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# euimf - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
5 key issues facing the banking inquiry before it even starts
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.
# euimf - Thursday 12 December, 2013
Cabinet meets this morning to consider economic strategy for the next seven years
Ministers will sign-off on the government’s medium-term economic strategy which is expected to be published next week.
# euimf - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Poll: Do you feel more positive about Ireland's economic situation?
With the Bank Guarantee set to end next month, is Ireland’s economy finally stabilising?
# euimf - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Europe-wide report says austerity is not working
The report – the first in-depth examination of the impact of current austerity policies within Europe – has called for a ‘fair solution’.
# euimf - Thursday 3 November, 2011
Ireland to close its embassy in the Vatican
Embasies in Iran and East Timor will also close ‘to implement savings’.
# euimf - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
In pictures: Greek citizens protest austerity measures in Athens
Thousands took to the streets in Athens and other cities, protesting against further austerity measures.
# euimf - Thursday 15 September, 2011
GPs welcome scrapping of restrictions on treating medical card holders
The health minister has confirmed that Cabinet has approved the drafting of legislation to do away with the barrier between some GPs and medical card patients.
# euimf - Tuesday 6 September, 2011
New bailout deal will reduce debt quicker than expected - ESRI
Ireland could return to normal lending markets by 2014 according to the economic think tank.
# euimf - Thursday 1 September, 2011
Retirements could leave stations without permanent garda: report
The Garda Síochána could be left with significant personnel shortages if all gardaí eligible for retirement by next February decide to step down from their posts, according to an internal document seen by RTÉ.
Government should cut €4 billion in December budget, says ESRI
Forecasts for the growth of the Irish economy were also lowered in the ESRI’s latest report.
# euimf - Thursday 21 July, 2011
Eurozone leaders set for key summit as France and Germany agree common position
But neither country will tell us what that position is ahead of the summit in Brussels this afternoon.
# euimf - Sunday 17 July, 2011
Shane Ross linked to formation of new political party: report
A new centre-right political party involving the independent TD could be formed next year according to a report today.
# euimf - Wednesday 13 July, 2011
European Commission slams "incomprehensible" Moody's downgrade
Jose Manuel Barroso’s spokesman says the Commission can’t understand why Moody’s is taking such a dim view.
Department of Finance 'disappointed' by Ireland's junk status
Moody’s decision to downgrade appears to indicate we’ll need a second bailout.
# euimf - Friday 17 June, 2011
Van Rompuy on interest rate reduction: "We need a deal"
The president of the European Council was speaking on his first visit to Ireland.
# euimf - Friday 10 June, 2011
Former Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has died
The former Minister for Finance died in the early hours of this morning.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: New ministers from north and south of the border meet for the first time today; more protests on the way in Syria, and the unthinkable…a Father Ted rip off.
# euimf - Thursday 2 June, 2011
# euimf - Tuesday 31 May, 2011
Take 5: Tuesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
Water meter installation to begin in Irish homes early next year
It’s not clear if the first of those to have water meters fitted will escape the “interim household utility charge”, which the environment minister denies is simply another name for a flat rate water charge.
# euimf - Monday 30 May, 2011
Take 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
# euimf - Sunday 29 May, 2011
Minister suggests Ireland could need a second bailout
Leo Varadkar says its unlikely that Ireland could return to the markets next year and appears not to rule out the need for a second bailout.
# euimf - Sunday 8 May, 2011
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things you need to know at 9am: Appeal for missing person; Northern assembly filled; violence in Egypt; a one per cent cut on Ireland’s bailout; Queen’s visit concerns; and the French president intervenes in his country’s racial quota row.
# euimf - Sunday 10 April, 2011
Ireland's corporation tax rate could be at risk from German demands
The German finance minister believes Ireland must make concessions if they are to get an interest reduction on their bailout package.
# euimf - Thursday 7 April, 2011
Former IMF director says Ireland will need another bailout in 2013
Donal Donovan told a conference in London that it was unlikely Ireland could go back to the markets in 2013 when the current bailout deal runs out.
# euimf - Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Kenny: No date for reversal of minimum wage cut
The Taoiseach has said that an exact date for a reversal of the minimum wage cut could not be set.
# euimf - Friday 11 March, 2011
Kenny and Sarkozy exchange 'strong words' over corporate tax rate
The new Irish leader and his French counterpart are understood to have clashed at the EU summit in Brussels.
# euimf - Friday 4 March, 2011
Interest rate on part IMF bailout for Ireland set to fall
The slight alternations in the interest rate are a result of existing agreements and are not a result of any change in policy.
# euimf - Tuesday 1 March, 2011
Central Bank to get new powers to cover costs of future banking failures
New legislation imposed as a condition of the EU/IMF bailout will see the Central Bank gain sweeping new powers in order to protect the state from future exposure to troubled banks.
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Poll: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has suggested that Ireland could vote against the Mercusor trade deal with South American countries unless Brazil takes steps to protect the Amazon rainforest.
His comments follow international concern over the fires, with figures showing the area has seen the highest number of blazes for any year since 2013.
A vote on the deal is at least two years and and would take place under the EU’s Qualified Majority Vote system, where a vote needs at least four council members representing over 35% of the EU population to be blocked.
The controversial deal, announced in June, could save European companies billions of Euro in trade duties every year and would open up new markets for exporters.
However, critics believe that it will lead to products with lower standards being imported into the EU, and that it may have a negative impact on the environment.
Irish beef farmers in particular say the deal could threaten their livelihoods, as it would open up European markets to some South American beef producers.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
Poll Results:
Yes (7271)
No (668)
I don't know/No opinion (374)
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Simon Coveney: The backstop is overwhelmingly supported. This gets little recognition in the UK Brexit debate
By Simon Coveney - @simoncoveney
A hard Brexit, if the UK chooses one, will be ugly and difficult, says the Tánaiste.
'Collecting the school voluntary contribution is an unwanted and stressful obligation on principals'
By Joseph A Moynihan
As things stand, the contribution is needed to keep school doors open, writes Joseph A Moynihan.
Katy Hayward: Why we should take note of the unexpected in Boris Johnson's letter to Donald Tusk
By Katy Hayward - @hayward_katy
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Varadkar says the Sunday Times "hyped up" his bailout comments
The transport minister says he has not been “confined to barracks” over the issue, and that the government’s position on the bailout is very clear.
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