Greece exit would not end euro, says EU commissioner

phantis 07-FEB-12

Kenny responds to criticism over comments

RTERadio 27-JAN-12

Govt insists Ireland must pay Anglo bond

RTERadio 25-JAN-12

Eurozone ministers fail to agree Greek debt deal

euronews 24-JAN-12

Government under fire as pensioners branded ‘tax cheats’

examiner 07-JAN-12

Strong reaction to pensioner tax demands

RTERadio 06-JAN-12

EU urges world to aid eurozone

RTERadio 19-DEC-11

Debt crisis: as it happened December 14, 2011

telegraph 15-DEC-11

10:22 Financial services at risk from UK veto, says Noonan

irishtimes 14-DEC-11

Budget 2012 - At a glance

RTERadio 06-DEC-11

Ireland's Enda Kenny warns of need for more austerity

telegraph 05-DEC-11

Howlin unveils €1.4bn cuts to Government spending 18:07 Education, health, social protection budgets set to fall but welfare rates protected for 2012

irishtimes 05-DEC-11

Irish Distillers to create 60 jobs 11:14 Some 250 construction workers to be required during €100m expansion of Midleton plan

irishtimes 02-DEC-11

Broughan calls on Labour to oppose Govt plans

RTERadio 01-DEC-11

Eurozone ministers OK $10.7 billion Greek loan (AP)

news 29-NOV-11

MEPs blocked postponement of Cardiff hearing

RTERadio 24-NOV-11

€10 cut in child benefit ‘cruel’ to families

examiner 21-NOV-11

Taoiseach defends proposed VAT increase

RTERadio 19-NOV-11

European Commission says budget release 'regrettable' 11:33 Spokesman insists budget information must be shared among states

irishtimes 18-NOV-11

Berlusconi wins vote, but loses support

cnn 08-NOV-11

Dolce Vita hangover: Italy the new focus in crisis (AP)

news 07-NOV-11

10:20 MEP questions Cardiff nomination

irishtimes 07-NOV-11

Greek move on referendum creates chaos

aljazeera 02-NOV-11

Bruton launches €10m start-up fund

irishtimes 27-OCT-11

Ministers thrash out details of recapitalising the banks

examiner 24-OCT-11

Greece to miss key budget-cut targets

aljazeera 03-OCT-11

German court to rule on bailouts (AP)

news 07-SEP-11

Slovak sickener for nervy Ireland

examiner 03-SEP-11

'Pure Symbolism': The Great Debt-Brake Swindle

spiegel 18-AUG-11

Sarkozy and Merkel vow support for euro (video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 17-AUG-11

U.S. credit downgrade pummels market

washtimes 09-AUG-11

16:31 IL&P to get €2.7bn injection

irishtimes 26-JUL-11

Bruton to outline foreign investment data

RTERadio 21-JUL-11

Irish banks pass euro stress tests

examiner 16-JUL-11

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan sets out the Government’s position on the state of the country's finances in advance of t

irishtimes 14-JUL-11

Ireland's economic recovery damaged by downgrade, says government

guardian 13-JUL-11

Euro crisis wipes £30billion off UK firms

thesun 12-JUL-11

Italy debt contagion fears hit markets as top EU officials meet

telegraph 11-JUL-11

Pressure grows on Kenny over denial on hospital 08:07 Taoiseach tries to distance himself from pledge to retain emergency dep

irishtimes 11-JUL-11

Barroso in bad Moody's over Portugal

euronews 06-JUL-11

EU finance ministers approve Greek payout

RTERadio 02-JUL-11

Greek bailout: The view from Europe

telegraph 25-JUN-11

EU tells Greece to unite behind austerity plan

euronews 24-JUN-11

Trust in economy 'being rebuilt'

belfasttelegraph 24-JUN-11

Greek unions call 48-hour strike to protest planned cuts

phantis 23-JUN-11

Avolon aims to profit from airlines’ downturn

ft 20-JUN-11

Greek PM urges national unity over debt rescue plan

phantis 19-JUN-11

Man, 53, dies in car crash

examiner 18-JUN-11

Ireland bank bondholder haircut warning

telegraph 17-JUN-11

Ireland softens stance on senior bondholders

ft 16-JUN-11

Greek protesters vow to blockade Parliament

cnn 15-JUN-11

Greece named least credit-worthy

bbc 14-JUN-11

Review shows no extra funds needed for Anglo, INBS

RTERadio 31-MAY-11

Varadkar comments draw anger 10:06 Minister for Transport accused of poor judgement and talking outside of his portfolio

