Jean Claude Trichet

Not providing guarantee would have been ‘cutting off nose to spite face’

Review: Colin Murphy’s politicians try to get their heads around an €85bn disaster

Sharon Donnery is in the running for head of banking supervision, but she has competitors

IMF sees euro zone economy growing 2% this year and 2.2% in 2019

On August 9th 2007, BNP Paribas froze funds that were exposed to US subprime mortgages, signalling the start of the credit crunch

Emily O’Reilly questions public interest benefit of ECB head in consultative group

Minister for Finance’s success in navigating bailout sowed seeds of controversy to follow

Obsequiousness towards Brussels technocracy is as bad for Europe as it is for Ireland

Merkel’s former adviser says return to normal monetary policy must not be delayed

London Letter: Some minds in Brussels already formulating imaginative solutions

For most of its period of office, the coalition told citizens that it was essentially powerless and only obeying orders

Ex-Department of Finance chief says ‘fighting fund’ available

The Coalition did well on the economy, but was not so strong on health and housing

Elected with a huge mandate for radical democratic change, it lapsed into collective indifference and impotence

Ó Cuív urges Taoiseach to detail content of conversation about debt burden sharing

In 49 days of hearings, 131 witnesses gave testimony. Its purpose: to investigate Ireland’s troika bailout. Its cost: €6.6 million. What did it get right, and what did it get wrong?

Finance minister Brian Lenihan held that alterations might destabilise banking system

Social Democrats deputy Stephen Donnelly calls for Minister for Finance’s resignation

Eoghan Murphy said Joe Higgins planned to oppose report before even signing up to committee

Markets had factored in ‘burden sharing with subordinate and senior debt’

Report managed to land some blows but lacked killer punch