- George Soros mistrusts EU aid as Ireland’s default risk soars
Irish bonds have rallied since the country secured the bailout on November 28 and as the European Central Bank bought the country’s securit...
- Euro slumps to two-month low on Ireland rescue, Korea fears
The euro hit a new two-month low on Monday and equities struggled, as Ireland's bailout failed to ease eurozone debt concerns.
- Europe fixes Ireland bailout, future rescue rules
The euro sank to a two-month low on Monday in a nervous first reaction to a multibillion-dollar bailout for Ireland that European governmen...
- Ireland unveils new budget, EU defends economies
Ireland has unveiled a 15-billion-euro austerity package as part of its requirements to unlock an international bailout, slashing public se...
- Irish bailout 'around 85 billion euros': France
The international bailout for debt-ridden Ireland will likely be worth around 85 billion euros, France's budget minister Francois Baroin sa...
- Ireland set to redraw banking map
Ireland's banks will be pruned down, merged or sold as part of a massive EU-IMF bailout taking shape, the government said on Monday.
- Ireland agrees for EU-IMF rescue package to avoid bankruptcy
Ending weeks of opposition to a European Union bailout, heavily-indebted Ireland has agreed finally with the EU and the International Monet...
- Irish cabinet meets on crisis plan as bailout looms
The meeting comes as the Irish officials hold a fourth day of tense talks with the European Union, European Central Bank and International ...
- Europe, IMF launch 'urgent' Irish rescue mission
Europe and the International Monetary Fund announced on Tuesday the launch of an urgent mission to Dublin to finalise emergency support for...
- Ireland recession worst in developed world: IMF
Ireland faces the worst recession in the developed world and a particularly long struggle to bail out its property-crippled banks, the Inte...
- Blarney stone blunder
Ireland is ready to echo US line on resettlement of Gu'tnamo detainees.
- Hewlett Packard to create 500 jobs in Ireland
Hewlett Packard is to create 500 jobs with an 23-million-dollar expansion of its global service desk operation in Leixlip, County Kildare s...
- Up to 120,000 protest in recession-hit Ireland
Up to 120,000 protesters brought Dublin city centre to a standstill on Saturday over government austerity measures aimed at stabilising the...
- Bank of Ireland 1H profit down 32% on bad loans
Bank of Ireland's profits fell 32 percent in the first half of its fiscal year because of swelling bad loans, the country's second-largest ...
- Merkel slams Ireland over bank guarantees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Ireland's unilateral move to protect its banks as "unacceptable" Tuesday, saying Dublin had not ...
- Ireland steps in to protect banks after share slump
Ireland stepped in to protect its banking sector from the global financial crisis on Tuesday, announcing a guarantee on all deposits and se...
- French President to discuss EU crisis in Ireland
French President Nicolas Sarkozy heads to Dublin on Monday to discuss the way forward after Ireland's shock rejection of a key EU treaty.