# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 7 September, 2016
# State Aid
# State Aid
The Taoiseach said it’s not true Apple was provided with more favourable treatment than others companies in terms of taxes.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 20 July, 2016
# Leprechaun Economics
# Leprechaun Economics
The massive 26% hike in GDP was decried by one financial journalist as a “work of Irish fiction”.
# michael-mcgrath - Saturday 2 July, 2016
# Premium Level
# Premium Level
A protest took place in Dublin today over the spiralling cost of car insurance premiums here.
# michael-mcgrath - Tuesday 24 May, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck steps in to break up a fight between the Minister for Finance and the Opposition.
# michael-mcgrath - Monday 1 February, 2016
# Explainer
# Explainer
It’s a phrase you’ll be hearing a lot from the political parties in the coming months.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 27 January, 2016
# End Of The Road
# End Of The Road
The committee of inquiry has presented its findings and recommendations regarding Ireland’s banking crisis after 14 months.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 20 January, 2016
# Flood Defences
# Flood Defences
Simon Harris says the government is investing more money in this area over the next five years than has been spent in the last two decades.
# michael-mcgrath - Tuesday 12 January, 2016
# Lesson Learned
# Lesson Learned
Party finance spokesperson Michael McGrath also insisted it would not be going into coalition with Sinn Féin.
# michael-mcgrath - Monday 11 January, 2016
# Health Insurance
# Health Insurance
A cap on tax relief on health insurance brought in €151 million.
# michael-mcgrath - Thursday 3 December, 2015
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# michael-mcgrath - Saturday 10 October, 2015
# A Cruel Game
# A Cruel Game
Micheal McGrath dropped by TheJournal.ie this week for a chat about his own future and that of his party.
# michael-mcgrath - Sunday 13 September, 2015
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Banking inquiry members have faced a heavy workload this year, but has it damaged their chances of re-election?
# michael-mcgrath - Monday 7 September, 2015
# Morto
# Morto
Someone should have checked.
# michael-mcgrath - Sunday 23 August, 2015
# After Micheál
# After Micheál
Micheál Martin is safe for now but who’s in the running to replace him? Here’s our ranking of the contenders…
# michael-mcgrath - Saturday 1 August, 2015
# Difficult
# Difficult
The average benefit to a family is around €850.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 29 July, 2015
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Mary Harney and John Gormley were the latest former politicians to brave the banking inquiry gauntlet this afternoon.
# michael-mcgrath - Thursday 16 July, 2015
# Mo Money Mo Problems
# Mo Money Mo Problems
Irish government officials went to Libya to talk about a potential deal – but Libya didn’t feel ‘comfortable’ with Ireland’s handling of the financial crisis.
# michael-mcgrath - Sunday 5 July, 2015
# Crystal Ball
# Crystal Ball
Enda Kenny is in the hotseat now, but how likely is that to be the case after the next election.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 1 July, 2015
# If I Have It I Spend It
# If I Have It I Spend It
The former finance minister gave a robust performance at the banking inquiry today.
# michael-mcgrath - Sunday 28 June, 2015
# Complex Issue
# Complex Issue
Micheál Martin didn’t respond to our survey, while others had an identical reply.
# michael-mcgrath - Tuesday 23 June, 2015
# Shadow Of Its Former Self
# Shadow Of Its Former Self
Fianna Fáil thinks the sector is burdened by “excessive regulation and bureaucracy”.
# michael-mcgrath - Friday 12 June, 2015
# Valuable Evidence
# Valuable Evidence
One TD proposed that O’Brien should be called as a witness.
# michael-mcgrath - Tuesday 19 May, 2015
# Michael Says So
# Michael Says So
The Finance Minister has been meeting with lenders.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 22 April, 2015
# Smooth Talker
# Smooth Talker
David Duffy was in front of the Oireachtas Finance Committee today, although it didn’t seem like too much of an ordeal for him…
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
# Daylight Robbery
# Daylight Robbery
Interest rates in Ireland are way out of step with the rest of Europe.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 18 March, 2015
# Analysis
# Analysis
Analysis: The party is continuing to perform poorly in opinion polls, leading some to question its direction.
# michael-mcgrath - Tuesday 17 March, 2015
# Bad Loans
# Bad Loans
Loans from so-called sub-prime lenders are four times more likely to be in arrears than those from the mainstream banks
# michael-mcgrath - Thursday 5 March, 2015
# Nest Egg
# Nest Egg
The Revenue Commissioners are investigating if any of this activity was illegal.
# michael-mcgrath - Monday 2 March, 2015
# War Of Words
# War Of Words
The Tánaiste’s claimed that Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin backed €4.5 billion in tax increases last week – but that’s not entirely accurate.
# michael-mcgrath - Tuesday 24 February, 2015
# War Of Words
# War Of Words
Varadkar’s labelling of Martin as the leader of “the third party” has not gone down well.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 11 February, 2015
# Of Course It Is
# Of Course It Is
€300 million’s worth at last count…
# michael-mcgrath - Monday 9 February, 2015
# Sure Thing
# Sure Thing
The 1% tax was planned four years ago but was delayed in Europe.
# michael-mcgrath - Sunday 25 January, 2015
# Courts
# Courts
The expenditure has reduced by about €10 million in the last six years.
# michael-mcgrath - Friday 9 January, 2015
# Keeping Schtum
# Keeping Schtum
The bank said the information is “commercially sensitive”.
# michael-mcgrath - Monday 29 December, 2014
# Mortgage Holders
# Mortgage Holders
Fianna Fáil’s Finance Spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the issue needs to be dealt with in 2015.
# michael-mcgrath - Sunday 28 December, 2014
# Hypothecated
# Hypothecated
Fianna Fáil aren’t happy with the Government’s answer.
# michael-mcgrath - Friday 19 December, 2014
# Mortgage Approvals
# Mortgage Approvals
New figures show a spike in the number of mortgage approvals.
# michael-mcgrath - Wednesday 17 December, 2014
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# michael-mcgrath - Saturday 13 December, 2014
# Ballot
# Ballot
Party leader Micheál Martin and finance spokesperson, Michael McGrath , were nominated in Cork South Central.
# michael-mcgrath - Thursday 13 November, 2014
# Payback Time
# Payback Time
Here’s what the bank’s chief would reveal today about how long that will take…