irishtimes 31-MAY-11

Greek opposition sets demands as EU/IMF verdict nears

montrealgazette 30-MAY-11

Michael Noonan rules out further Irish bailout

RTERadio 30-MAY-11

Don't bail out Greece, Tory MPs warn Cameron

telegraph 07-MAY-11

Bankers' pay needs to be re-examined - Noonan

RTERadio 19-APR-11

Ireland defends low corporate tax rate

ft 15-APR-11

Quinn: From rich list to risk of bankruptcy

examiner 15-APR-11

Anglo part of bid for Quinn Insurance

irishtimes 14-APR-11

Portugal bailout deal expected by mid-May

euronews 08-APR-11

Q&A: Bailing-out Portugal

ft 07-APR-11

Ireland taxpayers carry $34B bank bail-out, senior creditors avoid hit

cnn 02-APR-11

IL&P shares down over 50%

RTERadio 01-APR-11

Banks need €24bn of further capital

RTERadio 31-MAR-11

Ireland to outline bank stress tests

ft 30-MAR-11

Chopra meets Department of Finance officials

RTERadio 15-MAR-11

1 Kenny elected Taoiseach, appoints Gilmore Tanaiste

irishtimes 09-MAR-11

Labour set for AG role as Fine Gael takes 10 ministries 10:23 Makeup of new cabinet to be announced by incoming taoiseach End

irishtimes 08-MAR-11

Irish Parties Agree To Form Coalition Govt

skynews 07-MAR-11

Irish parties agree to form government

ft 06-MAR-11

Kenny in talks with Labour on Irish coalition

ft 01-MAR-11

Irish head for coalition government as old guard are swept away in historic election

dailymail 28-FEB-11

Ireland's new leaders seek compromise on bailout

euronews 27-FEB-11

Ireland's new leaders seek compromise on bailout

euronews 27-FEB-11

Ireland's opposition party Fine Gael set to win election

telegraph 26-FEB-11

Ireland's opposition party Fine Gael set to win election

telegraph 26-FEB-11

Election 2011 - 17 February

RTERadio 18-FEB-11

Gilmore attacks Fine Gael economic proposals

RTERadio 17-FEB-11

LIVE- Election 2011

RTERadio 09-FEB-11

LIVE - Finance Bill vote

RTERadio 26-JAN-11

Irish parties facing crisis talks

bbc 24-JAN-11

Election date set after day of political drama

RTERadio 20-JAN-11

ECB raises concerns about rights to Irish bank collateral

telegraph 20-DEC-10

EU 3% margin may cost €5bn

examiner 15-DEC-10

Leading man

bbc 09-DEC-10

Budget woe

bbc 07-DEC-10

Editorial Comment: Europe’s risky rescue for Ireland

ft 29-NOV-10

Ireland bailout to be nailed down after protests

cnn 28-NOV-10

Thousands march against Irish cuts

aljazeera 27-NOV-10

Irish anger at Prime Minister Cowen

euronews 23-NOV-10

Ireland bail-out: Q

telegraph 22-NOV-10

Irish bailout will calm markets

dailymail 21-NOV-10

Commission not source of bailout pressure

RTERadio 15-NOV-10

ESRI concerned over budget deficit timeline

RTERadio 21-OCT-10

Cowen seeks consensus on economy

bbc 13-OCT-10

End of 'low tax economy' in Ireland, says Rehn

RTERadio 01-OCT-10

Two injured in Dublin city stabbing

RTERadio 20-SEP-10

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen denies being drunk on air

telegraph 15-SEP-10

Economy dominates political exchanges

RTERadio 14-SEP-10

Anglo split 'not a silver bullet'

irish 09-SEP-10

Dublin to break up Anglo Irish

bbc 08-SEP-10

17:22 FG calls for Anglo inquiry report

irishtimes 27-JUL-10

Government warned bank guarantee ‘high risk’

