NTMA says Government debt could fall below €200bn by end of decadeDebt fell by €11bn last year for the first time since 2014, the year after Ireland exited its post-financial crash bailoutWed Jul 05 2023 - 10:00
South Africa’s Outsurance commits initial capital to Irish start-upGroup expects to invest €100m as it looks for sustainable share of motor business over next five or six yearsWed Jul 05 2023 - 05:00
Bank of Ireland names Susan Russell as CEO of Irish retail divisionRussell will also become a member of the bank’s executive committeeTue Jul 04 2023 - 15:06
Boost in home sales drives Cairn Homes operating profit as high as €110mHomebuilder said that while inflation will add €10,000 to the cost of each new home completed this year, sales prices were ‘relatively flat’Tue Jul 04 2023 - 07:32
Barryroe disputes that Ryan’s officials ‘engaged extensively’ on oil fieldDepartment of the Environment has previously noted that ‘extensive engagement’ occurred ‘over several years’Tue Jul 04 2023 - 05:34
NTMA to hold one more bond auction this year amid rising surplusDebt office set to end year at lower end of its fundraising target for the yearMon Jul 03 2023 - 11:59
Nama sells remaining glass bottle site stake to Oaktree and Johnny RonanConstruction on the site commenced in May to deliver the first phase of 570 new homesFri Jun 30 2023 - 18:10
Ires takeover talk gives way to worries about apartments valuation date and debtJust four investment deals in the Irish private rental sector during first quarter of this yearFri Jun 30 2023 - 16:08
Barryroe’s major shareholders have 24 days to avert liquidation of oil explorerFirm and largest shareholders weighing pursuit of judicial review after Minister’s refusal of permit for Barryroe prospectFri Jun 30 2023 - 08:05
Wealthy Irish investors wiped out as Austrian bank buys mortgage companyBusiness received more than €3.65m in investment from number of high-net-worth individualsFri Jun 30 2023 - 05:08
Fed’s Bostic sees US rates ‘pause’ in divergence with most policymakersRaphael Bostic said it was now time to ‘wait and let policy work’ after 5 percentage points rise since March 2022Thu Jun 29 2023 - 18:26
AIB announces mortgage interest rate hikes averaging close to half percentage point Bank unveils two new savings products and says it will not change rate on green mortgages for energy-efficient homesThu Jun 29 2023 - 14:27
McGrath says budget to contain tax cuts even as ESRI sounds warningMinister says RTÉ ‘maelstrom’ makes funding model decisions difficultThu Jun 29 2023 - 10:33
European shares rise as US data eases concerns about recessionLagarde comments on enduring inflation tempers moodWed Jun 28 2023 - 18:41
State holding in AIB falls below 50% after share saleShares in AIB have surged by almost 75% since the State started to sell down shares in the bank at the start of last yearWed Jun 28 2023 - 07:46
State puts 5% AIB stake on market to end majority ownershipLatest share sale will reduce the Government’s holding to 46.9%Tue Jun 27 2023 - 18:14
Michael McGrath considering laws on cash acceptance as part of payments reviewGrowing number of businesses refusing to accept cash at busy timesTue Jun 27 2023 - 18:02
Central Bank down to last €500m of IBRC-linked bondsAnglo was renamed Irish Bank Resolution Corporationin 2011 and subsequently took over the remains of INBSTue Jun 27 2023 - 16:55
Denis O’Brien to stay on Digicel board amid $1.7bn debt write-off dealBusinessman to lose most of his stake in telecoms groupTue Jun 27 2023 - 16:26
Funds sector urges €1 trillion SPV business be protected in McGrath reviewSection 110 regime has been heavily criticised in recent yearsTue Jun 27 2023 - 05:00
Ex-PTSB chief seeks delay to tracker inquiry amid change of solicitorsDavid Guinane alleged to have participated in bank offering a low, original tracker rate to eligible customers only after they requested it or complained about itMon Jun 26 2023 - 11:45
Greenwashing firms and public entities face growing threat of litigation Claims of progress will come under increasing scrutiny, environmental lawyer warnsMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
Flutter finds itself the toast of the FTSE 100 as investors wager on American dreamJoe Brennan: Few market observers doubt that it will ultimately move its main listing from London to Wall StreetSat Jun 24 2023 - 07:00
Irish Life Investment Managers votes against 19% of plc resolutions amid growing ESG focusCompany increases its focus on environmental, social and governance investing.Sat Jun 24 2023 - 06:30
State’s AIB stake edges closer to key 50% thresholdBank close to returning to majority private ownership for first time since financial crisisFri Jun 23 2023 - 16:52
