Govt body faced difficulty in arranging power supplies The Government body responsible for arranging power supply for state agencies could not even get companies to bid to provide electricity because of "extreme volatility" … Business • 09 Aug
State to sell a further 8% of its stake in AIB The Minister for Finance is to sell another 8% of the State's stake in AIB. Business • 07 Nov 22
NAMA had €132m profit in first nine months of 2021 The National Asset Management Agency recorded a profit after tax of €132m in the first nine months of last year. Business • 26 Jan 22
AIB to seek permission to buy back some state shares AIB is to seek permission from its shareholders to be in a position to buy back up to 5% of the bank from the state … Business • 01 Apr 21
Business 2020: State unleashes unprecedented supports Having entered the year expecting to have money to spare, 2020 saw the Government undertake an emergency spending programme that involved unprecedented levels of support … Business • 29 Dec 20
Exchequer income up but Covid spending causes deficit A surge in Corporation Tax take helped push Exchequer returns higher in the first half of the year, however a sharp increase in spending in … Business • 02 Jul 20
NAMA paid €5.65m in legal fees last year Dublin-based legal firm McCann Fitzgerald last year received €1.54m in legal fees from the National Asset Management Agency. Business • 14 May 20
State indemnified against costs over screening errors The contract agreed in 2012 between the HSE National Cancer Screening Programme and US laboratory Quest Diagnostics required it to indemnify the State against all … CervicalCheck • 18 Jun 18
Concerns over delays in acquiring social housing units An additional 750 empty properties are being offered to the State for purchase as social houses by banks and private equity funds. Housing • 16 Feb 18
BLOG: School Enrolment - A Uniform Solution? BLOG: School Enrolment - A Uniform Solution? Claire Byrne Features • 30 Oct 15
State will recoup PTSB investment - Noonan The State will recover everything it invested in Permanent TSB "in due course", according to the Minister for Finance. Business • 27 Apr 15
IBRC will repay €1.1bn loaned by the State The Irish Banking Resolution Corporation will repay the €1.1bn loaned to it to cover depositors under the State guarantee. Business • 16 Mar 15
Irish Aviation Authority made €22.9m in 2012 The Irish Aviation Authority recorded an operating profit of €22.9m last year, up 27% on 2011. Business • 02 May 13
Intensive talks on Croke Park successor to begin Intensive talks on extending the Croke Park public service agreement are to get underway from tomorrow and will continue over the weekend. Business • 14 Feb 13
