Frank O’Connor may be just two years into the role of chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), but he is already on his...
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He’s barely been in the job a wet week but, already, newly appointed Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has to start thinking about October’s budget. And...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/QNAVSFEP6G5WPU3BTNS3FIY4KM.jpg "Ireland picks its horse as trading for EU jobs heats up")
When national leaders gather on Thursday for the start of a two-day summit in Brussels, much of the talk will be about Ursula von der Leyen...
:quality(70):focal(1917x748:1927x758)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/FCMULDK72FBYFCOIA42F6LXVFI "Michael McGrath ‘not motivated by money’ in decision to become Irish EU commissioner")
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath has said money is not a factor in his decision to leave his role as Minister for Finance to become Ireland’s next...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/6Q25KWEICVB3JNGQOUVWCE4YDQ.jpg "Fianna Fáil TDs vie for promotion after Jack Chambers’s rise to Finance")
Fianna Fáil TDs and Ministers of State are vying for a spot at the Cabinet table, with Tánaiste Micheál Martin considering how to fill the vacancy...
Mr Chambers (33), who was made deputy leader of Fianna Fáil last week, will become the country’s youngest finance minister since Michael Collins. Tánaiste and Fianna...
:quality(70):focal(826x665:836x675)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/TBV5HGRI2JEBPPYFLLG2WAKPNE.jpg "Is it time to introduce a new Irish savings scheme with tax incentives?")
The sharp rise in saving rates during the pandemic – combined with a lack of appetite for riskier propositions – means there was some €155 billion...
A drop in crude-oil prices and delays in delivering interest rate cuts in the US have contributed to lower demand for crude. This has led to...
Housing output is anticipated to reach 36,000 completions this year, rising to more than 40,000 next year. However the forecasters believe this is well short of...
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Looking to invest tax efficiently? In recent years, some Irish investors have turned to UK-based investment trusts, which have been around for some 150 years, as...
Message is likely to be hammered home in a pre-budget letter to the Government Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf. Photo: Steve Humphreys If Government spending increases...
Ireland South MEPS elected: Sean Kelly (FG), Billy Kelleher (FF), Michael McNamara (IND), Kathleen Funchion (SF) and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (FF) Midlands-Northwest MEPS elected: Luke ‘Ming’...