examiner 17-JUL-10

Developer McKillen takes first legal challenge against Nama

irishtimes 07-JUL-10

Lenihan discusses bank inquiry terms

irishtimes 05-JUL-10

Mix of experience and youth ready for challenges ahead, says Kenny

irishtimes 02-JUL-10

Kenny moves Noonan to finance in new front bench

irishtimes 01-JUL-10

Enda Kenny visiting Northern Ireland

RTERadio 21-JUN-10

'Best son' killed in Afghanistan

channel4news 19-JUN-10

Enda Kenny survives confidence vote

RTERadio 17-JUN-10

Nine FG frontbenchers lose confidence in Kenny

RTERadio 15-JUN-10

Quinn: Administrator move causing major damage

RTERadio 01-APR-10

Group defends Limerick bishop

irishtimes 01-DEC-09

Homeowners in high-risk areas get ready to leave

irishtimes 26-NOV-09

Two killed in Co Limerick car crash

RTERadio 11-JAN-09

UK banks fight pledge to savers

channel4news 01-OCT-08

Europe urged to scrap Lisbon Treaty

channel4news 14-JUN-08

Iraqi leader arrives in Iran for talks

cnn 08-JUN-08

Shannon groups to discuss Aer Lingus switch

RTERadio 08-AUG-07

Potter star lands new role

thesun 15-JUN-05

Row over glands removal continues

RTERadio 20-AUG-04

[says:]: Enda is a better Catholic than me

independent 05-FEB-12

[said:]: technical talks

independent 31-JAN-12

[said:]: I didn’t hear his comment. I’m not going to comment on something I didn’t hear.

irishtimes 27-JAN-12

[said:]: We succeeded in doing a swap for €3.5bn yesterday, which means the €12bn is now down to €8.5bn and the other €3.5bn is swapped back into 2015.

eecho 27-JAN-12

[-said]: The alternative would be worse,

AP 25-JAN-12

[said:]: Now that I have met Commissioner Rehn and Mr Draghi, I need to contact the people in the IMF and then we will go on to making political apporaches.

breakingnews 25-JAN-12

[-told]: They (the debt agency) would have assessed demand before they decided to do it,

ibtimes 25-JAN-12

[said:]: All along we have been told by the ECB the consequences would be serious if we did not pay.

RTERadio 25-JAN-12

[said:]: We have our own difficulties in Ireland. We wish Greece and Portugal well. We hope they work out their difficulties. But we're not going to comment on their negotiations.

RTERadio 24-JAN-12

[said:]: There is no progress that I'm reporting because it was a confidential meeting.

RTERadio 24-JAN-12

[-said]: Any changes that would have to be made in any of these things, would need the write-off, at the end of the day, of the representatives of the 27 countries,

ibtimes 19-JAN-12

[ said]: The Government wants to make sure that the provision of quality public services is not subject to the every whim of the international money markets,

breakingnews 19-JAN-12

[ said]: There is an agreement with the Troika that if the pace of deleveraging hinders the capacity of the Irish banks to lend as is required to get the economy going, then we will vary the pace of it, but it would be a matter for ongoing discussion,

ibtimes 19-JAN-12

[ said]: Employment has stayed quite high. We still have 1.8 million people working in Ireland,

herald 19-JAN-12

[-said]: It is ludicrous to be talking about a second bailout when we are in (the first programme) and meeting all the targets in the first programme,

eubusiness 11-JAN-12

[-added]: So it's really speculation by economists who, at the start of the new year, speculate on these matters,

eubusiness 11-JAN-12

[said:]: We are not particularly pinning our case on the promissory notes.

independent 18-DEC-11

[said:]: We have won every referendum that has been put to the people, though on occasion we had to have two goes at it. I certainly wouldn't like a replay.

independent 15-DEC-11

[-said]: My key message to you is that we want to move out of the European Union-International Monetary Fund program and return to the markets at the earliest opportunity,

chinadaily 15-DEC-11

[ said]: I hope we will have the first draft before Christmas, then we’ll be able to do a legal assessment on it,

examiner 15-DEC-11

[-added]: Faced with that question, I think the Irish people will pass such a referendum,

euobserver 15-DEC-11

[-said]: The focus these days, though, is not really on any single country but Europe as a whole and the entire world,

chinadaily 15-DEC-11

[-told]: My own personal hunch is that we won't have a referendum,

ibtimes 15-DEC-11

[said:]: It really comes down on this occasion to a very simple issue, do you want to continue in the euro or not.

examiner 15-DEC-11

[ said]: If a referendum is necessary we won't resign from it,

argus 14-DEC-11

[said:]: Joan Burton when she sanctioned this did it with the absolute best of intentions. But having looked at it now ... I said last night that we need to revisit this again in the Social Welfare Bill.

examiner 08-DEC-11

[ added]: But having looked at it now, I said last night, that we need to revisit this again in the Social Welfare Bill which will be going through before Christmas,

independent 07-DEC-11

[ said]: He's a Labour Party deputy, I hardly know him because he was a by-election victor,

eecho 07-DEC-11

[said:]: People are very upset about cutbacks, especially when they're on a small income and you have to be sympathetic when one hears their calls.

