The Irish Times

In aWord ... Assumption

Mary was assumed into heaven, whereas Jesus ascended under his own steam

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 00:30

Top Irish ECB official among candidates for Central Bank governor

John Fell among candidates seeking to succeed Philip Lane at regulator

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 05:15

Diarmaid Ferriter: Will anyone stop another housing bubble?

State may be on the verge of a new property collapse as the last one remains unresolved

Sat Jun 10 2017 - 05:00

Remarkable recovery will be Michael Noonan’s legacy

Minister for Finance’s success in navigating bailout sowed seeds of controversy to follow

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 05:30

Diarmaid Ferriter: Vultures will come back to bite Government

There is growing resistance to the notion that the sale of people’s debts was necessary

Sat Jan 14 2017 - 01:00

Fiscal council’s work lacked basic coherence, says civil servant

William Beausang said advisory group ignored offers to work directly with departmental officials

Thu Dec 22 2016 - 06:00

Now for the real political challenge

Public finances

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 01:00

Business Week: sterling in meltdown as Brexit fears grow

Also in the news: Budget 2017, Samsung, Lidl, and Project Eagle

Sat Oct 15 2016 - 06:46

Budget 2017: Late rise in funds surprised some Ministers

Expansion of ‘fiscal space’ to €1.3bn unexpected by Independent Alliance Ministers

Thu Oct 13 2016 - 08:46

Budget 2017: Financial package of €1.3bn to breach important European Union rules, warns watchdog

Highlights include €5 welfare rises, USC reductions and help for first-time buyers

Tue Oct 11 2016 - 23:01

Budget watchdog warns Government ‘at limit of prudent policies’

Fiscal Advisory Council chief cautions against any new ‘backdoor’ spending increases

Tue Sept 13 2016 - 19:27

Finance watchdog warns budget plan close to ‘prudent’ limit

Fiscal Advisory Council claims package of measures equates to far bigger adjustment

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 00:01

Legal concerns over benefits for Irish working in Britain

Changes for migrants if Brexit vote fails but Brussels uncertain about Irish exemption

Thu May 19 2016 - 01:00

Dáil faces another stalemate in taoiseach vote

Independent TDs are unlikely to vote for either Enda Kenny or Micheál Martin

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00

Pro-cyclical policy risky, says fiscal council chair

Fiscal Advisory Council does not favour injecting money in effort to restore economy

Fri Dec 04 2015 - 01:00

John McHale: Coalition spending strays from prudent path

The upward adjustment this year is higher than in any year during the property boom

Thu Nov 26 2015 - 03:58

Noonan confident of getting budget approval from Brussels

Troika expressed concern that the spending plans are too expansionary

Mon Nov 09 2015 - 20:04

Central Bank governor warns Government over growth

Patrick Honohan says multinational activities were boosting figures

Sat Oct 31 2015 - 01:01

Seamus Coffey: Government stretching EU budget rules and we should be worried

Budget 2016 adheres to the letter rather than the spirit of the Growth and Stability pact

Fri Oct 16 2015 - 02:57

Fine Gael and Labour differ on future USC cuts

Enda Kenny wants to abolish charge while Burton wants cuts for low-income earners

Thu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00

Troika to return to Ireland as part of post-bailout review

EC declines to comment on claims Ireland’s budget may be in breach of EU rules

Wed Oct 14 2015 - 19:34

Budget plans break fiscal rules, warns watchdog

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says Government is planning significant deviation

Wed Jun 17 2015 - 18:54

Enda Kenny says Fiscal Advisory Council’s warnings are ‘valuable’

Taoiseach reacting to group’s concerns over spring economic statement

Thu Jun 04 2015 - 16:38

Coalition can depart from fiscal rules, but scope for tax cuts is limited

Analysis: State should avoid eroding its revenue-raising capacity

Wed Apr 01 2015 - 01:00

Budget decisions a Government matter, Kenny says

Taoiseach responds to criticism from fiscal council over risk of repeating errors

Tue Nov 25 2014 - 09:22

Fiscal chief warns against impact of giveaway politics on economy

Prof John McHale says: ‘Politics may again be leading us to the kind of mistakes we’ve made in the past’

Tue Nov 25 2014 - 07:22

Burton keen to avoid return to ‘bubble, boom, bust’ cycles

Tánaiste notes ‘important’ report by Fiscal Advisory Council which calls for tough budget

Mon Sept 22 2014 - 13:44

Howlin insists Government has some leeway with tax cuts

Budgetary watchdog says it would be ‘unwise’ to have a budget adjustment of less than €2 billion

Tue Jun 17 2014 - 11:58

Coalition warned to keep to €2 billion budget savings

Budgetary watchdog says the Government has no scope for cuts in taxation in upcoming October

Tue Jun 17 2014 - 10:36

What is more important: strong banks or nice banks?

Business Opinion: it is only a slight exaggeration to say the Government has let the banks’ customers be sacrificed at the altar of exit from the bailout

Sun Dec 08 2013 - 20:06

Are we getting back to work?

Unemployment is at its lowest for three years. Does this signal a resurgence in the job market or is it just that people are emigrating or joining one of the Government’s job schemes?

Sat Dec 07 2013 - 01:00