Finance
Day two at Davos
January 23rd, 2013 | Finance, Politics, World
Taoiseach Enda Kenny urges EU leaders to deliver on bank debt commitments to ensure Ireland emerges from crisis on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Budgets we’d sooner forget
December 4th, 2012 | Finance, Politics
Minister for Finance Michal Noonan will be looking to avoid landmines with Budget 2013. Here are some previous budget measures that hit a raw nerve, selected by Marie O’Halloran
Rally in support of Sean Quinn
Arrest of former Anglo executives
July 24th, 2012 | Finance, World
Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman and chief executive Seán FitzPatrick has been arrested in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the bank. Two other former high-ranking executives at the bank appeared in court yesterday, July 23rd. Willie McAteer and Pat Whelan were each charged with company law offences.
Chanel fashion show
March 6th, 2012 | Finance
The Chanel Ready-To-Wear Fall/Winter 2012 show at Paris Fashion Week saw models taking to the runway at the Grand Palais in the city.
Business this week
February 17th, 2012 | Finance
Irish Government unveils jobs plan and the Greek crisis continues.
Facebook flotation
February 3rd, 2012 | Finance, Technology
On Wednesday Facebook filed documents for a public flotation. The company is valued at over $80 billion and shares will probably begin trading in May. Here we look at who owns the social networking giant.
Business this year
December 30th, 2011 | Finance
Bailouts, Sony hacked and the euro crisis – 2012 was a year of turmoil.
Greece in crisis
November 4th, 2011 | Finance, Politics
Greece’s economic and political crisis has intensified after Europe’s threat to cut off rescue aid plunged its government into chaos. Prime Minister George Papandreou is battling for survival, and the opposition has pledged to back its EU-IMF bailout if he left power and called an election.
G20 Summit in Cannes
November 3rd, 2011 | Finance, Politics
G20 leaders are holding a summit in Cannes, France, amid the prospect of Greece leaving the euro zone to preserve the 12-year-old single currency. France and Germany have told Prime Minister George Papandreou that Athens would not receive a cent more in aid until it votes to meet its commitments to the euro zone.
