bank debt
# bank-debt - Thursday 7 February, 2013
As it happened: Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin on promissory note deal
The two Ministers will be holding a press conference from 4pm about the promissory note agreement. Let’s see what they have to say.
# bank-debt - Sunday 27 January, 2013
No agreement but bank debt deal talks will continue, Ministers insist
Leo Varadkar and Pat Rabbitte have both insisted that the discussions on reducing the burden of Ireland’s bank debt will continue despite a report that the ECB had rejected a key Irish government proposal.
Failure on debt deal would have ‘catastrophic effect on Ireland’ – Tánaiste
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore will address world leaders – including Angela Merkel – in Chile today as hopes for a deal on Ireland’s bank debt took a blow last night and the opposition criticised the government’s lack of openness.
# bank-debt - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Kenny: Irish have borne weight of bank debt with “courage, patience and dignity”
The Taoiseach said that Ireland is “taking steps on the road to recovery”, while speaking at the European Parliament today.
# bank-debt - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Disagreement over EU banking supervisor could delay Irish bank deal
The new European single supervisor needs to be established before bailout funds will be allowed to directly help banks in trouble.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s the nine things you need to know as the country prepares for another tough Budget.
# bank-debt - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Taoiseach rejects Greek-style Anglo promissory deal
But Kenny said the Government is seeking a new deal that is like “a replacement of a bank overdraft with a very long term mortgage”.
# bank-debt - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Taoiseach: ‘No bank debt deal’ this year
The Taoiseach made the comments in Brussels today, where he is meeting with other EU leaders for budget talks.
# bank-debt - Saturday 3 November, 2012
French minister with Irish links says Hollande supports bank debt deal
Hélène Conway-Mouret, who lived in Ireland for 30 years, says that the actions of French president Francois Hollande have helped softened Germany’s view on Ireland’s legacy bank debt.
# bank-debt - Thursday 1 November, 2012
Taoiseach: Bank debt deal will be dealt with by Finance Minister next year
Enda Kenny has said his meeting with Angela Merkel today will not be about making a decision on a deal for Ireland’s legacy bank debt.
# bank-debt - Monday 29 October, 2012
Opposition bemoans lack of progress on bank deal after Schauble visit
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin both criticise Noonan and Howlin for failing to extract public commitments from the German minister.
Noonan and Howlin to meet with German finance minister today
Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin meet with Wolfgang Schauble at Farmleigh House in Dublin today where discussions on Ireland’s legacy bank debt are sure to come up.
# bank-debt - Friday 26 October, 2012
Tánaiste to discuss Irish bank debt with German foreign minister
Gilmore will spend a number of days in Germany, where he will speak on the topic of ‘Moving beyond the crisis – a shared future in Europe’ at a German political foundation.
# bank-debt - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Junior Minister: Bank debt deal negotiations best done in private
Brian Hayes said that outlining Ireland’s negotiating position in public would not be “very clever from the country’s perspective.
# bank-debt - Monday 22 October, 2012
Poll: Do you believe Ireland will get a deal to reduce the cost of its bank debt?
The government’s campaign for a reduction in the cost of bailing out the banks has been given new hope after a joint statement from Enda Kenny and Angela Merkel, but what do you think?
# bank-debt - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Rabbitte slams ‘orgy of negativity’ over bank debt deal
Pat Rabbitte siad that he would have preferred if Angela Merkel had not made the remarks she made but insisted that an agreement to deal with Ireland’s bank debt still stands.
# bank-debt - Saturday 20 October, 2012
Govt insists agreement to address bank debt stands, FF says it’s in denial
The government has continued to insist a deal on Ireland’s debt still stands despite comments from the German chancellor yesterday.
# bank-debt - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Kenny did not call leaders following bank debt deal statement
The Taoiseach conceded that he did not contact the leaders of Finland, the Netherlands and Germany after their finance ministers issued a statement on the bank debt deal.
# bank-debt - Monday 8 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added Tetris
Here are the things we learned, shared and loved today.
