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
An IMF rescue team arrives in Dublin to mastermind a bailout, as Ireland’s central bank chief admits that the country needs “tens of billions” in loans
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Ireland’s top two bank chiefs were convinced there were no problems with the country’s financial institutions days before a €440 billion savings guarantee was drawn up... more
There was undoubtedly a general air of self-congratulation after the publication of the Social Attitudes Survey this week, the one that showed Britons are cool in their attitudes to homosexuality and marital status. Cue universal preening among the pundits... more
Thierry Henry's earning power could be seriously damaged as sponsors desert him in the wake of the 'hand of God' cheating scandal, it has emerged... more
Ireland's government will reduce the number of junior ministers to 15 from 20 in a reshuffle aimed at cutting costs, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said just one day ahead of his emergency budget... more
The EU'S Lisbon Treaty threatened to pose a fresh headache for Gordon Brown after the Irish government confirmed it would try to hold a second referendum on the issue... more
Ireland's two largest banks have been accused by British competitors of trying to poach millions of pounds of business from their corporate clients... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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