Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan says negotiations to secure a deal on Irish bank debt will often seem “like two steps forward and one step back”.

An auditing firm has received over €18m in fees from Nama as part of a €114.7m bonanza for professional firms, figures reveal.

IRELAND is still viewed as a long-term growth-orientated country and remains highly ranked in terms of foreign direct investment locations, an international banking conference in Dublin heard yesterday.