# bank-debt - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
Column: Hey Government, that’s not negotiating… THIS is negotiating
The Government’s method of pressuring EU leaders isn’t working, writes Fergus O’Connell. So here’s a suggestion…
# bank-debt - Saturday 29 September, 2012
Aaron McKenna: How we all missed the week’s biggest story
Roisin Shortall’s resignation dominated the news this week – which may be a relief for some in Government.
# bank-debt - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Germany, Finland and the Netherlands deliver blow to Ireland’s hopes for bank debt deal
The country’s three finance ministers issued a statement last night stating that the EU rescue fund would only deal with future problems.
# bank-debt - Friday 21 September, 2012
ESRI report on economy is ‘a waste of paper’
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald has heavily criticised the national think tank’s latest economic report.
# bank-debt - Sunday 16 September, 2012
After two months off, TDs return to the Dáil and here’s what to expect
The Budget, property tax, abortion, bank debt, Luke Ming Flanagan’s t-shirts and James Reilly’s statements – some of what we can expect as the Dáil returns this week.
# bank-debt - Monday 10 September, 2012
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# bank-debt - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Not essential to have bank debt deal by end of October – Honohan
The Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan has said that he is confident that the government will “get a lot” from its negotiations aimed at reducing the bank debt.
# bank-debt - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Ireland will ‘probably fail’ to get bank debt deal by October – Bloomberg
The Department of Finance has said that the forthcoming meetings between European leaders are important to meet the end of October deadline the government has set but it isn’t looking good.
# bank-debt - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
Ireland may have to wait for money even after bank debt deal
Finance minister Michael Noonan has said there was “absolute support” in Europe for the principle of a deal on Ireland’s debt.
# bank-debt - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Eurozone: Irish bank debt will be re-examined by autumn
European ministers have also rubber-stamped an initial €30billion bailout for Spain.
# bank-debt - Monday 2 July, 2012
Negotiations on bank debt deal ‘best done in private’ – Hayes
Finance Minister Michael Noonan will meet with his counterparts in Brussels next week to lay out Ireland’s case for reducing the burden of Ireland’s bank debt.
# bank-debt - Friday 29 June, 2012
Poll: Are you optimistic about the eurozone debt deal?
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has described the agreement as a ‘game-changer’ for Ireland. So what do you think?
# bank-debt - Tuesday 26 June, 2012
Campaign group proposes €15bn stimulus to ‘bust myth that austerity works’
Claiming our Future says its plan works within the bailout agreement but has admitted its proposals are not fully-formed as yet.
# bank-debt - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
No date for when country will ‘re-engineer’ bank debt – Taoiseach
Enda Kenny said his government remained committed to negotiations to reduce Ireland’s banking debt.
# bank-debt - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Soviet machine guns and healthy scepticism: The week in quotes
“I came here to see Jedward carry the Olympic torch. It was awesome because, like, they’re Jedward. I didn’t know it would be a big thing with a fire on top, I thought it was a torch you would shine stuff on.”
Spanish bailout welcomed by world financial leaders
Key figures in the IMF, the US and the EU have all hailed the €100bn bailout – but Irish hopes for an opening have been disappointed.
# bank-debt - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
ECB president: Fiscal Compact not ‘quid pro quo’ for deal on bank debts
But Mario Draghi says Ireland’s vote is a welcome affirmation of its priorities, and that market access could be close at hand.
‘Banking union’ plan to shift cost of bank losses from taxpayers
European Commission says new framework will be primarily based on preventing and preparing for banking problems.
# bank-debt - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Shatter plays down German resistance to bank debt deal
The justice minister rejected suggestions that comments from Berlin were a rebuff to Irish hopes of a debt reduction.
# bank-debt - Sunday 3 June, 2012
‘We have to get a deal on our bank debt’ – Tánaiste
Following the passing of the Fiscal Compact treaty, Eamon Gilmore said that Ireland now needed to get a deal to lessen the burden on the Irish taxpayer.
# bank-debt - Saturday 2 June, 2012
Gerry Adams: Yes vote in referendum ‘the result of fear of the people’
The Sinn Féin president said that the high number of No votes and the reluctant Yes vote indicated that a lot of people were not happy with the government’s policies.


























































