Ireland
Ireland releases coins in memory of former finance minister
Central Bank of Ireland issues two coins commemorating 90th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death; chief operations officer speaks of 'overwhelming' interest in the collector items
Irish financial accounts highlight increase in government liabilities
Quarterly financial accounts for Ireland show levels of government liabilities rising to historic peak; household debt declines slightly over the quarter
Central Bank of Ireland paper outlines changes to country’s European funding
Quarterly bulletin examines Ireland’s reliance on funding from Europe; highlights a decline in borrowing from Europe and an increase in Target2 liabilities
Central Bank of Ireland slams ‘poor’ investment firm practices
Inspections by Central Bank of Ireland identify inadequate best execution practices by investment and stockbroking companies; requires remedial action by August 31
New Central Bank of Ireland headquarters revealed
Irish central bank to spend €7 million on new headquarters in Dublin; bank expects to relocate in three to four years when building work is complete
Ireland central bank proposes changes to regulatory reporting
Central Bank of Ireland publishes consultation paper on regulatory reporting; proposes move to a new online reporting system
Central Bank of Ireland governor takes pay cut
Patrick Honohan gifts portion of salary back to the government, resulting in lower salary than previous year; Annual Report shows profit of €1.2 billion
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
Asmussen offers ECB's take on Irish path to recovery
Jörg Asmussen says Ireland has come a long way but still has work to do; expresses confidence further emergency support from eurozone will not be necessary
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
Eurogroup boosts emergency funding facility
European finance ministers agree to combine two emergency financing vehicles currently running simultaneously in the eurozone; also add €500 billion to lending capacity
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
ECB allows eurozone central banks to veto collateral
ECB says central banks in member countries can refuse bank bonds guaranteed by governments of countries involved in EU/IMF bailout programmes as collateral
Tighter euro rules will also target trade surplus countries, says González-Páramo
Europe needs to create new mechanisms to fulfill the duties of ‘missing institutions’ to ensure the euro can survive. New monitoring capabilities will also target trade surplus countries, says ECB board member
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