RTERadio 07-DEC-11

[-said]: No matter what happens in the wider eurozone, Ireland needs to restore sustainability to its public finances,

smh 06-DEC-11

[ said]: The policy also provides for the appointment of an independent valuation of market rent where necessary,

irishtimes 06-DEC-11

[-said]: If the eurozone crisis recedes, we are amongst the best placed to grow quickly, as evidenced by the EU Commission's growth forecasts,

smh 06-DEC-11

[said:]: The purpose of this Budget is to regain control over Ireland's economic policies and to support the creation of jobs.

irishsun 06-DEC-11

[said:]: I am increasing the level of mortgage interest that you get if you buy in 2012.

breakingnews 06-DEC-11

[ said]: We carried an undue burden for protecting the European banking system from contagion,

telegraph 06-DEC-11

[-said]: This budget changes the economic strategy of the previous government to put a much greater focus on growth and employment,

smh 06-DEC-11

[-recalled that]: tax exiles

irishtimes 06-DEC-11

[-told]: Personal wealth has been destroyed, thousands of people are sinking into poverty, emigration has returned and unemployment is far too high,

news 06-DEC-11

[said:]: The purpose of this Budget is to regain control over Ireland’s economic policies and to support the creation of jobs.

breakingnews 06-DEC-11

[-said]: Personal wealth has been destroyed, thousands of people are sinking into poverty, emigration has returned and unemployment is far too high.

smh 06-DEC-11

[warned that:]: FF, like the Bourbons, has learned nothing and forgotten nothing'.' In particular, its fatal flaw was that it

independent 04-DEC-11

[ said]: The need for the extension of the scheme is beyond question,

RTERadio 01-DEC-11

[ said]: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the revenue that would be raised from a two per cent increase in the standard rate of VAT is estimated at €670m in a full year,

independent 27-NOV-11

[said:]: We as a country have borne a disproportionate share of protecting the European banking system.

independent 24-NOV-11

[said:]: I think of all the people who are nominated to serve on European Auditors over the years by Ireland, Kevin Cardiff was the most qualified for the job.

eecho 23-NOV-11

[-said]: When you are taking €3.8bn out of the economy, it is unpalatable and difficult.

RTERadio 23-NOV-11

[ said]: Every measure across all Government expenditure is being discussed,

RTERadio 22-NOV-11

[said:]: I note that he is the unanimous preferred choice of the board and brings a wealth of international banking experience from his work for a number of leading banks around the globe.

RTERadio 22-NOV-11

[ said]: Given the importance of this role and the very large amounts of capital invested by the Irish State in AIB, the Government was determined that the bank should recruit a CEO, in accordance with prevailing policy, of the highest calibre so as to yield the best possible return to the taxpayer,

belfasttelegraph 22-NOV-11

[said:]: The information which was leaked corresponded to what I had said when I launched the profiles of the Budgets from 2012 to 2015 just three weeks ago.

independent 19-NOV-11

[ said]: The fear was if a private developer bought the site, it would be left there for decades before anything was done with it,

examiner 19-NOV-11

[said:]: We will continue our contact with Mr Elderfield, it has been very effective up to now.

eecho 15-NOV-11

[ said]: We’ll have a chat with them and see where they are,

eecho 09-NOV-11

[said:]: Ireland would find it very difficult, it would be very onerous on our financial services industry if there were a financial transaction tax in Dublin and no such tax in London.

breakingnews 08-NOV-11

[said:]: There was a feeling that whatever economic and financial decisions need to be made, they can't really be made until the political log-jam has been released. People were watching and waiting on developments.

