Cliff Taylor: Greek crisis must be sortedClashes at the finance ministers’ meeting have major implications for the future of the single currency areaSun Jul 12 2015 - 09:16
Sometimes austerity is less a choice than an inevitabilityIt is hard to cut your way out of a budget crisisSat Jul 11 2015 - 20:20
Creditors take notice, but will ministers get on board?Here are the key questions to consider ahead of today’s meeting of eurogroup finance minstersSat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
Will Greece’s major reform package win acceptance?Analysis: Markets are reacting this morning on the basis that a deal could be onFri Jul 10 2015 - 10:19
Now USC it, now you don’t: what a cut will mean to youHated charge was introduced in 2011 to plug hole in financesThu Jul 09 2015 - 14:48
How would a Grexin or a Grexit affect Ireland?Big impact of Grexit for Ireland would come in risk it would create to European economic confidence and growthWed Jul 08 2015 - 21:51
Greek banking system on rocks as funds dry upAny short-term deal needs to address a way to release funding for the banking systemTue Jul 07 2015 - 20:16
Staying or going? Four key ways to avoid a euro exitThe issues that need to be sorted for Greece to avoid a GrexitTue Jul 07 2015 - 13:51
European Central Bank turns up the heat on GreeceBank tightens liquidity rules by demanding larger ‘haircut’ on collateralMon Jul 06 2015 - 19:29
Q&A: Where to now for Greece and EU?A number of possible outcomes to saga remain, even in wake of referendum resultMon Jul 06 2015 - 09:06
Cliff Taylor: A tale of two economies – could Greece learn from Ireland?‘Greece’s creditors’ insistence on discussing structural reforms and picking at the details of more austerity is as bizarre as the Greek government’s risky tactics’Sat Jun 27 2015 - 04:35
Greece deal needs to have longer-term view for growth revivalGreece is trying to catch a falling knife, cutting and taxing against backdrop of declineTue Jun 23 2015 - 19:06
Gradual run on Greek banks is shaking confidenceEven with a deal, depositors may slow to put cash back in banks, fearing another crisisTue Jun 23 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Why should we care if Greece has to leave the euro?‘Grexit could knock confidence and international growth, inevitably affecting our prospects’Sat Jun 20 2015 - 04:00
With ECB gun to its head, Greek saga can’t go on much longerCliff Taylor: unless this is resolved quickly, bank outflows could force capital controlsFri Jun 19 2015 - 17:04
General insurance premiums set to riseCentral Bank review says High Court judgment could increase cost of meeting claimsWed Jun 17 2015 - 01:00
Are the unemployed ‘better off’ staying on the dole?Cliff Taylor: New ESRI research suggests work does ‘pay’, unlike controversial 2012 reportTue Jun 16 2015 - 13:28
Cliff Taylor: Inquiry will highlight how banks deal with big debtors versus the ‘little people’‘While Nama is nearly finished its work, we will be dealing with household mortgage debt for years to come’Sat Jun 13 2015 - 03:00
Cliff Taylor: What we may yet find out at IBRC inquiryThose involved in Siteserv deal say successful Denis O’Brien bid of €45m was best oneThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: What limits should be set for IBRC inquiry?Just how extensive the investigation into IBRC should be remains a key questionWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: IBRC inquiry – what the Opposition is looking forThe timeframe and scope of the inquiry are the key issues in talks with NoonanTue Jun 09 2015 - 06:00
Cliff Taylor: Five things the Commission of Investigation should shine a light on‘The difficulty is that a lot will not be black and white. We will never know whether a better deal could have been achieved if another approach had been taken to selling Siteserv’Sat Jun 06 2015 - 04:30
Coalition urged to widen scope of IBRC inquiryFF and Sinn Féin urge Government to examine corporate governance issuesFri Jun 05 2015 - 09:38
Letter to IBRC chairman reveals extent of tensions with Department of FinanceDukes was ‘pissed off’ with the constant references from public serviceFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
IBRC: Commission will have wider scope than KPMG inquiryInquiry will look at trading in Siteserv shares in months before sale to O’Brien companyThu Jun 04 2015 - 02:00
