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# Prom Night

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# prom night revisited
Joan Collins says the Supreme Court "sided against the Irish people" in rejecting her promissory note appeal
Earlier, the State’s highest court rejected the independent TD’s challenge to the decision to use public money to aid institutions like Anglo Irish Bank in 2010.
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Dec 16th 2016, 1:13 PM
# Prom Night
Joan Collins' prom note appeal makes it all the way to the Supreme Court today
The deputy’s challenge against the €31 billion promissory note deal was rejected by the High Court.
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Apr 5th 2016, 6:01 AM
# counting the cost
Here's how much the wind up of IBRC has cost us so far
The details of costs to the State are contained in a report by liquidator KPMG published today
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Jun 6th 2014, 3:32 PM
# Prom Night
Teenager takes his great-granny to school dance - because she never had one
“Can’t wait to see my beautiful date in her stunning dress,” the 19-year-old tweeted before the dance.
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May 2nd 2014, 9:09 AM
# Money Back Special
IBRC is paying us back €12.9 billion
And even more cash could come from IBRC if it sells off the rest of its loan portfolio.
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Apr 25th 2014, 1:07 PM
# Done Deal
IBRC staff set for redundancy payments of up to €18,000
New payments plan will cover lower paid former workers at Anglo and Irish Nationwide.
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Apr 25th 2014, 11:54 AM
# serious concerns
Honohan told to 'stand up to the ECB' as Frankfurt puts the pressure on last year's deal
In it’s annual report published yesterday, the ECB says that, “liquidation of the IBRC raises serious monetary financing concerns”.
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Apr 8th 2014, 8:52 AM
# top dog
Noonan named as Europe's Finance Minister of the Year by 'The Banker'
The Financial Times’ magazine said that Noonan was awarded the accolade because of his “extraordinary progress” since taking the job in 2011.
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Jan 8th 2014, 3:16 PM
# Review 2013
The day Enda got a political wallop and 7 other moments that defined the political year
Promissory note gone, abortion legislated for, the Seanad retained, and the bailout exited – here are few key moments from the past 12 months.
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Dec 28th 2013, 8:30 PM
# Oireachtas Bars
17 TDs admit they’ve had an alcoholic drink before going into the Dáil chamber
“If a TD has a pint or two I don’t think that’s a problem for me and I don’t think it’s a problem for the citizens of the country either,” Labour chief whip Emmet Stagg has told TV3′s Midweek programme.
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Nov 20th 2013, 11:00 PM
# Bankers
Union representing IBRC staff to meet with LRC chief Kieran Mulvey next week
The Irish Bank Officials Association says that the meeting is evidence of the legitimacy of IBRC staff’s claims over redundancy packages being cut.
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Sep 11th 2013, 10:02 AM
# ibrc
Data breach involving payments to current and former IBRC staff
Dozens of current and former staff at the former Anglo Irish Bank have been affected by the data breach.
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Aug 23rd 2013, 7:26 PM
# Dáil Bar
Sinn Féin says Dáil bar opening hours referred to Oireachtas committee
The recent late-night sitting of the Dáil to discuss the abortion bill and the infamous lapgate incident has reignited debate about the appropriateness of bar opening hours in Leinster House.
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Jul 25th 2013, 9:16 PM
# revealed
Some TDs drank during abortion debate... and 'one or two were a bit wobbly'
TDs have denied there was a “mad drunken session” as the Dáil debated the abortion bill on Wednesday and Thursday but questions have arisen out of the lapgate incident and the Dáil bar being open until 5am.
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Jul 13th 2013, 7:15 AM
# busting out
Girl barred from school prom... as her 'breasts were too big'
“You can’t compare a golf ball to a grapefruit,” her mother said.
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Jun 4th 2013, 6:27 PM
# Date
Dwyane Wade is a little old to be going to the prom
The Miami Heat all-star guard made a fan’s dream with his guest appearance.
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May 21st 2013, 10:37 AM
Voices
'All we're looking for is a fair deal' - An IBRC worker on the impact of liquidation
Since the bank formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank was liquidated last month ordinary workers have been left in the dark as to their fate and that of redundancy packages they’d agreed prior to ‘promnight’. Here, an employee speaks out…
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Mar 22nd 2013, 6:30 AM
# Prom Night
Gerry Adams: There were some TDs intoxicated on night of promissory note debate
The Sinn Fein president told TheJournal.ie this week that while the “vast majority of TDs probably don’t take a sup at all” there were some who were drunk during the debate on legislation to liquidate IBRC.
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Mar 2nd 2013, 8:00 AM
# Promissory Note
Video: Noonan accuses Donnelly of 'lying', quickly withdraws remark
A debate on the promissory note arrangement saw sharp exchanges between the independent TD and the Finance Minister last night.
