU said to be leaning towards appealing Apple tax decisionAppeal would mean €14.3bn would remain in escrow account for duration of the caseTue Sept 22 2020 - 11:16
Banks face ‘hectic’ loan restructuring as payment breaks end, Goodbody warnsCentral Bank says there are 90,539 active payment breaks across Irish householdsTue Sept 22 2020 - 10:42
Finance Ireland refinances mortgages with low level of payment breaksNon-bank lenders can question and seek more proof for payment holidays, S&P saysTue Sept 22 2020 - 05:35
EU watchdog calls for end to Covid loan payment breaksEuropean Banking Authority says banks should return to offering relief on a ‘case-by-case’ basisMon Sept 21 2020 - 21:00
EU signals late call on Apple tax appeal as deadline loomsIt is expected that EU commission will not appeal court rulingFri Sept 18 2020 - 17:31
NatWest confirms review of Ulster Bank as Covid-19 bitesStatement comes after report that wind-down of lender is being consideredFri Sept 18 2020 - 17:12
Will PTSB be Ulster Bank’s knight in shining armour?Market Beat: Closure would mark the end of a storied bank and further erode competition in the marketFri Sept 18 2020 - 15:33
Gabriel Makhlouf: ‘A full second lockdown would be very serious for the economy’Interview: Central Bank of Ireland governor ‘particularly worried’ about mental wellbeingFri Sept 18 2020 - 06:40
Has NatWest finally run out of patience with Ulster Bank?Behind the business-as-usual facade, things are not rosy between the bank and its parentThu Sept 17 2020 - 19:29
NatWest considers closing Ulster Bank in the RepublicWinding down bank would put 2,800 jobs at riskThu Sept 17 2020 - 19:00
Ulster Bank names Ruairí O’Flynn as new chairmanFormer Canada Life CEO started career in BofIThu Sept 17 2020 - 14:28
Watchdog says ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect car insurers broke competition lawsProvisional finding follows four-year investigation into ‘price signalling’Thu Sept 17 2020 - 13:33
Aryzta sale in doubt as dissidents score boardroom coupNew chairman Urs Jordi says now would be the ‘worst point’ to sell baked goods groupWed Sept 16 2020 - 11:33
Majority of food and accommodation SMEs secure payment breaks on loansMortgages with past issues more likely to take payment holidayTue Sept 15 2020 - 11:25
‘Age of Disorder’ approaches and it is bad news for IrelandMarket Beat: Landmark forecast of reversal of globalisation points to post-Covid fluxFri Sept 11 2020 - 15:08
Aryzta in advanced takeover talks with activist hedge fund‘No certainty’ that discussions will result in offer for embattled baked goods groupThu Sept 10 2020 - 21:39
Ulster Bank to cut 266 jobs in cost-cutting driveBank of Ireland and AIB have also signalled plans to lay off thousands of staffThu Sept 10 2020 - 15:08
Cairn to pay founding director €14m for Dublin siteFull-year operating profit at homebuilder slides to €20mThu Sept 10 2020 - 07:38
Dual insurance pricing more widespread than admitted, regulator findsCentral Bank warns against ‘unintended consequences’ as Government considers banWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:07
Tullow shares plummet on cash warningCompany swings to $1.3bn loss due to historic exploration cost writedownsWed Sept 09 2020 - 17:32
KBC Ireland to close four of 16 branchesSwords hub to move to Pavilions Shopping CentreWed Sept 09 2020 - 17:19
Zurich’s Dublin unit gets €305m Covid cash injection from Swiss parentCompany disclosed capital contribution from shareholders in its 2019 annual reportWed Sept 09 2020 - 15:01
Ex-Worldspreads boss Conor Foley escapes fine on ‘financial hardship’UK Financial Conduct Authority had planned a £658,900 fineWed Sept 09 2020 - 12:28
Dermot Desmond set to be paid €2.74m in fees by Datalex over bailout loansFinancier agrees to extend term and increase amount of loans to Dublin-listed groupWed Sept 09 2020 - 05:34
Central Bank concerned about credit union lending practicesSector struggling with excess deposits, with caps on savings becoming commonplaceTue Sept 08 2020 - 15:44