RTERadio 08-NOV-11

[said:]: There is no question of the Government withdrawing the nomination. Kevin Cardiff was not personally responsible for the error.

independent 06-NOV-11

[ said]: The Government’s strategy is to return the public finances to a sound position and thereby create the essential conditions for strong and sustainable employment growth,

examiner 05-NOV-11

[-told]: The large gap that still exists between government spending and revenue must be closed,

news 04-NOV-11

[says:]: considerable progress

irishtimes 04-NOV-11

[says:]: significant challenges

irishtimes 04-NOV-11

[said:]: The sooner clarity is restored, the better for us all.

examiner 03-NOV-11

[said:]: So far it looks like human error on the part of a particular official but I don't think that's the big issue, I don't think the big issue is chasing an official in the Department of Finance who made a mistake.

independent 03-NOV-11

[-said]: If we had to go through Christmas and the New Year waiting for the Greeks to make a decision, it would make things even more chaotic,

CBSnews 02-NOV-11

[said:]: Could you imagine the situation in Ireland if we went to the electorate and said you have another 16 years of this and you have declining growth rates and severe austerity measures.

eecho 27-OCT-11

[-said]: We certainly wouldn't touch sovereign debt. We borrowed it. We have to pay our way in full.

eubusiness 27-OCT-11

[-said]: The fact that it is an integrated package, the fact that it is comprehensive and the fact that all the moving parts are being dealt with simultaneously gives me confidence that this is not another installment but this is a quantum leap towards a solution,

eubusiness 27-OCT-11

[-told]: It is a comprehensive deal. It deals with all the main issues,

eubusiness 27-OCT-11

[-said]: I hope he is signalling a policy change because entering into the market in the way that has been done on a permanent basis is what the Bank of England always does and its what the Fed does in the United States,

iol 27-OCT-11

[-said]: If you look at the Greek situation, if you look at the best case scenario... they are looking at another 10 years of austerity programmes. At the most malign scenario they say the Greeks won't be out of trouble until 2027,

iol 27-OCT-11

[said:]: This should give us the headroom necessary without further recapitalising, but of course that’s on the basis that the same rules as applied in July continue to apply.

examiner 24-OCT-11

[said:]: progress

independent 22-OCT-11

[-said]: I am pleased that the mission has concluded that the programme is on track and Ireland is making substantial progress in all the key areas,

eubusiness 20-OCT-11

[ said]: We welcome the fact that our programme is on track and the recent reductions in our interest rate have further improved our debt sustainability,

independent 20-OCT-11

[ said]: The troika made it clear that they had no difficulty in substituting one fiscal measure for another with an equal value,

irishtimes 20-OCT-11

[ said]: There was nothing in the discussions that will cause us to move from the commitment we made in the programme for government or from comments made earlier this year,

irishtimes 20-OCT-11

[ said]: The problem isn't the euro, the problem is with the euro zone,

irishtimes 05-OCT-11

[ said]: Although the minor surplus is due to some favorable timing factors and receipts from the pension Levy introduced to fund the jobs initiative, it is encouraging that overall tax revenue is growing again,

xinhuanet_en 05-OCT-11

[ said]: Nama had to make a pragmatic business decision on this,

eecho 05-OCT-11

[said:]: I was expecting, with the decline in the economies of our customer countries to which we export, that there would be a more significant mark down.

breakingnews 04-OCT-11

[said:]: I think it’s apparent that some European banks will have to be recapitalised but the initiative has to come from their own governments and their own finance ministers,

irishtimes 04-OCT-11

[insisted that:]: Ireland is not Greece.

RTERadio 03-OCT-11

[said:]: We’ll have to negotiate with the troika on what we will do with the sale of assets. One school of thought says take it off the debt — we would like to invest at least some of it.

examiner 19-SEP-11

[said:]: I would like to prioritise promissory notes ... They are very expensive and I would like to open the conversation ... it would not affect any bondholders.

examiner 17-SEP-11

[replied:]: You never say never

independent 17-SEP-11

[ said]: talked about a system of the EFSF fund leveraging additional resources in combination with the European Central Bank,

AP 16-SEP-11

[stated:]: The bondholders took a heavy hit in the negotiations with Anglo... I think they took a hit of close to about 50%

breakingnews 12-SEP-11

[said:]: the next Budget will be two thirds as painful as the last.

98fm 07-SEP-11

[said:]: The 2012 Budget will be about two thirds as difficult as the 2011 Budget, but of course a lot of the reasonably easy options have been taken already, so we're down to rather difficult policy decisions.

herald 07-SEP-11

[said:]: nobody would take me seriously

irishsun 01-SEP-11

[said that could:]: open the floodgates

eecho 01-SEP-11

[-told]: (The collateral deal between) Finland and Greece, I understand that is off the table now. There are other arrangements being made to compensate,

news 01-SEP-11