The one trillion euro question: how will Draghi’s ECB plan help Ireland?A lot of it is going to come down to the unpredictable economic ‘X factor’ known as confidenceSat Jan 24 2015 - 16:00
Irish bond yields hit new low after QE annoucementGovernment borrowing costs fall to 1.065 per cent as Frankfurt unveils bond buying planFri Jan 23 2015 - 10:05
Quantitative Easing offers potential benefits for Irish exports and budgetWeaker euro will help local economyFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Success of QE is an open questionIdeally, stimulus would have come earlier and been accompanied by fiscal expansionThu Jan 22 2015 - 16:48
Don’t know what quantitative easing is?Hows, whys and huhs? Cliff Taylor’s beginners’ guide to QEThu Jan 22 2015 - 09:37
Five things to look for in ECB quantitative easing statementCliff Taylor: The ECB is keen to begin a bond-buying programme but what does it mean?Thu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
Dogs that didn’t bark the focus of bank inquiry hearingsAnalysis: Regling highlights national ‘blind spot’ in banking regulationWed Jan 21 2015 - 16:27
Cliff Taylor: David Duffy departure awkward for AIBAnalysis: The new CEO will have to hit the ground running in the face of key period for the bankMon Jan 19 2015 - 11:36
Could banking crisis have cost less, and how much might we eventually get back?Sat Jan 17 2015 - 00:10
Jump in value of Swiss franc to prompt rise in cost of watches, skiingAnalysis: Since Swiss central bank abolished target the value of Swiss franc has shot upThu Jan 15 2015 - 15:05
Goldman Sachs to advise Government on pro bono basisUS bank will advise on how best to reconfigure lender’s capital stucture in advance of saleMon Jan 12 2015 - 14:33
State hopes to get bailout cash back from main banksCost to exchequer could be €35bn spent on Anglo and Irish NationwideMon Jan 12 2015 - 11:36
Nama will cut staff as it accelerates wind-downRedundancy programme introduced to reduce staff numbers by two-thirdsMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:10
We can’t turn the clock back to 2008, axe the USC and restore pay cutsStability is being restored but it is fragile and dependent on continuing growthSat Jan 10 2015 - 00:02
Aer Lingus rejects second takeover offer from BA ownerInternational Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) confirms second offer of €2.40 a shareFri Jan 09 2015 - 09:48
Government expects new IAG bid for Aer LingusSpeculation in the market that IAG could bid more than €2.40 a shareThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
Greek elections will test whether an anti-austerity party can gain power‘If a new Greek government wins concessions, then Ireland and Portugal would be first in the queue looking for similar treatment and other countries would be looking for leeway in meeting EU targets’Sat Jan 03 2015 - 16:00
Year ahead: positive signs in Irish economy but risks looming in EuropeThere is growth but protests and polls show the Government is not getting enough creditWed Dec 31 2014 - 09:43
Fears grow Greek turmoil could spreadFresh crisis will mean an intense market focus on Greece in run-up to general electionTue Dec 30 2014 - 18:22
Government must win back voters, while maintaining confidence abroadSupport for Coalition falling despite improvement in economySun Dec 28 2014 - 12:01
Aer Lingus is ready for departure – but who will be in the cockpit?Planes with the green shamrock may be arriving with emigrants, but Aer Lingus hasn’t been the national carrier for some timeSat Dec 20 2014 - 10:00
Gill Russell judgment may add €100m to State claims billNew formula for assessing payments in High Court also likely to hit insurance premiumsFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Banking inquiry to build on work done by Peter NybergAnalysis: Commission gave detailed account of what went wrong in banking system in 2011 reportTue Dec 16 2014 - 10:13
Will large numbers of the water protesters support fundamental changes to the way the economy is run?‘It may make sense to be socialists in Europe – arguing for loose money, more public investment and pooling of sovereign debt burdens – but at home conservatism is paying off in vital areas’Sun Dec 14 2014 - 12:01
Decision on paying Anglo junior bondholders may be delayedLiquidators say it will be ‘some time’ after next spring before decision on paymentsTue Dec 09 2014 - 09:36
