Colin Murphy has been back raking over the coals of the banking crisis, with his latest play, Bailed Out, in effect, the sequel to Guaranteed, the story of how Ireland toppled into insolvency.

The bust collapsed some peoples’ lives but it did not collapse this economy because very hard political decisions were taken, writes Victoria White

It is an essential public interest that the proceedings of the Oireachtas are reported, writes Gerard Howlin

The findings of a Central Bank probe into why banks failed to pass on variable mortgage rate cuts to customers needs to be made public as soon as possible, opposition TDs have urged.

The nation's crippling bank bailout has cost taxpayers an estimated €40 billion to date, the Governor of the Central Bank revealed.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny says Ireland was already destined for a bailout before the head of the ECB wrote his threatening letter.

The Oireachtas Finance Committee is concluding its series of meetings on mortgage arrears today.

Sinn Féin has been accused of amateur dramatics and showmanship by using the Anglo tapes controversy to divert attention from Gerry Adams’s failure to address any of the serious issues raised in last Monday’s harrowing TV programme on The Disappeared.

Sinn Féin has said that it plans publish new tapes relating to Anglo Irish Bank.

Austerity measures in Budget 2014 could have been worse, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said .

SHOULD there be a banking inquiry? Yes, of course there should. In fact there must be one. Should it be conducted in parliament? Yes, absolutely. We need to know what happened and how it happened — both within the banks, between the banks and the authorities, and within government. Only a parliamentary inquiry can be as revealing as we need — I’ll tell you why in a minute.

The Governor of the Central Bank has insisted there is no smoking gun in controversial taped conversations of former Anglo Irish Bank executives to suggest criminality.

The Governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, will come before the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.

A common regulatory system for troubled banks across the world will be the main topic up for discussion, at a banking conference in the capital today.

The Governor of the Central Bank has said resolving the mortgage arrears crisis is now the most important domestic issue being dealt with.

The yield on the syndicated tap bond issue on Tuesday was below the rate secured when Ireland had a AAA credit rating, but the spread against the 10-year German bund remains a concern, according to NTMA chief executive John Corrigan.

Congratulations to the Governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, for taking a pay cut!

The Governor of the Central Bank will take a voluntary pay cut despite making profits of €1.2bn last year.

The Governor of the Central Bank has called for the creation of a European 'banking union'.

The Governor of the Central Bank has said he is hopeful of a successful renegotiation of promissory notes payable to the former Anglo Irish Bank.

The Government is in talks with the European Central Bank over a deal to effectively delay the payment of some 3 billion euros of bank debt to Anglo.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said today that he has "every faith" in the Governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, in his efforts to broker a deal with the European Central Bank (ECB) regarding Ireland's debt.

The Governor of the Central Bank is expected to ask for the delay in the payment of €3.1bn to the former Anglo Irish Bank, which is due at the end of March.

The Governor of the Central Bank has sadi that the lack of bank credit in Ireland is likely to become a serious drag on our recovery.

The Governor of the Central Bank has announced he is going to investigate all financial institutions to assess whether they are complying with the code on mortgage arrears.

The EU Commission has today granted state aid approval for the extension of the Credit Institutions Scheme until the end of this year.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has tonight issued a statement over his meetings with Seán Fitzpatrick insisting that suggestions he acted inappropriately are utterly without foundation.

THE Governor of the Central Bank has said that the best way to achieve stability in Ireland’s banking system is to sell the main banks to overseas players.

THE Governor of the Central Bank has said that the best way to achieve stability in Ireland’s banking system is to sell the main banks to overseas players — but added that he would be “disappointed and surprised” if all of the €35 billion earmarked for the banks, from the IMF/EU bailout, is ultimately needed.

The Governor of the Central Bank has admitted that getting a bailout from the IMF and Europe is a costly way of dealing with our banking problems.

Opposition parties today demanded the Government resign amid accusations it had handed-over the State’s economic independence to foreigners.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan has said that, while Ireland’s economic growth will be slower than initially anticipated, the Government can still meet its budget deficit reduction targets by the 2014 deadline.

BONDHOLDERS in Irish Nationwide (INBS) and Anglo Irish Bank are set to take action to avoid incurring losses on their investments.

The Governor of the Central Bank says his main goal is to ensure that the Government's funding costs are not damaged by a market perception that it may not deliver on its budgetary intentions.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan said he understands the public “incomprehension and anger” at the vast sums of money being pumped into the banking sector, particularly Anglo Irish Bank.

ANGLO Irish Bank chief executive Mike Aynsley said he does not believe the bank should be wound down because it holds an international funding platform of around €50 billion and that would not migrate to an asset recovery company.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight insisted he stood by a €440bn State guarantee given to Irish banks at the height of the global financial crisis.

The Governor of the Central Bank has said that former Financial Regulator Patrick Neary was not the only person who made mistakes in the run-up to the current financial crisis.

SO, that’s over, then. Enda won.

The Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has said the Government is seeking an international expert on finance to chair its banking inquiry.

The Governor of the Central Bank said today that he thought about interviewing the Taoiseach as part of his report into the banking crisis.

The Governor of the Central Bank has said we still do not know how the major banks failed to avoid disaster.

The report by the Governor of the Central Bank into the banking crisis here will come under the spotlight again today.

THE decision to guarantee riskier bank debts was not necessary and restricted the ability to reduce the state’s bailout bill, according to the Governor of the Central Bank Professor Patrick Honohan.