Central Bank of Ireland
Central Bank of Ireland’s McMahon lands at UK accountancy firm
Former head of financial institutions at Central Bank of Ireland appointed global head of bank regulation and restructuring at accountancy firm, Mazars
Central Bank of Ireland issues new €20 gold coin
Irish central bank launches commemorative €20 coin; monastic art features on the coin, of which 12,000 will be issued
Honohan discusses lessons from central banks' response to financial shocks
Governor of the Irish central bank outlines lessons for central bankers from the impact of shocks to financial system
Central Bank of Ireland publishes research on house-price decline
Irish central bank research shows house-price falls in Ireland among worst in OECD; negative future expectations cited among reasons for continuing fall
Central Bank of Ireland governor wants 'intrusive' regulation
Patrick Honohan says regulatory system in Ireland is now ‘obtrusive and intrusive’ rather than 'light touch'
Ireland's Elderfield outlines supervisory changes for banks
Central Bank of Ireland deputy governor outlines supervisory changes being implemented for banks; says some of the requirements may be ‘more demanding’ than in other jurisdictions
Irish deputy governor urges more regulation to prevent future housing bubbles
Stefan Gerlach calls for more stringent banking rules in order to prevent future house price bubbles
Irish central bank predicts slower growth as export markets tighten
Central Bank of Ireland says emergency budget shouldn’t be necessary in 2012; return to stability forecast even as growth slows
Elderfield wants to see investment not new debt in banking sector
Operational flexibility provided by investment is crucial for banking sector in future, says deputy governor of the Central Bank of Ireland
Ireland’s Honohan laments indebtedness in the country
Patrick Honohan says sorting out the debt troubles of the Republic of Ireland is a matter of 'immense national importance'
Ireland replaces credit institutions supervisor
Jonathan McMahon announces decision to return to the UK; Fiona Muldoon, director of insurance supervision to assume responsibility for the supervision of credit institutions
Irish governor discusses credit conditions
Patrick Honohan, governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, says credit conditions for SMEs are "tougher in Ireland than anywhere elsewhere in the euro area"
Ireland deputy governor talks about macro-prudential policy
Irish deputy governor discusses future of policy making and development of macro-prudential policies
Irish central bank appoints director of economics
Central Bank of Ireland hires chief economist from Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
Central Bank of Ireland announces joint fellowship with Bruegel
Irish central bank announces joint fellowship with think-tank Bruegel; experienced candidates sought for research project
Central Bank of Ireland reveals enforcement priorities
Irish central bank tells financial service providers what it will focus on in terms of enforcement actions in 2011; warns reactive enforcement will also occur outside of set priorities
Central banks find novel uses for old banknotes
Central Bank of Ireland makes old notes into artwork; National Bank of Hungary offers the decommissioned banknotes to charities to burn for heating purposes
ECB approves collateral eligibility criteria of seven Eurosystem central banks
European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged but confirms plans to relax collateral criteria for credit claims at seven Eurosystem central banks, including Banque de France
Central Bank of Ireland searching for new headquarters, says Honohan
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says central bank is looking to move from headquarters at Dame Street tower, but expects to retain building despite unwelcome presence of protesters
Ireland overhauls market abuse oversight rules
Markets supervision directorate at the Central Bank of Ireland will now monitor and investigate market abuses instead of Irish Stock Exchange; ends arrangement in place since 2005
Commemorative euro coin launched
Eurozone countries issue new €2 coin to commemorate 10 years of the currency; few central banks announce the move
Ireland’s Gerlach optimistic about fiscal adjustments
Central Bank of Ireland deputy governor Stefan Gerlach says progress towards completing Ireland’s fiscal adjustment programme has gone better than expected
Ireland launches new supervisory framework
Central Bank of Ireland says Prism model will better equip it to identify and deal with threats to banking sector in a timely manner; concerns remain over flexibility of framework
Ireland releases agreement on split of banking oversight responsibilities
Previously confidential memorandum of understanding between department of finance and central bank shows split of responsibilities; document forms part of bail-out programme