Conor O Kelly

Mario Draghi’s reign in Frankfurt is all but over. Super Mario, his preferred moniker with debt-laden PIIGS – Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spa(...)

Michael D’Arcy, Minister of State with responsibility for financial services, said on a trip to the US last week, as he peddled Ireland’s internationa(...)

Strange things happen to countries’ establishments after serious crashes. Before the 2008 crash, it was deemed patriotic to talk up the economy and pa(...)

Even with the rapid turnaround in employment and growth, Ireland still has one of the highest per capita debt levels in the world. Central Statistics(...)

There’s a perception that the €205 billion debt pile that sits on top of the Irish economy was put there by rogue bankers; in other words that it was (...)

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) paid out close to €1.78 million in “performance-related” bonuses to its 184 staff last year, according (...)

President Michael D Higgins couldn’t resist a little dig at the UK this week as he kicked off his three-day state visit to Germany. Higgins, during lu(...)

Economists here broadly agree that a reversal of some sort for the Irish economy is inevitable but differ on what might cause it or how severe it is l(...)

The statement yesterday by Conor O’Kelly, the chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency, that he is 100 per cent sure there will be a(...)

The chances of another recession in Ireland are 100 per cent, as the country is a small, open economy, highly-indebted, and relying on international i(...)