Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has said nobody can predict whether Ireland will need access to the European Stability Mechanism, the EU's new bailout fund.
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he does not expect agreement on eurobonds at tomorrow's EU summit.
The IBOA is due to meet AIB management this morning to discuss plans for voluntary redundancies and early retirement schemes that will see 2,500 people leave the bank's workforce.
Farm incomes rose last year by 32%, according to the State farm body Teagasc.
The owner of the Vita Cortex plant in Cork has begun to transfer redundancy payments into the bank accounts of former staff.
The Central Bank has said it is not comfortable with the high level of mortgage arrears, and wants mortgage lenders to do more to tackle the issue.
Former Vita Cortex workers in Cork are hoping to finally leave the factory building this week.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said Greece's exit from the eurozone can definitely be prevented but that it was up to Greece to abide by its agreements.
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has described comments from Finance Minister Michael Noonan about Greece as "flippant" and "simplistic".
Bank of Ireland and AIB have announced details of their voluntary redundancy schemes, which could see up to 3,500 workers leave the banks.
Facebook has launched on the Nasdaq stock exchange in what is the biggest ever company flotation.
The British Prime Minister David Cameron has called on eurozone countries to take decisive action to stem the debt crisis and said that he would not accept a Europe-wide financial transaction tax
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said that half of the total money raised by the sale of State assets will be used directly for job creation.