The Department of Finance did not have enough trained economists at the time of the crash, according to one expert giving evidence at the Banking Inquiry this morning.

The Banking Inquiry will continue its first public hearings this morning.

The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry are holding their second public meetings today. Follow live coverage below. Former Canadian Deputy Minister Rob Wright is currently speaking about his 2012 report into the Department of Finance.

The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry are holding their first public meetings today as part of the inquiry context phase are meeting with Finnish academic and finance expert Peter Nyberg.

The European Central Bank has ruled out sending an official or appearing before the Oireachtas banking inquiry as it prepares to begin hearings today.

The long-awaited banking inquiry will begin its hearings before Christmas with testimonies from authors who have previously investigated Ireland’s banking sector collapse.

The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry will begin its public hearings in two weeks' time.

BERTIE AHERN’S coalition governments ignored the Department of Finance’s pleas for restraint in order to fulfil election promises and deliver politically popular policies, a damning report has suggested.

The Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS) said today that the decisions and actions taken by senior members of the Department of Finance and their advice to successive Ministers for Finance over the period 2000-2010 has been largely vindicated.

A Government-ordered investigation into the Department of Finance found it needs to “remake itself” urgently to help the country recover.

AN international review team has been given until Christmas to examine the performance of the Department of Finance and report on whether it is fit for purpose.

A Canadian civil servant is to head up the group which will carry out a review of the performance of the Department of Finance over the past ten years.

Reigning World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor racked up her second win in the space of 24 hours following an emphatic victory over Kurluk Valeviya in the quarter finals of the Ahmet Comet Cup in Turkey last night.

MOOLAH for Oola — that’s what joint agents, McCormack Wright Auctioneers, and Matthew Ryan and Son are seeking, for a farm at Ballyvalode, Oola.