# Bailout

Last year

2022

Ryanair loses EU court challenge against Germany's €320m bailout of Thomas Cook-owned airline

Ryanair claimed that the Commission carried out an incomplete and insufficient examination of conditions for rescue aid.

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May 18th 2022, 12:39 PM

All time

# Recession

FactCheck: Was Micheál Martin right to say that the banks were not bailed out in 2008?

The Taoiseach has suggested that the bank guarantee was an investment.

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Dec 16th 2020, 6:56 PM

# Financial Aid

Premier League agrees €277m rescue package to help Football League clubs in danger of going bust

The news follows months of negotiations between the two governing bodies.

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Dec 3rd 2020, 2:57 PM

# Bailout

Premier League's insufficient rescue package rejected by EFL clubs

‘The conditional offer of £50million falls some way short,’ said a statement issued by the EFL.

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Oct 15th 2020, 8:14 PM

# Bailout

FAI confirm they are seeking more financial support from government

Move comes five months after FAI received a €19.2m package.

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Jul 4th 2020, 5:00 PM

# 19 million euro

'It should not be seen as the government having sold out': Ross's message to officials before FAI bailout

There was a lot of back and forth before the government agreed to bail out the FAI in late January.

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Apr 13th 2020, 12:05 AM

# coronabonds

North-south split opens up as EU finance ministers fail to agree coranvirus bailout plan

Italy and Spain are insisting on a solidarity fund but this is being resisted by Germany.

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Apr 8th 2020, 9:20 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the government bail out the FAI?

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the government will not be bailing out the football organisation.

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Dec 30th 2019, 9:40 AM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Did the German parliament approve the Irish budget in 2011?

Irexit Party leader and European election candidate Hermann Kelly claimed that the German Bundestag approved the Irish Budget in 2011 before the Dáil.

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May 16th 2019, 9:00 PM

Voices

'That’s insane… did they guarantee everything?': Reliving the night of the bank bailout

Economist Victor Duggan was Labour TD Joan Burton’s economic advisor on the night of the bank guarantee. He recounts that fateful night here.

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Sep 30th 2018, 9:30 PM

# Wage cap

Donohoe says bankers' pay cap of €500k is 'worth reviewing' as State-owned banks can't keep staff

The finance minister said State-owned banks are finding it difficult to retain staff due to wage competition.

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Sep 27th 2018, 6:20 AM

# join the club

Eight years and €289 billion later, Greece exits its final bailout today

The country is not out the woods though and its people are still feeling austerity.

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Aug 20th 2018, 9:05 AM

# aib 2.0

Nearly a decade after its bailout, AIB wants to turn its customers into 'fans'

But one of the bank’s retail execs says people may need to pay extra for face-to-face services.

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Oct 14th 2017, 3:00 PM

# the italian sob

Italian government bails out two banks to the tune of €17 billion

The two banks’ toxic assets will be moved to a “bad bank” – similar to NAMA here.

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Jun 26th 2017, 6:55 AM

# Bailout

Four bankers and Barclays charged over emergency $3 billion Qatar deal

The charges include one for conspiracy to commit fraud against the bank’s former chief executive, John Varley.

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Jun 20th 2017, 8:48 AM

# return on investment

Government urged to use €3.8 billion from AIB sale to 'build homes, hospitals and schools'

Labour leader Brendan Howlin said that the Irish people “sacrificed so much to protect our banking system”.

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Jun 13th 2017, 9:34 AM

# Financial Crisis

Iceland's jailed bankers say they were scapegoats for the financial crisis

They’re taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights.

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Apr 1st 2017, 8:30 AM

# ghost of bailouts past

Greek Finance Minister takes sly dig at creditors by sending Scrooge-themed Christmas cards

Euclid Tsakalotos said “our wishes go beyond all the Ebenezers of this world.”

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Dec 24th 2016, 4:52 PM

# BMPS

Italy is preparing to bail out the world's oldest bank - and bondholders will be burnt

The world’s oldest bank and Italy’s third-biggest, BMPS is racing against the clock to raise €5 billion or face a government bailout.

