Ulster Bank records first annual profit since financial crashBank made an operating profit of €752m last yearThu Feb 26 2015 - 20:05
Richie Boucher one of 13 summoned to Banking InquiryFormer executives of BofI, AIB, Ulster Bank summoned to appearThu Feb 26 2015 - 18:24
Sir Anthony O’Reilly reduces INM stake to below 3%Disposal would have been worth at least €1.3mWed Feb 25 2015 - 22:30
Complaints to financial ombudsman fell by 42%Numbers down in 2014 but compensation rose by 2.4 per cent to €954,916Wed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Noonan needs to keep tourism sector’s VAT rate break under reviewReduced rate for tourism services introduced mid-2011 meant to be a temporary measureWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Green Reit set to share €6.12m payout in maiden dividendProperty group’s interim results showed steep rise in profits and in rental incomeMon Feb 23 2015 - 19:46
AIB appoints McCann Fitzgerald to advise on capital restructuringAppointment follows tender process and comes after selection of advisers by the State in relation to AIBSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Revenue collects €1bn from special investigationsProbes since 2001 into offshore accounts include €4.6m from Irish HSBC customersWed Feb 18 2015 - 12:31
'Excessive' variable mortgage rates should be investigatedVariable interest rates charged by Irish financial outlets ‘excessive’, says Brian HayesTue Feb 17 2015 - 09:38
Nama appoints Cushman & Wakefield as selling agent for €8.4bn loan salesMichael Noonan says Nama aims to complete this latest sale process by mid-2016Sun Feb 15 2015 - 01:04
Honohan asks to ‘rephrase’ comments to inquiryCentral Bank governor says he wants to clarify his discussions on bank guaranteeSat Feb 14 2015 - 11:06
European markets gain on positive reportsStocks climb on optimism on Greece and report on accelerating German economySat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
Banking body argues for strong signal on corporation tax rate in IFSC strategyCantillon: State should signal 12.5% rate is sacrosanct, says banking federationSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
Peak rate of 3% on State bailout loan interestLowest rate is paid to Denmark: 1.07%Sat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
PrePayPower records €1.5m loss for 2013Company backed by Dublin-based Ion EquitySat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
Ireland paid interest of €1 billion to IMF last yearState has spent €28.5 billion servicing the national debt since 2010Fri Feb 13 2015 - 07:00
Irish Life interested in taking majority ownership of GloHealthIrish Life made profit of €184m in its first year under Canadian ownershipFri Feb 13 2015 - 06:56
AIB approached ESRI in 2006 to ask for stress testAIB wanted review because it was not satisfied with exercise by Central BankThu Feb 12 2015 - 08:55
John FitzGerald at Banking Inquiry shines light on ESRI workingsThink-tank economist gives insight into mindset of top brass at AIB in 2006Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
FitzGerald admits ESRI ‘totally wrong’ on banking collapseResearch institute made a ‘big mistake’ by not spotting banking difficultiesWed Feb 11 2015 - 12:32
Credit union role in mortgages merits tight monitoringCredit unions already can offer mortgages subject to conditions laid down by the Central BankWed Feb 11 2015 - 02:00
PTSB shortlists three bidders for Leinster and Munster loan salesDeutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Mars Capital compete for portfolioWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Permanent TSB puts UK mortgage business up for saleSeveral parties in discussions to acquire Capital Home LoansFri Feb 06 2015 - 06:00
Coalition aims to take IFSC to next level with revised financial services strategyGovernment’s updated strategy aims to add 10,000 jobs to Dublin ’s international financial hubFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:45
RDS seeks grant for redevelopmentChief executive Michael Duffy says society is looking for State support for €20m worksFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:30
Savetastic app comes out on top in banking hackathonSavetastic beat off 16 other ideas to secure the win in event that brought together almost 100 coders, designers, mentors and investorsFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:22
Permanent TSB customers could receive up to €30m in refundsBank withdraws court appeals relating to fixed-rate mortgagesFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Ulster Bank appoints its first director of customer experience and productsMaeve McMahon will report directly to Ulster chief executive Jim BrownThu Feb 05 2015 - 15:01
AIB chief David Duffy departs as president of Irish banking federationDuffy replaced by AIB colleague Bernard ByrneThu Feb 05 2015 - 14:50
Danske sells €540m of commercial loans to Bank of Ireland and Goldman SachsBofI buying loans with face value of €274mThu Feb 05 2015 - 11:49
Waterford Crystal’s parent makes sparkling €1.1m profitWWRD’s portfolio of brands includes Waterford Crystal, Royal Doulton and Royal AlbertThu Feb 05 2015 - 09:08
Numbers to be declared bankrupt set to double, says officialThere were 448 cases in 2014 and office receives 30 applications a weekThu Feb 05 2015 - 06:00
Ciaran Hancock: CRH faces biggest test yet with latest acquisitionThe CRH deals were mostly bolt-on acquisitions, small transactions that when added together would usually account for a €1 billion-plus annual spendWed Feb 04 2015 - 11:09
Mortgage approvals up 44% last year as recovery continuesTotal of 26,576 home loans approved in 2014, says federationTue Feb 03 2015 - 07:28
CRH raises €1.6bn in share placing to help fund purchase of Lafarge and Holcim assetsIrish building materials group agrees to pay €6.5bn for rivals’ assetsMon Feb 02 2015 - 16:59
10,000 IFSC jobs targeted in major new strategyCabinet to consider document later in FebruaryMon Feb 02 2015 - 06:49
Davy increases Irish economic growth forecastForecast based on strong exports and rising demand but broker cites concerns on housingMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
CRH to acquire Lafarge and Holcim assets in €6.5bn transactionShares in building materials group jump 1.2% in London as it says it may partner with private equity group KKR on some UK assetsSun Feb 01 2015 - 23:55
Nama to sell €8bn of property loans in biggest sale to dateLoans are from smaller debtors and will be brought to market over the next 18 monthsSun Feb 01 2015 - 20:21
Irish Tourist Industry Confederation flies flag for Aer Lingus saleITIC believes sector ‘stands to gain’ from IAG takeoverSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:40
European stocks perform stronglyFTSEurofirst 300 index up 7% this month, though main are indexes have fallenSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Credit unions will be only institutions to pay into bailout fundBanks were also due to pay into rescue fund before measure was overtaken by European eventsSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
AIB appointment signals preparation for possible flotationCatherine Woods becomes senior independent non-executive directorFri Jan 30 2015 - 22:01
Most of Anglo’s promissory note money outside scope of ECB planHolding of notes will not affect bank’s ability to buy bonds - NoonanFri Jan 30 2015 - 07:41
Dublin GAA signs three-year sponsorship deal with Britvic Ireland brandsBallygowan Natural Mineral Water, Energise Sport to become Dublin’s new partnersFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:30
Euro decline yields to varied benefitsGovernment’s Special Assignee Relief Programme to be utilised more due to value of US dollarFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:20
Politicians due to appear at next phase of Irish banking inquiryBanking investigation will move focus to Nama, regulators and bankersFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Mortgage curbs could affect house building, banking body warnsNew measures will bring ‘significant challenges’ for lenders’ systems and processesThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Pension levy on private sector not always ‘fair’Pensions Ombudsman makes comments to Oireachtas finance committeeThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
