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Daniel McConnell
Donohoe's Eurogroup role 'a great win for Ireland' says Taoiseach
Nick Callow: Football’s finally coming home
Nick Callow: Football’s finally coming home
Liverpool will win the league and three teams will be relegated, but will it really feel more like a frenzied summer tournament than a real restart of the 19/20 season?

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020

Daniel Storey's Premier League agenda: So where were we before being rudely interrupted?
Daniel Storey's Premier League agenda: So where were we before being rudely interrupted?
To ensure March’s suspension of the Premier League hasn’t completely distorted our perception of reality, Daniel Storey sets out a ten-point agenda for the season’s belated climax.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

UK car sales hit lowest level since 1952
UK car sales hit lowest level since 1952
Sales of new cars in the UK tumbled by an annual 89% in May, only slightly less negative than April’s record 97% collapse, as car dealerships remained shuttered by the British government’s coronavirus lockdown.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Let’s be sensible about hateful content online
Irish Examiner View: Let’s be sensible about hateful content online
THE French parliament has adopted a law that requires online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter to remove reported "hateful content" within 24 hours.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Lufthansa bailout hopes in hands of investors as board finally clears €9bn deal
Lufthansa bailout hopes in hands of investors as board finally clears €9bn deal
The supervisory board of Lufthansa has approved Germany’s €9bn bailout proposal, paving the way for the airline to receive the lifeline should shareholders accept the deal.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2020

Europe’s easing timetable is intact with coronavirus spread under control
Europe’s easing timetable is intact with coronavirus spread under control
Europe’s push to revive battered economies looks to be on track, as coronavirus infections show no sign of a resurgence during the winding down of restrictions on daily life.

Sun, 31 May, 2020

Berlin to take 20% stake in €9bn bailout of Lufthansa as airline struggles amid Covid-19 travel fallout
Berlin to take 20% stake in €9bn bailout of Lufthansa as airline struggles amid Covid-19 travel fallout
Germany will offer Lufthansa a €9bn bailout in return for a 20% stake two decades after the airline was privatised with much fanfare.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

'The captain of the ship has gone': Gregg Bemis, owner of Lusitania, dies
'The captain of the ship has gone': Gregg Bemis, owner of Lusitania, dies
Mr Bemis, who had been diagnosed with cancer several years ago, was due to mark his 92nd birthday next week.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

ESRI: Fewer house builds due to economic shockwaves
ESRI: Fewer house builds due to economic shockwaves
The Covid-19 economic shockwaves will mean house builds will fall far short of what is required this year and next, storing up more problems for prices and rents in an already dysfunctional property market, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Decision coming soon on Covid-19 unemployment payment says Paschal Donohoe
Decision coming soon on Covid-19 unemployment payment says Paschal Donohoe
Paschal Donohoe welcomed a commitment by France and Germany for a €500bn European recovery fund and said this would help support employment here and rebuild the Irish economy.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Merkel-Macron accord over €500bn reboot means 'fewer Irish people will lose their jobs' during Covid-19 crisis
Merkel-Macron accord over €500bn reboot means 'fewer Irish people will lose their jobs' during Covid-19 crisis
The “breakthrough” agreement between Germany and France to push for the EU to share the costs of rebooting Europe’s Covid-19-devastated economy will mean fewer Irish people will lose their jobs during the crisis, experts have said.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Stephen Cadogan: F2F launch shows EU commitment to food sustainability
Stephen Cadogan: F2F launch shows EU commitment to food sustainability
Even as the EU struggles through the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission yesterday adopted the Farm to Fork (F2F) sustainability strategy.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Perth: Players can golf so why can't they play football?
Perth: Players can golf so why can't they play football?
Dundalk are pushing hard to be allowed to return to training this week despite the FAI’s recommendation that the League of Ireland’s four European representatives must wait until June 8th.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Liam Mackey: The day I found myself in seventh hell
Liam Mackey: The day I found myself in seventh hell
Liam Mackey describes the most unforgettable football match he's attended in his career

Sat, 16 May, 2020

Harold James: lessons to be learned from the interwar years
Harold James: lessons to be learned from the interwar years
At the heart of the issue is the question of how to distribute the soaring economic and fiscal costs associated with the crisis. The closest historical analogy is to the 20th century’s interwar period, which offered a crash course in navigating extreme fiscal circumstances.

