# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 30 March, 2016
# Calls To Step Aside
# Calls To Step Aside
Meanwhile, Alan Kelly apologised for comments he made about power being a drug that suited him.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 27 January, 2016
# End Of The Road
# End Of The Road
The committee of inquiry has presented its findings and recommendations regarding Ireland’s banking crisis after 14 months.
# ciaran-lynch - Thursday 3 December, 2015
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# ciaran-lynch - Monday 23 November, 2015
# No Report At All?
# No Report At All?
The committee faces a crucial 24 hours in a bid to salvage its work.
# ciaran-lynch - Sunday 13 September, 2015
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Banking inquiry members have faced a heavy workload this year, but has it damaged their chances of re-election?
# ciaran-lynch - Thursday 10 September, 2015
# Dread Letter Days
# Dread Letter Days
Ajai Chopra claimed the ECB “went beyond its mandate” in letters sent by Jean-Claude Trichet to Brian Lenihan.
# ciaran-lynch - Sunday 26 July, 2015
# Controversy
# Controversy
Members are torn on whether former Anglo chief David Drumm should be allowed give evidence by video link.
# ciaran-lynch - Tuesday 14 July, 2015
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 8 July, 2015
# The Life Of Brian
# The Life Of Brian
The former Taoiseach defended the bank guarantee and got a badly-needed toilet break.
# Conspiracy Theories
# Conspiracy Theories
The former Taoiseach also said he underestimated the impact of the IMF coming to town.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 1 July, 2015
# Stonewalling
# Stonewalling
The former finance minister strongly defended Fianna Fáil’s policies.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
A former senior finance official has revealed secret plans were made in case Ireland defaulted from the euro.
# ciaran-lynch - Thursday 18 June, 2015
# Inquir-lol-y
# Inquir-lol-y
It got fierce exciting for a minute there.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 17 June, 2015
# Bank Guarantee
# Bank Guarantee
The former secretary general at the Department of Finance has been giving evidence at the banking inquiry.
# ciaran-lynch - Monday 15 June, 2015
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Details of Kevin Cardiff’s submission to the banking inquiry have been reported in the media.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 22 April, 2015
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# ciaran-lynch - Thursday 12 March, 2015
# Power Vs Money
# Power Vs Money
Surely none of our politicians are THAT corrupt?
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 11 March, 2015
# Notes On A Scandal
# Notes On A Scandal
The banking inquiry got animated today.
# ciaran-lynch - Thursday 22 January, 2015
# Thanks Enda
# Thanks Enda
And you can thank Enda Kenny if he does.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 17 December, 2014
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Peter Nyberg said it’s “unlikely something really exciting and new will emerge” from the Oireachtas investigation.
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# ciaran-lynch - Friday 14 November, 2014
# Help Us Out
# Help Us Out
Former ECB President Jean Claude Trichet has previously said that he will not appear before the committee.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
# Warning
# Warning
An early General Election or lengthy court proceedings could scupper the work of the inquiry entirely, Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath is warning.
# ciaran-lynch - Monday 21 July, 2014
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Members of the inquiry will be discussing the issue at their meeting on Wednesday but chairperson Ciarán Lynch said any cost figures out there are merely speculative.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 9 July, 2014
# The Experts
# The Experts
The banking inquiry met again in private session this morning.
# Kick In The Arrears
# Kick In The Arrears
The Finance Committee’s report on mortgage arrears is in – here’s what they say.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
# Lending A Hand
# Lending A Hand
The Oireachtas Committee met for the third time in private session this morning.
# ciaran-lynch - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
# Internal Strife
# Internal Strife
Claims and counter-claims have led to a split among members of the inquiry and a call for the investigation into the banking collapse to move into public session.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
# Cabinet Confidentiality
# Cabinet Confidentiality
TDs and Senators will have access to Cabinet documents but not be allowed to talk about what ministers discussed.
# Banking Collapse
# Banking Collapse
They said they will be discussing the scope of the inquiry, the risks associated with it and the time scale.
# ciaran-lynch - Thursday 19 June, 2014
# Job Of Work
# Job Of Work
The first meeting of the joint Oireachtas committee set up to examine the banking crisis lasted some four hours at Leinster House today.
# ciaran-lynch - Friday 13 June, 2014
# Behind Closed Doors
# Behind Closed Doors
After a week of Hitler references, ‘hysterical’ senators, and ‘making a balls of it’ the first meeting of the Oireachtas Committee set up the examine the banking crisis takes place next week.
# ciaran-lynch - Saturday 7 June, 2014
# Not A Great Start
# Not A Great Start
With membership of the committee still not finalised the inquiry into the collapse of the Irish banking system is already facing a race against time.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
# Bank Guarantee
# Bank Guarantee
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that the Irish people “suffered great hardship” because of the bank guarantee as the Dáil debated a motion to establish an inquiry.
# ciaran-lynch - Thursday 8 May, 2014
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
A motion formally establishing the investigation into the collapse of the Irish banking system is due to be debated in the Dáil next week.
# ciaran-lynch - Sunday 4 May, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
“This country is suffering from paralysis by analysis”.
# ciaran-lynch - Friday 2 May, 2014
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Who is in the running to be part of an unprecedented Oireachtas inquiry into the collapse of the Irish banking system? We’ve been finding out.
# ciaran-lynch - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
# Analysis
# Analysis
The government is pressing ahead with an inquiry but it will be a while before it starts properly and there are a number of outstanding issues before it does.
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
A motion will be brought before the Dáil next Tuesday following a discussion at this morning’s Cabinet meeting.
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