An unfinished housing estate in Co Cork will be the first to benefit from a new Nama initiative to fast-track the delivery of social housing in so-called ghost estates.

Ireland's deficit increased to 13.1% of GDP last year because of the recapitalisation of the banks, according to new figures.

TWO Irish alternative energy companies are to be involved in developing half of the energy capacity in the latest round of a £100 billion (€111bn) wind farm project in Britain, tipped to be the world’s largest energy infrastructure programme.

THE Green Party leadership has been accused of a “con job” by grassroot members who were kept in the dark about major parts of the NAMA plan when they voted to support it at a special convention last month.

INVESTORS in a new firm created to run NAMA will take a big slice of any profits it makes — despite the state still having responsibility for the €54 billion of toxic land debts it soaks up.