Letters reveal serious tensions between IBRC and Department of FinanceCorrespondence reveals conflicts over department’s level of control over bankThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
IBRC inquiry to examine rates for big borrowersCoalition denies Opposition claims of u-turn after upgrading investigationThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
Failure to prove public interest stays judge’s hand on O’BrienApart from what was known, Denis O’Brien’s arrangements should stay private, judge findsWed Jun 03 2015 - 17:47
Government approves commission of investigation into certain IBRC transactionsInquiry will examine any transactions involving loss to taxpayer of €10 million or moreWed Jun 03 2015 - 13:57
What exactly is at issue in the Murphy V O’Brien saga?Cliff Taylor says central issue is treatment of O’Brien compared to othersTue Jun 02 2015 - 15:20
Returning emigrants can benefit economy – if we can attract them homeAs the jobs market recovers, immigration is needed to fill key skills gapsSat May 30 2015 - 08:32
Cliff Taylor: Why we should future-proof our national finances‘The public sector pay deal will leave €300 million going to higher public pay out of total planned spending increases of €750 million’Sat May 30 2015 - 02:00
How Willie Walsh won over the Government and stakeholdersTo bag Aer Lingus, IAG boss Willie Walsh manoeuvred through the many competing demands of Irish stakeholdersFri May 29 2015 - 02:01
Catherine Murphy makes Denis O’Brien claims in DáilO’Brien says information was false and claims were an abuse of Dáil privilegeThu May 28 2015 - 21:20
Cliff Taylor: Opposition to Aer Lingus deal is based on two false assumptions‘If the Government still owned 100 per cent of the airline, you could argue that we are selling off control of a vital asset’Thu May 28 2015 - 00:02
Cliff Taylor: Special ‘B’ share central to Aer Lingus saleAnalysis: Share will mean Government consent needed for future sale of Heathrow slotsWed May 27 2015 - 09:39
Aer Lingus: State to keep veto over Heathrow slotsNational carrier unions, Impact and Siptu, to oppose IAG offer despite assurances on jobsWed May 27 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Coalition swayed to sell by new Heathrow assurancesComplexity made this seem like the takeover bid that would never endTue May 26 2015 - 22:28
Cabinet agrees to sell State’s 25% stake in Aer LingusAer Lingus ‘does not foresee’ redundancies or outsourcing in IAG dealTue May 26 2015 - 20:42
Cabinet agrees to sell State’s 25% stake in Aer LingusAer Lingus ‘does not foresee’ redundancies or outsourcing in IAG dealTue May 26 2015 - 10:10
Sale of State’s 25% stake in Aer Lingus looks increasingly likelyCabinet to discuss disposal after Coalition wins concessions on airline deal from IAGTue May 26 2015 - 08:56
Cliff Taylor: what do we know about the bank bailout?‘The overall bias of the State and the laws as interpreted by the courts are towards keeping everything under wraps’Sun May 24 2015 - 08:43
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . rising employmentUnemployment is at its lowest rate since the crash, raising hopes that growth is finally taking hold across the Irish economySat May 23 2015 - 00:03
Cliff Taylor: No easy wins for the Government in battle with the banks‘I would bet that standard variable mortgage rates might fall in the months ahead, but not massively’Sat May 16 2015 - 04:00
Pressure mounts on lenders for variable mortgage rate cutsOversight on arrears will enable courts to overturn bank vetoes on insolvency dealsThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
What you need to know about the public service pay talksCliff Taylor asks: will there be a deal and what might it look like?Tue May 12 2015 - 13:38
NTMA to push ahead with €750m bond auctionMove comes despite recent upheavals in marketMon May 11 2015 - 14:54
Cliff Taylor: Payback time for the public sector? Not quite‘With a general election approaching, the temptation for the Government will be to do a quick deal’Sat May 09 2015 - 05:30
After David Cameron’s victory, threat of Brexit is the main worry for IrelandUncertainty in the run-up to British referendum on staying in EUSat May 09 2015 - 01:01
North hires consultants to copy IDA Ireland’s successesExecutive may move to lower corporation tax when power is devolved in 2017Thu May 07 2015 - 01:00