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Feb 13th 2013, 8:47 AM
# Prom Night
Timeline: The 24 hours that secured the promissory note deal
It was dramatic, chaotic, uncertain and very confusing as Ireland struck a deal to tear up the promissory notes and repay Anglo’s debts over a longer period. Here’s how it unfolded…
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Feb 9th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Promissory notes
Businesses and financial institutions hail promissory notes deal
Danske Bank Markets said it now expects rating agencies to upgrade Ireland’s status while businesses say the deal will improve consumer confidence.
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Feb 8th 2013, 8:19 AM
# Prom Night
22 things we’ll still have, even if the ECB takes everything
These are Ireland’s REAL assets.
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Feb 7th 2013, 10:14 PM
# Budget 2014
Here's how the IBRC deal takes €1bn off next year’s Budget
The Department of Finance has put together these figures to illustrate the benefit to Budgets 2014 and 2015.
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Feb 7th 2013, 10:13 PM
# Promissory notes
Central Bank says ECB deal will 'contribute to financial stability'
The independent body, which takes over ownership of the promissory notes in the deal, welcomes the moves.
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Feb 7th 2013, 8:24 PM
# Promissory notes
Bonds: Fianna Fáil's 'qualified welcome', Sinn Féin says it will cost people €14,000
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said there will be €1 billion of interest on the bonds every year.
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Feb 7th 2013, 4:50 PM
# Promissory notes
Kenny: First payment on new Government bonds in 2038
The final payment of the bonds that replace the promissory notes will take place in 2053.
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Feb 7th 2013, 3:21 PM
# Promissory notes
TDs question lack of debate on promissory notes
Deputies Micheál Martin and Peadar Tóibín both criticised the lack of facility for debate on the issue in the Dáil today.
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Feb 7th 2013, 2:16 PM
# Prom Night
So, what if #PromNight was a real prom?
Michael Noonan, Enda Kenny and the lads head to the Leinster House High Debs…
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Feb 7th 2013, 1:15 PM
# Prom Night
Video: TDs argue over when to start debating the IBRC liquidation bill
“Could I honourably suggest that if you want some order from the government TDs then perhaps you should close the Dáil bar.”
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Feb 7th 2013, 12:11 PM
# Prom Night
'Is this the Gathering?': The very best #promnight tweets
Whatever happens, we’ll tweet our way out of this.
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Feb 7th 2013, 11:26 AM
# Promissory notes
Explainer: What happened last night? Why was IBRC liquidated? What happens now?
Why on earth were the Dáil and Seanad sitting until the small hours of this morning? This might help…
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Feb 7th 2013, 11:04 AM
# Prom Night
Hayes: "Substantial contingency planning" by government on IBRC
He also said that Ireland is the most likely country to get back to the markets due to the “extraordinary patience and hard work” of its people over the last five years.
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Feb 7th 2013, 10:40 AM
# Prom Night
TDs vote to liquidate IBRC in dramatic late-night Dáil sitting
TDs voted by 113 votes to 35 to wind down the former Anglo, laying off its employees with immediate effect.
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Feb 7th 2013, 3:50 AM
# Prom Night
LIVE: Seanad debates legislation to liquidate IBRC
Watch live from the Seanad Chamber as members deliberate on whether to immediately wind down the former Anglo.
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Feb 7th 2013, 3:18 AM
# Prom Night
Here’s how every TD voted on the Bill to liquidate IBRC
Here’s the total voting chart for how the Dáil divided on its final decision to liquidate the former Anglo Irish Bank.
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Feb 7th 2013, 3:07 AM
AS IT HAPPENED
Dáil approves Bill to liquidate IBRC
Catch up with text commentary from the Dáil as TDs voted to wind up the former Anglo.
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Feb 7th 2013, 1:20 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you support swapping the promissory note for long-term bonds?
The government wants to issue long-term bonds to get rid of the IBRC promissory notes. What do you think?
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Feb 6th 2013, 9:45 PM
# ibrc
President Higgins returning to Ireland to consider IBRC legislation
Michael D Higgins has interrupted a trip to Italy to make himself available if the Oireachtas passes an IBRC bill tonight.
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Feb 6th 2013, 9:15 PM
# ibrc
Here’s the schedule for the Dáil’s late-night IBRC sitting
It’ll be a late one in the Dail.
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Feb 6th 2013, 9:07 PM
# ibrc
Chief Whip says leaking of elements of IBRC plan is ‘unfortunate’
Paul Kehoe: “The Minister for Finance has taken action to secure the stability of IBRC in the face of these leaks.”
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Feb 6th 2013, 8:48 PM
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