Kenny says junior bondholders won’t be paid but can he be sure?Analysis: €34.7bn cost to State of winding up Anglo and Irish Nationwide will not riseMon Dec 08 2014 - 13:58
State Street pays NTMA €852,000 compensationUS investment bank settles with agency after overcharging in asset saleMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
Back to Ansbacher, fast-forward to the banking inquiryLooking into Ireland’s murky financial past to find a bright futureSat Dec 06 2014 - 13:23
Analysis: Where will extra €1.1bn for departments come from ?Money needed is greater than total from property tax and water charges, writes Cliff TaylorFri Dec 05 2014 - 16:14
Analysis: Exchequer returns should mean a solid start for 2015Health spending still rising and State investment undershootsTue Dec 02 2014 - 18:30
Why Government can’t deliver on voters’ Santa listWe need a national reality check: the economy is growing, but not soaringSat Nov 29 2014 - 00:03
Enda Kenny’s pledge to cut marginal tax rate to 50% in budget assumes economic growthTaoiseach’s speech indicates interplay of tax rate and Universal Social Charge as in Budget 2015Fri Nov 28 2014 - 01:00
Ignoring advice of the fiscal council carries real risksIFAC is urging prudence but Government is thinking politicsTue Nov 25 2014 - 08:36
Irish government bonds: Q&ABorrowing costs have fallen again, with ten year bond interest rates below 1.5 per centMon Nov 24 2014 - 12:08
A right royal mess: why the Irish Water consumer should have been kingOpinion: This Government and the last have done the heavy lifting of getting the public finances back on course, but have baulked at taking on the fights needed to drive through reformSat Nov 22 2014 - 06:41
What is the EU test on Irish Water about?Eurostat must decide whether state-owned companies are independent from governmentFri Nov 21 2014 - 11:56
Irish Water will still need drip-drip of State fundingAnalysis: Public utility’s earning ability to be severely limitedWed Nov 19 2014 - 20:30
If it’s not about the water, what is it about?Opinion: ‘While the thousands who marched in protests agree on the opposition to water charges, to what extent do they share the wider agenda and views of these groups?’Mon Nov 17 2014 - 13:44
The problem isn’t all about water, so the cure won’t be eitherOpinion: ‘The Government will hope to pick off many of the things driving the protesters through a variety of changes’Sat Nov 15 2014 - 00:01
EU tax strategy: what has Ireland to fear?Analysis: At issue is not Ireland’s tax rate but the amount of money exposed to this rateThu Nov 13 2014 - 12:12
State underwrites new €100m borrowing by Irish WaterNew funding involves loan from pension fund and €50m overdraft facility with Bank of IrelandThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
Four letters and a bailout: why Ireland still has a case for financial reliefOpinion: Yes, we were bullied. But no, we couldn’t have avoided a bailoutSat Nov 08 2014 - 00:01
Letter was the last in a series moving us towards bailoutThe ECB might not have fulfilled the threat to pull funding from our banks, but there was little point in fighting on in a losing battleFri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Did ECB overstep its remit in dealings with Ireland?Analysis: ECB had a lot of money at stake in Irish banks and felt it needed to protect thisThu Nov 06 2014 - 16:13
Trichet letter revealed: ECB threatened to stop emergency funding unless Ireland took bailoutExclusive: ‘Secret’ letter obtained by The Irish Times shows Brian Lenihan was told to seek bailoutThu Nov 06 2014 - 13:44
Tough tone of Trichet letter to spark new controversyThe letter is understood to threaten the removal of emergency fundingThu Nov 06 2014 - 07:15
Tone of Trichet letter made it clear ECB was calling shotsLetter from ECB president came at time Ireland was already clearly headed for bailoutThu Nov 06 2014 - 03:00
It’s time for someone to call it on water chargesOpinion: ‘We do need to invest money in our water infrastructure. This either doesn’t happen or it is paid for via water charges or via general taxation’Wed Nov 05 2014 - 12:29
US investor makes move for second Irish telecom firmDavid McCourt seeks to acquire Airspeed TelecomWed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
How can Ireland be growing so fast as Europe slows?Recovery seen in the figures, but feel-good factor is absent, writes Cliff TaylorTue Nov 04 2014 - 13:32