# Troika

5 things we learned at today's bailout press conference

There were five things worth noting from today’s press conference with Brendan Howlin and Michael Noonan. Here they are.

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Jan 19th 2012, 1:54 PM

# Emigration

Noonan: Young emigrants 'not driven away by unemployment'

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan said that emigration in most young people’s cases is being driven by “a desire to see another part of the world and live there.”

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Jan 19th 2012, 1:15 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Noonan and Howlin discuss the latest Troika review

We liveblogged events from Government HQ as the ministers hosted a press briefing on the latest EU-IMF review of Ireland.

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Jan 19th 2012, 11:56 AM

Troika to deliver report on Ireland's bailout programme

It comes amid growing talk that Ireland will need a second bailout. One economist did not rule out such a possibility this morning.

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Jan 19th 2012, 7:50 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the State sell its stake in Aer Lingus?

There has been much talk of sales of State assets as part of the IMF/EU bailout deal but is Aer Lingus one we should hold on to?

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Jan 17th 2012, 9:34 AM

Voices

Column: 10 reasons why Ireland should be praying for a second bailout

Cheap money, essential reforms, and a route away from gombeenism? A second bailout would have immense benefits for Ireland, argues NAMAwinelake.

Jan 17th 2012, 7:30 AM

Burton insists: 'Nobody is talking about a second bailout'

Joan Burton said she hoped the Troika could comeback to Ireland on their holidays after the bailout programme is completed.

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Jan 16th 2012, 8:58 AM

Sinn Féin granted meeting with Troika

But the IMF’s Ajai Chopra will not be joining in.

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Jan 16th 2012, 7:15 AM

# outspoken

Brian Hayes tells Irish people: Stop being victims and fight back

“We live in a tough, competitive world – nobody owes us a living,” Junior Minister Brian Hayes said in a strongly-worded speech delivered this evening.

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Jan 13th 2012, 8:54 PM

# Hungary

Hungary asks EU to explain legal threats over new constitution

While it continues preliminary talks on an EU-IMF bailout, the EU has also threatened legal action over Hungary’s new laws.

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Jan 12th 2012, 3:58 PM

# Second bailout

Talk of a second bailout is 'ludicrous' - Noonan

The Minister for Finance was responding to the suggestion from a Citigroup economist who said that Ireland should have a second bailout deal on standby.

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Jan 11th 2012, 2:22 PM

Brussels says discussion of second Irish bailout is 'not helpful'

Ireland’s first bailout is performing well, says a spokesman for Olli Rehn – so it’s “not particularly useful” to discuss a second one.

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Jan 10th 2012, 7:26 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…

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Jan 10th 2012, 8:34 AM

# Second bailout

Ireland 'should be praying for a second bailout', DCU economist warns

Tony Foley said only borrowing more billions from the EFSF would save Ireland from paying punitive interest rates on financial markets.

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Jan 10th 2012, 8:10 AM

Troika team back in town for latest bailout review

The EU/IMF officials are expected to focus on unemployment, negative growth, and eurozone recession fears.

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Jan 10th 2012, 7:32 AM

# Household charge

Higgins urges public to boycott 'unjust' €100 Household Charge

Socialist Clare Daly and independent Thomas Pringle both say they will neither register for, nor pay, the new household charge.

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Dec 14th 2011, 11:08 AM

Two senators nominated by Enda Kenny critical of Budget 2012

Katherine Zappone has questioned ‘external pressure’ on the Government’s choice of cuts while Jillian van Turnhout says it was not a child-friendly document.

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Dec 8th 2011, 5:37 PM

Voices

Column: The right choices - was this an Irish Budget?

Independent Senator Katherine Zappone argues that the Government succumbed to external pressure to put the requirements of the troika over greater collective recovery and sustainability.

Dec 8th 2011, 5:37 PM

GALLERY: A day of Budget protests at Leinster House

Various lobby and protest groups held demonstrations in Dublin today, to coincide with the Budget announcements. Here’s a sample.

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Dec 6th 2011, 9:53 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am: Public sector pensions hit (a bit) by new levy, mixed news on the money front, how Dublin is better than Paris, and how often do men really think about naughty things?

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Nov 30th 2011, 8:31 AM

Discussions for potential bailout happened months before announcement

IMF’s Ajai Chopra tells Prime Time special programme tonight that discussions started in summer 2010.

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Nov 28th 2011, 2:00 PM

# Protest

Sinn Féin bailout protest clashes with gardaí

One garda suffered minor injuries in the protest against the bailout in Dublin city centre this afternoon.

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Nov 21st 2011, 5:32 PM

# One Year On

The bailout in quotes: from denial to deal

A year after the government announced it was negotiating a bailout deal, TheJournal.ie takes a look back over the comments and quotes of the bailout.

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Nov 21st 2011, 8:20 AM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Catch up on the day’s main stories as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

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Nov 20th 2011, 8:07 PM

# Greece

Troika in Greece to settle details on bailout loans

Yesterday, the Greek finance minister said the country would not need to implement any further austerity measures to reach its deficit target for the year.

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Nov 19th 2011, 12:56 PM

# budget leaks

Budget leaks: State asset sell-off may not yield money for job creation

The government has said publicly it wants to use State asset sell-off revenue for job creation but confidential documents paint a different picture.

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Nov 18th 2011, 1:58 PM

# budget leaks

Budget leaks: Government to inject €250 million into credit unions

The recapitalisation figure in the leaked budget documents is significantly less than the €1 billion previously suggested by Michael Noonan – but there will be more money available in 2012 if the credit unions need it.

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Nov 18th 2011, 1:58 PM

Berlin documents were compiled six weeks BEFORE Budget Day

The documents sent to Germany’s parliamentary committees were compiled by Brussels while Ireland was busy with its election.

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Nov 18th 2011, 8:24 AM

Confusion over how Budget documents ended up in Germany

It is understood the documents were disclosed to a German finance committee after being passed to it by the EU-IMF troika.

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Nov 18th 2011, 7:13 AM

# IMF

IMF's European Department chief Antonio Borges quits

The chief of the IMF’s European department – and one of its biggest voices complimenting Ireland’s progress – steps down.

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Nov 17th 2011, 9:59 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Nov 4th 2011, 4:49 PM

# Greece

Greek government faces crunch confidence vote

Papandreou’s party holds a slight two-seat majority in the Greek parliament: can he survive today’s confidence motion?

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Nov 4th 2011, 8:42 AM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Thursday

In tonight’s Fix: Muammar Gaddafi is dead; the Race for the Áras continues apace with less than a week to polling day, and how one Tullamore pub is celebrating the death of a despot…

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Oct 20th 2011, 7:59 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Oct 20th 2011, 4:49 PM

Troika: Irish programme is succeeding but challenges ahead

Following a 10-day assessment of Ireland’s rescue package, the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund remain upbeat on the economy’s future.

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Oct 20th 2011, 2:40 PM

Govt says third review of Irish rescue programme was “successful”

Finance Minister has said that there will be a correction as close as possible to €3.6 billion in Budget 2012 and this was discussed with the Troika.

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Oct 20th 2011, 12:27 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Oct 20th 2011, 8:27 AM