Ireland
Investors confident in Ireland’s budget cuts: Honohan
Irish central bank governor Patrick Honohan says the proof of investor confidence in the country’s plans for fiscal consolidation is in the interest rates on government paper
Ireland wrongly accused over funding family trips
Spending watchdog admits error over claims central bank paid for 52 spouses to travel on single visit, but Honohan bans future junkets
Merger has begun confirms Irish CB
Ireland’s central bank says preparations for full integration with regulator have started as proposed legislation gathers steam
Irish regulator’s pay “rubs salt in the wounds”
Half of Ireland’s central bank to strike over pension levy; staff treated “obscenely” as executive’s pay jumps €150,000
Ireland needs clearer macroprudential mandate: OECD
OECD calls for the development of more effective macroprudential instruments
Ireland hints at IMF intervention in bid to slash costs
Irish health minister Mary Harney suggests IMF will make drastic cuts if the government cannot rein expenditure in
Ireland’s Honohan: restore, not reinvent
Governor uses first speech to hark back to 2000 as benchmark for Irish economy
Ireland to spend €77 billion on bad banks
Ireland’s finance minister Brian Lenihan says funds will be split between five institutions
New governor for Ireland
Dublin breaks with tradition of appointing within the civil service by giving role to highly regarded academic
Ireland releases “bad bank” proposals
Finance minister Lenihan says plans are not a bail out for banks
Central Bank of Ireland – Annual Report 2008
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland's John Hurley on Irish banks' balance sheets
Ireland's John Hurley to step down
Ireland’s central bank governor, John Hurley, will step down in September
Dublin outlines plans for new regulator
The Irish finance ministry on Thursday published its plans for a new financial regulator, titled the Central Bank of Ireland Commission.
Ireland's Hurley covets stability role
John Hurley, the governor of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, said that he would strongly support full integration and coordination within the Irish central bank of responsibilities for both financial stability and micro…
Ireland's rating downgraded for the second time
Ireland's sovereign credit rating with Standard & Poor's has dropped another notch on concerns connected to the rescue of the Irish banking system.
Guyana set to take on insurance role
The Bank of Guyana's regulatory ambit may expand to include the state's insurance industry if legislation tabled by the government on Thursday is passed.
Irish economy to shrink by 7%: central bank
The Irish economy is set for an even worse year than previously thought, according to the latest forecast by the country's central bank.
Basel, IADI issue deposit insurance guidelines
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) has issued a set of global guidelines for deposit guarantee systems.
Irish citizens no good at making financial plans
The Irish population saves too little, finds a new study from the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland.
Irish economy to shrink by 4% this year
The Irish economy is facing a second consecutive year of contraction, says the latest Quarterly Bulletin from the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland.
Dublin nationalises third-largest lender
The Irish authorities on Thursday took control of Anglo Irish, the country's third-largest lender, on fears that negative market sentiment could spark a run on the bank.
Report prompts Ireland's chief regulator to quit
Patrick Neary, the chief executive of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, will retire after a report condemned the organisation for its failings in a scandal involving one of the country's biggest banks.
Ireland's Hurley to stay on after term ends
The governor of Ireland's central bank, John Hurley, has agreed to stay on beyond the official end of his first seven-year term in March.
Ireland announces €10bn bank bailout
The government of Ireland pledged up to €10bn for recapitalising ailing banks in a bid to encourage lending and limit the damage on the real economy.