Conor O Kelly

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Conor O’Kelly, chief executive NTMA: ‘We’ve got to hit the road to keep bond investors informed – otherwise they’d forget about us.’ Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
‘You don’t want to be running your economy and society for bond investors’

Conor O’Kelly, chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency’s (NTMA), is under no illusions about his place in the €85 trillion-plus glo(...)

NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly has previously warned that the increased level of borrowing has left the State exposed to rising interest rates. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
State sells €1.25bn in long-term debt

The State raised €1.25 billion across two bond auctions on Thursday with a negative interest rate in place for most of the funding. The State’s debt(...)

NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly: he has warned the level of borrowing has left the State exposed to rising interest rates
NTMA seeks to raise up to €1.5bn in bond auction

The State plans to raise up to €1.5 billion in its next bond auction, set to take place on Thursday. The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), (...)

Eugene O’Callaghan, the director of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, is stepping down.
Director of €15bn State fund to step down

State officials are to begin looking for a new director to lead the taxpayer-owned €15.1 billion Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (Isif), after Eugen(...)

Treasury Bills are used to provide governments with short-term liquidity
NTMA raises additional €750m at negative rate of -0.54%

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) sold €750 million of short-term debt on Thursday. The agency, which manages funding for the State, sai(...)

Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf: said Government supports should be focused on boosting economic activity and avoiding long-term unemployment. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Central Bank governor to call for ‘credible’ path’ to cut State debt post-Covid-19

Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf will tell the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 on Tuesday that the Government must set out a “clear and(...)

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe arriving at Government Buildings. Photograph Nick Bradshaw
State’s shareholdings in Irish banks could last another decade

The State is likely to remain a shareholder in the three domestic banks for possibly another decade having missed out on the opportunity to sell its h(...)

NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly. He said from a borrowing perspective he was not worried about the next four years .“It is the decade after that we need to keep an eye on and begin to plan for.” Photograph: Sara Freund
NTMA warns Covid-19 borrowing leaves State exposed to rising interest rates

Increased borrowing as a result of the pandemic has left the State exposed to rising interest rates, the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) ha(...)

NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly. On Tuesday the agency sold €6 billion of seven-year bonds with an annualised yield of just 0.24 per cent. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Ireland’s financial reputation: why this time it is different

In 2010, Ireland Inc was a wounded animal, the financial system was imploding and Irish bonds were the plaything of bond market vigilantes and hedge f(...)

NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly said Ireland was well positioned to meet any additional borrowing requirements arising from Covid-19. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
NTMA raises €6bn from bond auction to help State meet Covid-19 costs

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) raised €6 billion in its largest bond sale in over a decade on Tuesday. The funds will help finance the(...)

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