The Irish government takes control of a fourth bank, Allied Irish Banks, by pumping in another €3.7 billion (£3.15 billion) of taxpayers’ money... more
Allied Irish Banks will not pay bonuses to executives after Ireland’s finance minister threatened to stop state support for the bank if the money was paid out... more
All eyes across Europe are firmly fixed on beleaguered Ireland as finance minister Brian Lenihan unveils a £5.1 billion round of painful austerity measures... more
Spanish and Portuguese bond yields and the cost of insuring against defaults on these hits record highs, amid growing fears the Irish debt crisis will spill over into the rest of the eurozone... more
Ireland’s crippled banks could sell off a host of UK assets with European and IMF guarantees for potential buyers under the terms of any bailout... more
Ireland prepares to succumb to an inevitable rescue of its stricken banking system as holders of the crisis-hit nation’s debt are dealt a fresh blow... more
Ireland’s economic crisis deepens as the markets become increasingly convinced the government in Dublin will be unable to afford to bail out its crippled banking sector... more
Ireland’s finance ministry and the IMF seek to calm markets after a report saying the country may yet need a bailout sends investors running for cover... more
Bank of Ireland, one of three major Irish lenders which had to be rescued by taxpayers, will raise €3.4 billion (£2.9 billion) to continue its recovery from the financial crisis... more
Bank of Ireland shares jumped 28% on the London stock market as it emerged as the only member of the government’s 'bad bank' scheme which will escape a further taxpayer bail-out... more
Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan is to reveal a massive multibillion-euro masterplan to clean up the financial mess in the country's banking system... more
Britain's gathering debt crisis is set to pass another alarming milestone this week when government borrowing smashes the £100billion mark for the first time in a single year... more
Ireland had its sovereign debt rating slashed for the second time in two months, and was warned it could face further downgrades after Standard & Poor’s said it would cost more than expected to bail out the country’s banks ... more
The Irish government has agreed to plough up to 4 billion (£3.5 billion) of emergency funds into Anglo Irish Bank after the nationalised lender reported record losses... more
Ireland's largest financial institution, Allied Irish Banks PLC, announced it wants to raise an extra €1.5 billion this year to regain the confidence of global creditors... more
The Bank of Ireland defended its plans for a state bailout against a hail of criticism from shareholders, but admitted it had earlier failed to respond in time to the bursting of Ireland's property bubble... more
Ireland vowed to show foreign investors it had a handle on buckling public finances after data showed the country's unemployment rate hitting a near 12-year high in February... more
Tension in Dublin rose sharply as shares in top Irish banks continued to plummet and bosses at newly nationalised Anglo Irish Bank were met by protesting shareholders with shouts of “out, out, out”... more
Ireland's big three banks have been handed a €7.5bn state bailout on far better terms than the equivalent £37bn package handed to RBS, HBOS and Lloyds TSB by the British Government... more
Ireland's government has become the latest to offer support to its banks as the country's lenders seek to shore up capital depleted by the global financial crisis... more
Banking: The Irish government has rushed to prop up the country's banking system with a €400 billion (£270 billion) unlimited, comprehensive guarantee of all forms of deposits and loans to them for the next two years... more
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