Sun, 10 May, 2020

EU risks institutional showdown after German ECB ruling
EU risks institutional showdown after German ECB ruling
The European Commission threatened twice in a weekend to sue Germany over a ruling by the country’s constitutional court challenging the European Central Bank’s monetary authority, raising the prospect of an institutional showdown on the continent amid the deepest recession in a century.

Sun, 10 May, 2020

EU marks 70 years since its foundation on Europe day
EU marks 70 years since its foundation on Europe day
It has now grown into a 27 member state trading bloc, with applications pending in three countries.

Sat, 09 May, 2020

Liam Mackey: Now that's what I call a double bill
Liam Mackey: Now that's what I call a double bill
A word to the wise: the palatial Mackey Towers will be a strictly no-go area for an hour this coming Thursday night. Severe anti-social distancing will apply and we’re extending the exclusion zone around the house to a minimum of 10k.

Sat, 09 May, 2020

Lufthansa to double the number of its planes in the sky
Lufthansa to double the number of its planes in the sky
German flagship carrier Lufthansa said it would start flying 80 more of its aircraft again in June, including to serve tourism destinations after the company grounded much of its vast fleet due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

The Irish Examiner View: Time for the EU to honour its core objectives
The Irish Examiner View: Time for the EU to honour its core objectives
If it's fatuous to point out that a crisis stress tests systems to destruction it may be less so to argue that concentrating on one challenge may allow another, second crisis gather momentum.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

The Irish Examiner View: ECB conflict a blow to the Eurozone
The Irish Examiner View: ECB conflict a blow to the Eurozone
Germany's constitutional court has given the European Central Bank three months to justify bond purchases under its stimulus programme or lose the Bundesbank as a participant, threatening the scheme and the euro's future.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Taoiseach calls for 'balance between loans and grants' in any EU Covid-19 rescue package
Taoiseach calls for 'balance between loans and grants' in any EU Covid-19 rescue package
Leo Varadkar who has taken part in four videoconferences to discuss the pandemic with European leaders, said that "when this emergency started the level of coordination across the European Union was poor"

Wed, 06 May, 2020

ECB head Lagarde calls for Europe to do more to rescue their economies from the Covid-19 storm
ECB head Lagarde calls for Europe to do more to rescue their economies from the Covid-19 storm
The ECB stepped up its response to the coronavirus crisis by cutting funding costs for banks, but refrained from boosting its bond-buying program and renewed its call on politicians to provide more fiscal support.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2020

Cianan Brennan: Contact tracing app could be silver bullet
Cianan Brennan: Contact tracing app could be silver bullet
An app to follow the whereabouts of citizens could greatly assist in slowing the spread of Covid-19 but would it 'open the gates to privacy hell', asks Cianan Brennan

Thu, 30 Apr, 2020

'Well done, that was some speech': Hundreds emailed Varadkar after St Patrick's Day Covid-19 address
'Well done, that was some speech': Hundreds emailed Varadkar after St Patrick's Day Covid-19 address
A record breaking 1.6 million watched the St Patrick's Day broadcast.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

Concern EU will raid farm budget to fund massive European economy reboot after Covid-19
Concern EU will raid farm budget to fund massive European economy reboot after Covid-19
The European Parliament still has concerns that funds for the common agricultural policy, the CAP, will be raided over the next seven years as part of the massive rebooting of the European economy after the Covid-19 crisis , the parliament’s vice chair Mairead McGuinness has said.

Sun, 26 Apr, 2020

Stocks slip on fears over EU stimulus package
Stocks slip on fears over EU stimulus package
European stocks ended lower, snapping two days of gains, after the region’s leaders failed to agree on a long-term stimulus package and reports of a failed Covid-19 drug trial weighed on sentiment.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

With €500bn committed to fighting virus, EU leaders divided over €1.5tn relief package
With €500bn committed to fighting virus, EU leaders divided over €1.5tn relief package
Opposition to such a major debt sharing deal was led by Germany, Austria and Holland

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Vera Pauw glad to have clarity as Euros move to 2022
Vera Pauw glad to have clarity as Euros move to 2022
"Our thoughts are with those we have lost, those who are fighting, and those who are aiding the coronavirus fight."

