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Corruption

Fine Gael chair says Mahon could chair ‘anti-corruption commission’

07/04/12 1,799 Views 29 Comments

Charlie Flanagan has called for the setting-up of an anti-corruption commission in the wake of the Mahon Tribunal findings.

# irish-nationwide - Saturday 31 March, 2012

From Business ETC Debt

Explainer: What’s reportedly being discussed in talks on Ireland’s bank debt?

31/03/12 2,556 Views 7 Comments

RTÉ says Ireland’s banks could be given bonds by the EFSF, which could then be used to go to the ECB and get funds.

# irish-nationwide - Thursday 29 March, 2012

Promissory Notes

Confirmed: Noonan announces deal on promissory notes

29/03/12 6,014 Views 154 Comments

The government had been in negotiations for some time with the European Central Bank over the €3.1 billion note which was due to be paid by this Saturday.

# irish-nationwide - Monday 12 March, 2012

IOUs

Fianna Fáil accuses Govt of putting debt deal in jeopardy

12/03/12 3,000 Views 45 Comments

“All over the place” is how Michael McGrath described Fine Gael and Labour’s handling of the Anglo debt negotiations.

From Business ETC Ibrc

The bank formerly known as Anglo sends fraud newsletter to staff

12/03/12 8,447 Views 20 Comments

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# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

From Business ETC Debt Deal

Senior Irish official says Ireland seeking wider deal to reduce debt burden

06/03/12 2,366 Views 18 Comments

The Department of Finance however said it is too early to speculate on the outcome of ongoing discussions.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 15 February, 2012

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Daily Fix: Wednesday

15/02/12 4,849 Views 3 Comments

In today’s Fix: household charge campaign; health service ‘reduction’; and the best way to get onto a crowded bus…

# irish-nationwide - Saturday 21 January, 2012

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

21/01/12 5,845 Views 17 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 21 December, 2011

Support

IMF calls on EU to support Ireland

21/12/11 2,657 Views 20 Comments

The IMF says Ireland has made “exceptional” efforts to meet its bailout targets – and urged the EU to give more assistance to the country concerning its banking debts.

# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 1 November, 2011

Anglo Irish Bank

Occupy Dame Street to hold protest against bondholder payout

01/11/11 868 Views 15 Comments

Organisers of the Occupy Dame Street protests are to demonstrate against the repayment of an unsecured Anglo Irish Bank bond later today.

# irish-nationwide - Monday 31 October, 2011

From Business ETC Bondholders

Govt under pressure over Anglo bondholder payout

31/10/11 2,282 Views 35 Comments

Tomorrow, the Government is due to sign off on a US$1 billion (€718 million) payout to unsecured Anglo Irish Bank bondholders.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 12 October, 2011

Office Politics

Anglo Irish Bank… in the shredder

12/10/11 2,040 Views 25 Comments

Bank staff are asked to get rid of all signs of the old name from their office space.

# irish-nationwide - Monday 3 October, 2011

Opinion

Column: Michael Fingleton’s expense claims are despicable – but they are tip of the iceberg

03/10/11 1,784 Views 42 Comments

Former trader Nick Leeson laments the lack of real will to bring ex-Irish Nationwide chief Michael Fingleton to account but notes that the excesses of certain individuals are distracting us from the wider banking scandal.

# irish-nationwide - Friday 30 September, 2011

Expenses

Fingleton expenses “will infuriate” people, says Hannigan

30/09/11 1,041 Views 44 Comments

Dominic Hannigan, the Labour Party TD, has said this highlights the need for increased powers for Oireachtas committees, which will be decided by referendum next month.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 21 September, 2011

From Business ETC Fingleton

Noonan pushes for repayment of Fingleton’s Irish Nationwide bonus

21/09/11 640 Views 17 Comments

The Minister for Finance has asked that the board of the newly formed IBRC continue to push for the return of €1 million paid to the former Irish Nationwide chief in 2009.

# irish-nationwide - Friday 26 August, 2011

From Business ETC Anglo

Anglo Irish Bank reports half yearly losses of over €100 million

26/08/11 185 Views 2 Comments

An improvement on last year, when interim losses were €8.2 billion, the worst in Irish corporate history.

# irish-nationwide - Thursday 18 August, 2011

Anglo

Anglo begins talks with unions on 130 job cuts

18/08/11 171 Views 6 Comments

The bank said it hopes to encourage voluntary redundancies, but will lay off staff if targets are not met.

# irish-nationwide - Thursday 4 August, 2011

From Business ETC Bank Bonuses

Bailed-out Irish Nationwide staff ‘may strike for a pay rise’

04/08/11 524 Views 14 Comments

The Labour Court has recommended they should not receive bonuses or wage increases due to the lender’s huge losses.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 3 August, 2011

From Business ETC Exchequer Returns

Exchequer runs €18.9bn deficit in first seven months – with banks to blame

03/08/11 655 Views 19 Comments

Department of Finance figures show that the Exchequer would be €2bn better off than at last year, if not for the banks.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

03/08/11 2,150 Views 7 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

# irish-nationwide - Saturday 2 July, 2011

Fingleton

Irish Nationwide chief encouraged staff to take out loans

02/07/11 624 Views No Comments

An employment appeals tribunal has heard from a former branch manager that Michael Fingleton encouraged a lax attitude towards borrowing.

