Banker accountability, a new energy provider and credit union saving caps explained

The Government is set on Tuesday to consider the outline of planned laws to make senior bankers more accountability individually for failings or wrongdoings. It comes at a time when the Minister for Finance is also considering a report into remuneration in the sector, which is said to advocate for a relaxing of the current pay restrictions and bonus ban.

The minister made the announcement at the launch of a new book by former Central Bank governor Prof Patrick Honohan. At the event last night Prof Honohan said that the financial market "is always wrong". He said: "We saw how wrong it was in the years before the crisis of 2007. It was over-optimistic. But then after that, and progressively in 2008, 2009 and 2010 it became too pessimistic."

Spanish utility company Iberdrola will spark renewed energy-price competition when it begins selling electricity to Irish homes this week and reveals plans to spend €100 million on wind farms.

The Central Bank is set to start recording details of personal contract plans (PCPs) for car purchases; hire purchase deals, which can be used to purchase washing machines among other things; as well as similar types of finance, on its credit register from June 30th.

Allow workers to pay 20% tax on incomes of up to € 58,306 – ISME

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Fall in Irish household debt ratio flatters to deceive

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IMF says State should support ‘hard hit’ sectors in event of no-deal Brexit

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Chris Johns: Gathering global economic clouds no reason to forecast rain

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The Government should provide support to hardhit sectors in the event of a no-deal Brexit, but otherwise let the economy operate freely to support itself, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

Airbus kicked off the biennial Paris air show winning an order for 100 narrow-body aircraft from including 50 of the A220 jetliner for which the wings are built in Belfast.

Cut the top rate of VAT to 21 per cent, reform commercial rates, reduce public spending and allow workers to earn more at the standard rate of personal tax, are just some of the measures business lobby group Isme wants the Government to consider in Budget 2020.

It seems the markets are getting nervous as the "Trump bump" is staring to become a "Trump slump" on the back of the US president's unpredictable trade policy. Proinsias O'Mahony deciphers the latest market sentiment. Meanwhile Fiona Reddan explains the background to moves by credit unions to impose saving caps on deposit accounts.

In her weekly media column Laura Slattery considers the results of a recent Reuters study of journalism and whether it's important to know if you're audience is to the left, right or centre of politics.