Two leading national newspapers have rejected claims they bought into the property boom, despite one purchasing a property website for €40m and another holding a “glittering” award gala for developers.

Ireland's Central Bank snubbed warnings from a top figure in the country's leading economic think-tank eight years ago about the dangerous scale of loans to speculators and developers, an inquiry has heard.

Throughout austerity, many commentators have bemoaned the loss of the ‘Fighting Irish’? Compared to the Greeks, it is said, we have accepted our fate. But is this true?

The joint administrators of Quinn Insurance Limited (QIL) want the High Court to approve the transfer of 5,000 health policies to a subsidiary of one of the world’s biggest insurance providers Swiss Re.

Amid the unfolding political mess, there is a need to hear from those behind the bank guarantee, says Gerard Howlin

The recent trial of three former Anglo executives has put a fresh context on the bank’s actions, says Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan.

A sentencing hearing is to get underway this afternoon for former Anglo Irish Bank directors Pat Whelan and Willie McAteer.

The Anglo trial has heard the Financial Regulator was made aware of the names of the so-called Maple Ten before an allegedly illegal loans for shares deal was completed.

Virtual currency Bitcoin has just had its first ATM installed in Ireland on Abbey Street in Dublin.

Con Horan is the first witness from the Financial Regulator's office to be called to give evidence at the trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank executives.

The Financial Regulator wanted to keep “plausible deniability” of its knowledge of a plan by Anglo Irish Bank to unwind Sean Quinn’s control of their shares, a court has heard.

Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick told a colleague that he regretted his lack of involvement in the allegedly illegal Maple Ten transaction, his trial has heard.

The jury in the trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank executives was today shown a letter from which stated the Financial Regulator had not given its approval for the Maple Ten deal.

Anglo Irish Bank’s former chief financial officer has begun giving evidence under immunity at the trial of three of the bank’s former executives.

Developer says bank good to him and his business

Maple 10 developer Gerry Gannon has told the Anglo trial that he always found people who worked at the bank to be "honest and truthful".

A director at Anglo Irish Bank said that he was left speechless after a representative from the Financial Regulator's office suggested that the bank consider releasing the Quinn Group from a €250m guarantee.

The trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank directors has heard that the Financial Regulator fully supported the bank’s allegedly illegal plan to protect their share price.

The Anglo trial has been hearing evidence that the Financial Regulator was "four square" behind a deal to unwind former billionaire Sean Quinn's 29% stake in the bank.

Politicians who have made strong comments about banks may be excluded from the long-awaited inquiry into the banking crisis.

The identity of Ireland's next Financial Regulator has been revealed.

The Justice Minister has today called on former Anglo Irish Bank chairman David Drumm to face questions by investigators probing fraud at the bank.

A top executive at Anglo Irish Bank believed the Central Bank and the Financial Regulator were "egging them on", when it came to the transfer of money between Anglo and Irish Life and Permanent.

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has accused politicians and senior officials of making him a scapegoat for the banking crisis.

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has apologised for using inappropriate language before the failing institution received a massive cash bailout from the Government.

Anglo Irish Bank bosses were ordered to go down to the Central Bank with “arms swinging” to demand a multi-billion euro taxpayer bailout, latest leaked tapes reveal.

The son of former billionaire Seán Quinn has taken a case for unfair dismissal against Quinn Insurance after claiming he was forced to accept redundancy from his €75,000 job as a senior executive in the group.

I note that Minister Michael Noonan states that Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield leaves “when normality is returning to the financial system”.

The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank is calling for new measures to fight against white collar crime.

A daughter of Seán Quinn has said if her family could rectify its finances and free her brother from prison, they would do it immediately.

The head of Ulster Bank has predicted the technical issues which have beset the bank over the past month will cost it “tens of millions” of euro in compensation payouts to customers.

The High Court has cleared the way for the €1.3bn sale of Irish Life and Permanent's life assurance business, the Irish Life Group, to the Minister for Finance.

The Iseq index fell 41.54 points yesterday, to close at 3,062.02.

The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said the Government does not intend to put any more taxpayers' money into Irish banks.

The number of families turning to moneylenders for instant cash loans is soaring, with the biggest firm Provident now lending to 100,000 customers.

THE Central Bank has imposed its biggest ever fine — €3.35 million — on a single company for breaching regulations.

The Dáil's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said today it aims to conduct a public inquiry into the collapse in the financial markets which led to the banking crisis.

Sean Quinn has applied for bankruptcy in the High Court in Belfast this morning.

National Irish Bank is to raise its mortgage interest rate by 1% on Friday.

THE Irish Banking Federation (IBF) has rejected calls from the Financial Regulator for restrictions to banks’ mortgage lending rates, saying lenders should be able to set their own rates.

STAFF who deal with people in serious financial difficulty should undergo special training, especially those who work in arrears management units, a new report by the Mental Health Commission (MHC) has recommended.

BANKS are facing strict rules which will prevent them hassling borrowers struggling with general personal debts, the Financial Regulator announced.

FORMER taoiseach Bertie Ahern has claimed €270,000 in expenses from the state since stepping down in 2008.

WE are warned today about the possibility of an increase in banking charges.