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Ireland to raise consumer protection standards
Central Bank of Ireland proposes rules requiring firms to be tougher when selling products to customers
Ireland’s Elderfield rules out senior debt haircuts
Holders of senior debt must not be forced to shoulder losses, but issuing banks could negotiate with them, says Central Bank of Ireland’s Matthew Elderfield
Ireland reveals fresh Anglo Irish bailout
Central Bank of Ireland outlines new restructuring for Anglo Irish Bank, finance minister acknowledges cost of bailout prevents government from meeting deficit cuts for year
Ireland’s debt costs soar
Auction results show demand for Irish debt remains strong, but analysts fear higher financing costs are unsustainable
Honohan suggests Irish deficit forecasts unrealistic
Ahead of bond auction, Central Bank of Ireland governor says higher refinancing costs and less-favourable-than-forecast conditions could stymie deficit reduction; “welcome relief” on Anglo
Strauss-Kahn calls for European fiscal federation
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn proposes creation of European fiscal authority similar to ECB to oversee fiscal policy
Dublin to split troubled lender
Anglo Irish to be split after more than a year-and-a-half of state ownership
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Ireland
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Ireland’s sovereign credit rating on fears over fiscal burden imposed by banking sector rescue
Ireland’s Honohan pushes for greater cooperation
Central Bank of Ireland’s governor Patrick Honohan says euro area needs to better exploit the benefits of tight cooperation
Ireland’s Honohan defends Europe’s banks
Continent’s stress tests have lifted some of the doubt over banks’ underlying health, Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says
Ireland’s Honohan talks about new capital adequacy requirements
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan sets out plans for tougher capital requirements on Ireland’s banks
Estonia upgraded on euro accession; Ireland knocked down on banks’ weakness
Fitch lifts Estonian credit rating two notches, citing benefits of eurozone membership and strong fiscal performance; Moody’s downgrades Ireland on poor growth projections, worries over bad bank
Irish central bank sees profits more than double
Central Bank of Ireland 2009 Annual Report shows profits rose past the $1 billion mark last year
ECB would have refused assets for Anglo loan
Collateral used by Anglo Irish to access central bank funds would not have been accepted by European Central Bank
Central bank bill passed by Ireland’s lower house
Dáil TDs approve bill which will merge central bank and financial regulator by slim majority
Ireland unveils new supervisory code
Central Bank of Ireland report heralds move towards tougher approach; plans to create departments to implement more stringent regime
Ireland's Honohan outlines central bank's failures
Irish central bank governor Patrick Honohan cites failures in bank management for poor response to crisis in central bank review
Irish CB “taking action” to fix flaws, says governor
Governor Patrick Honohan tells CentralBanking.com the institution is rectifying cultural and structural problems flagged by his report into central bank’s pre-crisis performance
Ireland’s Honohan to criticise central bank’s role in crisis: reports
Irish media say report authored by central bank chief Patrick Honohan will charge his own institution and the financial regulator with having failed in the lead up to the country’s banking crisis
Missed mortgage payments spike in Ireland
Thirteen percent of mortgage payments overdue by more than 90 days; chief regulator Matthew Elderfield says there is no simple solution to the problem
Ireland’s Honohan says bank and government partnership key
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says co-operation between banks and state is essential to credit markets
Ireland sets pace with governance reform proposals
The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland release proposals to end poor practices at financial institutions
Elderfield: bank recapitalisation costs manageable
Central Bank of Ireland head regulator suppresses fears over banking costs
Ireland’s bad bank worse than expected
Details of the National Asset Management Agency spook markets as commentators worry over whether the agency is structurally sound, Anglo Irish bailout under spotlight