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Dec 22nd 2016, 11:29 AM

# Edinburgh

Scotland is planning a £100 million stimulus to offset Brexit

NIcola Sturgeon said the move would “boost confidence”.

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Aug 10th 2016, 6:17 PM

# Make Money Money

'Good for Ireland': Germany's top court rules that the ECB can 'print money'

The challenge to the bond-buying plan could have ended the single currency.

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Jun 21st 2016, 12:40 PM

# Parliamentary Drachma

Greece passes spending cuts and tax hikes in order to unlock billions in bailout funds

EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici hailed the deal.

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May 23rd 2016, 9:51 AM

# Ballyhea Still Says No

This town will say "No" for the 250th week running today

“It’s not a milestone we ever wanted to mark, I assure you.”

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Dec 13th 2015, 7:30 AM

# bailout buddies

Portugal's anti-austerity alliance is about to form a government

Communists, Greens and the Left Bloc have banded together to take power the majority.

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Nov 24th 2015, 3:59 PM

# cold comfort

Why a two-year rent freeze could do a lot more harm than good

The government’s rent-control measures were announced last week.

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Nov 16th 2015, 9:54 AM

# Fianna Fáil

Noel Dempsey: 'Everyday I regret the horrendous decisions we made in government'

The former Fianna Fáil minister gave a wide-ranging interview to RTÉ Radio 1 today.

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Oct 24th 2015, 3:36 PM

# warning

Was Enda really warned that the army might need to guard ATMs?

One person says they’re “puzzled” the Taoiseach made the claim.

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Oct 22nd 2015, 6:23 PM

# Irish Nationwide

Bankers whose building society got a €5.4 billion bailout claim an investigation is "unconstitutional"

Irish Nationwide was folded into IBRC after its bailout.

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Sep 17th 2015, 4:20 PM

# dread letter days

'Ultimatums are not the way to do business': Key IMF figure criticises Trichet letters

Ajai Chopra claimed the ECB “went beyond its mandate” in letters sent by Jean-Claude Trichet to Brian Lenihan.

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Sep 10th 2015, 11:08 PM

# What Next?

Greek rebels form new party ahead of snap election

It’s called Popular Unity.

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Aug 21st 2015, 10:37 PM

# vote passed

Tsipras 'doesn't regret' leading Greece into third multi-billion euro bailout

The country’s parliament has approved the deal after all-night talks.

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Aug 14th 2015, 3:35 PM

# Bailout

Greece has reached a deal with its lenders. Here's what it means

After night long talks with bailout negotiators at a central Athens hotel, the new multibillion-euro bailout deal has been closed.

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Aug 11th 2015, 7:54 AM

# Open for Business

Greek banks reopen as citizens face massive price hikes

Greeks will be able to withdraw up to €420 at once per week.

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Jul 20th 2015, 7:26 AM

# crisis

Homeless in Athens: 'Greece never dies. But the Greeks will die.'

“No home, no bathroom, no life.”

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Jul 20th 2015, 6:10 AM

# bad choices

'Giving another bailout to Greece is like giving money to a drug addict'

“Maybe [Tsipras] didn’t really have a plan.”

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Jul 18th 2015, 9:15 AM

# three weeks later

Greece latest: Banks to reopen on Monday, but with a €60 withdrawal limit

The EU has expressed its satisfaction with Greece as its parliament passes a sweeping austerity bill in advance of the country’s third bailout.

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Jul 16th 2015, 9:37 PM

# Quiet word

'Alexis, let me give you a piece of advice... ': Enda reveals what he told the Greek prime minister

The Taoiseach has been defending the government’s stance on Greece.

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Jul 16th 2015, 11:11 AM

# Bailout

Limerick chairman hoping Greek financial crisis can help save his club from relegation

A cunning plan or desperate measures?

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Jul 15th 2015, 12:24 PM

# Banking Inquiry

Seán FitzPatrick WON'T have to answer questions about his time at Anglo

Bad news for the committee.

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Jul 14th 2015, 10:34 PM

# Bailout

Greek PM says he signed a deal he doesn't believe in ... but will implement

He added that he plans to carry out his responsibilities in office for the next four years.

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Jul 14th 2015, 10:30 PM