Datalex likely to hold off on share sale amid depressed price uneaseDublin-listed company is likely to seek to raise further debt finance in the meantimeFri Jun 23 2023 - 06:00
Cork oil-well explorer Barryroe faces wind-up if shareholders don’t pony up once moreBarryroe Offshore Energy investors only have weeks to decide whether to fund the company to pursue a legal case against the Minister after he pulled plug on its key oil and gas prospectFri Jun 23 2023 - 04:29
Nama drops plans for 400 apartments as PRS market has ‘almost disappeared’State bad bank ticks to €4.5bn lifetime surplus target after €81 million profit last yearThu Jun 22 2023 - 15:00
Ulster Bank loses High Court appeal against findings in tracker mortgage casesBank failed to convince court that ombudsman had committed ‘serious and significant’ error in decisionsThu Jun 22 2023 - 12:37
AIB Life joint venture launches, backed by investment of €250mOriginal figure stood at €180 million when venture was announced two years agoTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:10
‘Revenge travel’ helped lure investors to check into Dalata. How long will they stay?Joe Brennan: Hotel group has been the top performing stock so far this year on the Iseq 20Sat Jun 17 2023 - 07:00
Central Bank confirms ex-PTSB chief David Guinane subject of tracker mortgage inquiryFinancial regulator publishes former chief executive’s name on its website on FridayFri Jun 16 2023 - 11:45
Ulster Bank starts repatriating excess cash to UK with €800m dividendPayment comes as group hastens its exit from the RepublicFri Jun 16 2023 - 09:39
Former Waystone trio set up agri-tech venture capital and plan carbon credits exchangeTrio’s firm also reviewing projects that use technologies focused on reducing carbon in the atmosphereFri Jun 16 2023 - 05:00
Generali to buy Liberty’s Irish and Iberian units for €2.3bnLiberty Mutual entered the Irish market in 2011 with Quinn Insurance takeoverThu Jun 15 2023 - 15:30
S&P upgrades Irish banks as problem loans not viewed as an issueRatings agency noted that some 60% of residential home loans are now on fixed rates, compared with 40% a year agoThu Jun 15 2023 - 11:28
Mortgage switching slumps 65% in April as ECB rates are hikedIrish home price inflation continues to ease, falling to 3.6 per cent in AprilThu Jun 15 2023 - 05:00
PetroNeft seeks debt writedown amid deal to sell key asset to CEOCompany’s share price has plunged 98 per cent since the start of the Ukraine warWed Jun 14 2023 - 19:41
Oisin Fanning-led San Leon’s shares down almost 30% on refinancing and accounts delaysBusiness has been in talks to secure a $50m loan facility since unveiling Nigeria deal planWed Jun 14 2023 - 15:08
Corre targets 1.3GW of energy projects in construction by 2026Dublin-listed company confirms that it had signed an option agreement on over 500MW of projects in GermanyWed Jun 14 2023 - 13:11
Wexford tycoons invest in Irish mortgages start-upBrothers sold stake in Slaney Foods for a reported €250 million in 2016Wed Jun 14 2023 - 05:00
Pepper raises rates on 9,500 mortgages as average hits 6.3%Average variable rate across loan books serviced by Pepper stood at about 4% before ECB started hiking official borrowing costs last JulyTue Jun 13 2023 - 14:43
Tracker inquiry into former Permanent TSB boss to hold first public meeting this monthReview to look at suspected regulatory breaches in relation to the lender’s role in tracker mortgage scandalTue Jun 13 2023 - 12:41
Irish Banking Culture Board out of step with banks with call to extend levyCharge raises about €87 million a yearMon Jun 05 2023 - 06:00
FBD chief Tomás Ó Midheach: ‘Opportunities often arise in challenging times’CEO defends his company’s profits in a time of soaring costs, and outlines his aim to boost its share of the farm insurance marketFri Jun 02 2023 - 12:30
State and NatWest offload 10% of Permanent TSBGovernment and UK bank sell two-thirds more of lender than had been expectedFri Jun 02 2023 - 09:32
Ardagh’s main shareholder sells quarter of €53m stake in riskiest bondsPaul Coulson takes advantage of a rally in market valueFri Jun 02 2023 - 04:30
State and NatWest launch surprise sell-down of Permanent TSB sharesEach side is selling about 3 per cent of PTSB’s stockThu Jun 01 2023 - 18:04
Central Bank to conduct inquiry into RSA Ireland ex-chief Philip SmithDetails of a public inquiry into the former insurance executive expected to be published within weeksTue May 30 2023 - 18:08
Greencore surprises investors by sticking to earnings guidance in ‘challenging’ UK marketFood company led by chief executive Dalton Philips saw shares rise in London as figures for financial year are ‘in line with current market expectations’Tue May 30 2023 - 08:47
