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In one of his final interviews as Finance Minister, Michael Noonan has spoken of his political legacy and offered advice to whoever replaces him in charge of the nation’s finances.

Michael Noonan could give the green light to the flotation of AIB during his final days as Minister for Finance this week.

Often described as the godfather of Fine Gael, Michael Noonan has been the glue that keeps the Government together — but at times he has been the reason for its headaches.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has suggested the Cork-Limerick motorway could be built as long as tolls are included.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has suggested the Cork-Limerick motorway could be built as long as tolls are included.

The Government is prepared to inject more money into long-term capital spending to meet the growing strains in the economy, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said.

In the wake of this latest debacle, Noonan stands a wounded figure within Fine Gael and Government with Cabinet colleagues openly admitting his influence is waning, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnel.

The Dáil public accounts committee chair has claimed Nama officials warned him they had a “dossier” on his previous comments about the group at the same time they issued a clear legal threat over the findings of the PAC’s Project Eagle report.

Michael Noonan accused the PAC of conjuring up unfounded criticisms of him.

Two cabinet colleagues have rejected suggestions Finance Minister Michael Noonan should stand aside, as he is now the subject of an interested party in three separate commissions of inquiry.

Cabinet ministers are backing Michael Noonan to remain in his job while he deals with three commissions of investigation.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has branded suggestions he should resign due to his role in the Grace foster abuse case as “ridiculous”, insisting he has “nothing to do” with the scandal.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s handling of the Grace case while he was health minister featured prominently at a meeting of Fine Gael ministers before Cabinet this week, the Irish Examiner newspaper has learned.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s handling of the Grace case while he was health minister featured prominently at a meeting of Fine Gael ministers before Cabinet this week, the Irish Examiner has learned.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s handling of the Grace case in the 1990s while he was health minister is to be investigated by the long-awaited commission of investigation into the foster abuse scandal.

The final report into the multibillion-euro Project Eagle scandal is set to be published within two weeks and will include damning findings against Finance Minister Michael Noonan.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has been accused of attempting to “influence or muzzle” a Public Accounts Committee investigation into the Project Eagle controversy after demanding negative findings against him are removed.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has stepped up the Government’s campaign against Brussels’ plan for a new common corporate tax regime saying the proposal will endanger the international “consensus” on ways to tax multinationals.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s meeting with US firm Cerberus just days before the Project Eagle Nama deal was “not appropriate” and implied “special treatment” was being given at the taxpayers’ expense.

The finance minister has said a European ruling that Apple owes the country €13bn in unpaid taxes is a mix of tax law and politics.

Michael Noonan has launched a new attack on the European Commission over the Apple tax ruling - saying it is driven by a mixture of "law and politics".

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The State could be set for a €3bn payoff later this year, under plans to sell some of its stake in AIB.

Banks should be punished for their “disgraceful” treatment of tracker mortgage customers, says Finance Minister Michael Noonan.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan says he expects the US regime under Donald Trump to overhaul its tax system but added that foreign investment here remains strong.

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan has denied there is a new financial crisis as a result of yesterday's referendum in Italy.

Michael Noonan’s 2017 budget is already on course to break EU rules even before any breaches in the Lansdowne Road public pay agreement are accounted for, the country’s fiscal watchdog has said.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan will meet with senior International Monetary Fund and World Bank officials in California today to convince them to encourage US companies to continue investing in Ireland.

Michael Noonan has suggested there could be less "fiscal space" available in the next Budget, partly because of Donald Trump.

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan has warned that extending the pay deal given to gardaí across the public service is simply not affordable.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has dismissed concerns the minority government’s €1.3bn budget breaches EU rules.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has announced details of the new package to help first time buyers who purchase new homes up to the value of €600,000 Writes Irish Examiner Political reporter Elaine Loughlin.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has predicted no dramas as he prepares to unveil his latest Budget.