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Varadkar: EU must unleash financial firepower
Varadkar: EU must unleash financial firepower
Leaders hold crunch talks today on €1.5 trillion recovery package

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Fears grow EU leaders will come up short over €1.5trn recovery package for Covid-19 crisis
Fears grow EU leaders will come up short over €1.5trn recovery package for Covid-19 crisis
Fears are rising that EU leaders will flunk shirk the challenge at today’s summit meeting and defer a key decision on how to fund a €1.5 trillion Covid-19 recovery package that could determine the future economic and political stability of Europe.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Taoiseach announces paid leave for partners of healthcare workers
Taoiseach announces paid leave for partners of healthcare workers
This would apply where the partner currently works in the public sector and would allow them to stay at home and provide childcare.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Grim figures but recovery close at hand
Irish Examiner View: Grim figures but recovery close at hand
European Union leaders are expected to again defer a final decision tomorrow on how to finance post-pandemic economic rejuvenation.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

Covid-19 lockdown: Four experts explain how it could and should be ended
Covid-19 lockdown: Four experts explain how it could and should be ended
Italy, Spain and Austria are taking the first tentative steps out of lockdown, with Germany soon to follow.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Germany’s orderly response to the Covid-19 pandemic is paying dividends
Germany’s orderly response to the Covid-19 pandemic is paying dividends
Picture the opposite of the US under Donald Trump during the Covid-19 outbreak. That’s Germany under Angela Merkel writes Andreas Kluth

Thu, 16 Apr, 2020

Schedule announced for 'RTÉ Sport Classics' series
Schedule announced for 'RTÉ Sport Classics' series
RTÉ has revealed a slate of throwback sporting action to keep us entertained as the coronavirus continues to shutdown live sport.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

Covid-19: Confirmed cases worldwide almost at two million; 119,000 deaths recorded
Covid-19: Confirmed cases worldwide almost at two million; 119,000 deaths recorded
The coronavirus pandemic has infected almost 2 million people worldwide and more than 119,000 deaths have been recorded.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

Eddie Hobbs: Fasten your seatbelt, the worst is yet to come
Eddie Hobbs: Fasten your seatbelt, the worst is yet to come
If you had the nagging feeling that you are not getting the full story, you are right, suggests Eddie Hobbs.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

EU in €500bn pledge amid greatest economic crisis since Great Depression
EU in €500bn pledge amid greatest economic crisis since Great Depression
A deal was reached between EU finance ministers on Thursday night, in which half-a-trillion euro has been pledged to help member states most affected by the COVID19 pandemic.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2020

EU finance chiefs agree on €540 billion virus rescue package
EU finance chiefs agree on €540 billion virus rescue package
Finance chiefs approved a plan to stave off what’s expected to be a recession of unprecedented size.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2020

Pass the salt: Tiny details helped Germany build virus defences
Pass the salt: Tiny details helped Germany build virus defences
Germany won crucial time to build its Covid-19 defences by meticulously tracing chains of infection in order to interrupt them, write Jörn Poltz and Paul Carrel.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2020

The Irish Examiner view: EU solidarity tested like never before
The Irish Examiner view: EU solidarity tested like never before
Even the most ardent Irish Europhile must recoil when they recall the brutal application of power by then ECB president, Jean-Claude Trichet, who, in March 2011, warned Finance Minister Michael Noonan that “a bomb would go off in Dublin” if he, as any rational person would have, imposed losses on senior bondholders — the financiers whose gambling all but made our banking crisis inevitable.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

Europe’s trade system with Iran finally makes first deal amid Covid-19 outbreak
Europe’s trade system with Iran finally makes first deal amid Covid-19 outbreak
Iran has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but supplying medical goods to Iran was already a concern before the outbreak.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

You've got mail: UN passes motions by email in coronavirus-hit New York
You've got mail: UN passes motions by email in coronavirus-hit New York
The UN’s most powerful body has been meeting by video because of COVID-19, which has struck hard in New York City, where the UN has its headquarters.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

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