Barclays names new CEO for European hub in DublinFrancesco Ceccato will take over from Kevin Wall, who is retiring after 40 yearsTue Sept 08 2020 - 09:16
Permanent TSB faces second senior management vacancyDirector of operations and runner-up in CEO search Shane O’Sullivan is leaving the bankTue Sept 08 2020 - 06:03
PTSB refunds legal costs to borrowers in hundreds of arrears casesEBS has refunded 11,000 borrowers an average €400 in interest on legal and other third-party chargesTue Sept 08 2020 - 05:27
Businesses face up to 1.55% insurance fees for cheap State-backed loansBanks cap interest rates on loans as low as 2.48%Mon Sept 07 2020 - 17:31
Boom-time subprime lender Stepstone enters liquidationFirm’s remaining mortgage portfolio sold at steep discount to US company Cerberus in 2018Mon Sept 07 2020 - 15:18
ElectroRoute wins energy trading deal for Offaly battery projectPlants will store enough electricity to power about 100,000 homes.Mon Sept 07 2020 - 13:06
Borrowers urged to work with banks as payment breaks endSome 86,000 mortgage accounts have been granted payment breaks by lendersMon Sept 07 2020 - 12:32
Hoteliers warn 75% of tourism jobs may be lostJuly and August marked room occupancy at 49%, down from 90% for the same months in 2019Mon Sept 07 2020 - 05:25
Iseq companies raise €1.44bn in Covid share salesMore listed businesses likely to take chance to bolster balance sheets if markets remain bullishMon Sept 07 2020 - 05:20
Karl Deeter’s mortgage application company raises €1mFintech onlineapplication.ie allows applicants to avoid the traditional paper chaseMon Sept 07 2020 - 05:15
Brexit adds to SME cocktail of risks as State finally launches Covid loansJoe Brennan: €2bn credit guarantee scheme comes as UK and EU standoff continuesFri Sept 04 2020 - 16:11
Ryanair raises €400m in share sale amid Covid crisisAirline flags ‘unprecedented’ difficulties for wider sectorFri Sept 04 2020 - 07:07
Johnny Ronan’s rivals for Irish Glass Bottle site circle as deal dragsUnderbidders make contact with Nama as deadline for RGRE-Colony deal passesFri Sept 04 2020 - 05:23
Audit firm EisnerAmper hit by fines and costs in excess of €120,000Sanction is first imposed by Irish watchdog since taking responsibility for the areaFri Sept 04 2020 - 04:15
Former Quinn Insurance director Kevin Lunney settles with Central BankSettlement follows five-year inquiry involving Lunney and Liam McCaffreyThu Sept 03 2020 - 14:00
Bank of Ireland eyes foray into ‘green bonds’ marketBank is expected raise between €300 million and €750 million in initial green bond saleThu Sept 03 2020 - 06:00
Barnier ‘worried and disappointed’ by UK Brexit stanceEU Brexit negotiator tells Dublin audience he will ‘miss’ Phil HoganWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:32
Mainstream secures $620m Chile financing ahead of group saleMove is second phase in three-stage development contract in the countryTue Sept 01 2020 - 15:56
Pay for top Irish bosses jumps 18% ahead of Covid crisisCovid-19 impact on shares, earnings and dividends set to weigh on remunerationFri Aug 14 2020 - 08:16
Greencore and Aryzta shares fall as European markets go into reverseLondon on the back foot on stronger sterling and profit-takingThu Aug 13 2020 - 20:20
Central Bank has sold off 70% of IBRC-linked bondsBank has sold €17.5bn of the bonds to NTMA since 2014Thu Aug 13 2020 - 16:56
IPL’s earnings slide 37% as plastics firm looks for better offersPlastics group agreed last month to be taken over by US-based Madison DearbornWed Aug 12 2020 - 17:54
KBC Ireland open to selling legacy problem mortgagesBank has more than €1.5bn of impaired loans, mainly owner-occupier mortgagesWed Aug 12 2020 - 05:16
KBC Ireland chief feels heat from big tech in race for relevanceSeeing the sector as a competition between banks is a narrow view, says Peter RoebbenWed Aug 12 2020 - 05:13
Irish banks’ remain among best capitalised in EU, says DBRSIrish lenders started crisis with sound capital cushions available to absorb credit losses, says ratings agencyTue Aug 11 2020 - 09:50