# irish-nationwide - Friday 24 June, 2011

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The Daily Fix: Friday

24/06/11 924 Views No Comments

In your evening wrap-up: Does the DAA chief deserve a bonus? How is Ireland so good at boxing? And shouldn’t they have called the movie The Anti-Social Network?

From Business ETC Anger Management

Ratings agency gets Moody on Anglo… again

24/06/11 241 Views 5 Comments

Unguaranteed bonds in Anglo and Irish Nationwide now lie eight notches below the junk threshold.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 15 June, 2011

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The Daily Fix: Wednesday

15/06/11 1,406 Views No Comments

All the news of the day, plus some bits and pieces you may have missed…

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 8 June, 2011

Irish Banks

€7.3bn: the cost of bailing out unguaranteed bank bondholders so far

08/06/11 724 Views 14 Comments

While most of the banks’ liabilities are covered by the government guarantee, we’ve been footing the bill for other bonds.

# irish-nationwide - Friday 20 May, 2011

From Business ETC Irish Nationwide

Out with a whimper: Irish Nationwide bows out with “catastrophic” losses

20/05/11 188 Views 1 Comment

Releasing its final annual results before its merger with Anglo, Irish Nationwide reveals an annual loss of €3.3 billion.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 4 May, 2011

From Business ETC Bailout

Government to centralise borrower data under revised EU-IMF deal

04/05/11 420 Views 2 Comments

The Department of Finance’s draft memorandum of understanding also includes renewed plans to sell €73bn of bank assets.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 27 April, 2011

Irish Banks

Ever wanted to be a bank director? Now’s your chance

27/04/11 1,106 Views 3 Comments

The Department of Finance says it will advertise in the papers, seeking expressions of interest for appointments to boards.

# irish-nationwide - Saturday 23 April, 2011

Pensions

Pensions and perks of men behind the banking crisis revealed

23/04/11 1,186 Views 15 Comments

The Irish Independent has published details of the pensions and perks that some of the key figures in the country’s banking collapse are entitled to in their retirement.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 20 April, 2011

Anglo

End of an empire: Anglo name to be removed from HQ today

20/04/11 1,421 Views 12 Comments

The nameplates that have come to symbolise Ireland’s banking downfall will be removed from Anglo’s Dublin HQ today.

# irish-nationwide - Monday 11 April, 2011

From Business ETC

Anglo and Irish Nationwide ordered to pursue merger plan

11/04/11 399 Views No Comments

Anglo says Michael Noonan has ordered it and Irish Nationwide to begin action on a joint plan for “high level restructuring”.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 6 April, 2011

From Business ETC Default Republic?

Anglo and Irish Nationwide may default if more cash needed – regulator

06/04/11 776 Views 3 Comments

Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield says the defunct lenders could burn bondholders if they end up needing more capital.

# irish-nationwide - Thursday 31 March, 2011

From Business ETC Mortgages

Irish Nationwide hikes mortgage interest rate

31/03/11 475 Views 5 Comments

The increase – by 0.65 per cent – will add €36 to the monthly repayment for each €100,000 of a 30-year home loan.

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 30 March, 2011

From Business ETC Stress Tests

Three banks will need €9bn more in state funding, according to stress tests

30/03/11 1,627 Views 8 Comments

All six of the guaranteed banks will be in state ownership, with Bank of Ireland and Irish Life and Permanent needing cash.

# irish-nationwide - Sunday 13 March, 2011

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

13/03/11 2,371 Views 3 Comments

24 more hours pass on Planet Earth – here’s what’s been going on, and some other bits you might have missed.

From Business ETC Irish Nationwide

Fingleton ‘personally set interest rates’ in Irish Nationwide: report

13/03/11 1,023 Views 6 Comments

Reports received by the Financial Regulator reveal how the former chief executive took personal control over the bank’s affairs.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

13/03/11 2,936 Views 9 Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am: More meltdown fears in Fukushima, the Fingleton Files, and an unusually busy day at the Dáil bar…

# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 2 March, 2011

From Business ETC Bank Guarantee

Central Bank reveals full extent of banks’ bond liabilities

02/03/11 673 Views No Comments

The Central Bank decides, on a ‘once-off’ basis, to tell us that Ireland’s banks owe bondholders a total of €63.4 billion.

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The 9 at 9: Wednesday

02/03/11 1,314 Views 2 Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Garda Ombudsman to investigate circumstances of man’s suspected suicide in Kerry after negotiations with gardaí; Galway West count finishes 73 hours after it begun, and the future of Slane is under threat.

# irish-nationwide - Thursday 24 February, 2011

From Business ETC Irish Banks

AIB, Irish Life & Permanent win €14 billion deposit auction

24/02/11 1,446 Views 1 Comment

The deposit books of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide are sold off to state-owned AIB and to Irish Life & Permanent.

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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