David Murphy

Economics and Public Affairs Editor

NAMA: The developers, the banks and the fallout

This weekend Ireland's bad bank closes its doors for the final time. Amid huge controversy and public protests, the National Assets Management Agency, was born in late 2009 at the height of the financial collapse, writes David Murphy.

Analysis and Comment • 14 hrs

NAMA to shut down 16 years after financial collapse

The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) will be dissolved at midnight tonight, 16 years after it was set up to take over the property loans of the Irish banks.

Business • 31 Jul

a black and orange ATM machine outside a PTSB branch

PTSB shareholders vote in favour of €1.6bn takeover offer

Shareholders in PTSB have voted 91% in favour of a takeover of the bank by Austria's Bawag group.

Business • 30 Jul

Micheal Martin arrives to attend the EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels

Cabinet told to identify cuts to business red tape

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Enterprise Minister Peter Burke have written to other Cabinet members asking them to cut red tape for business and respond with a list of actions by the end of September.

Business • 24 Jul

MetroLink, Galway ring road among fast-tracked projects

The Government has announced a list of projects which are to be fast-tracked under new legislation which prioritises critical infrastructure, with Dublin's MetroLink and the Galway ring road among them.

Ireland • 24 Jul

A business woman stands at a lecturn with Europeann signage in the background

ECB keeps rates unchanged, September hike stays in play

The European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged today, but at their meeting some ECB governors asked whether the bank should hike rates.

Business • 23 Jul

Govt's management of finances 'poor planning' - IFAC

The State's fiscal watchdog has said that the Government's management of the public finances points to "poor planning and budgeting".

Business • 22 Jul

Bank of Ireland eyes domestic economic growth of 3.5%

Bank of Ireland has forecast that the domestic economy will expand by 3.5% this year and 2.5% in 2027.

Business • 22 Jul

L-R Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Finance Minister Simon Harris speaking to the media at the department of Finance in Dublin about the Spring Economic Statement. PA

€1.5 billion for tax cuts in Budget - Economic Statement

There will be €1.5 billion available for reducing tax in the Budget in October, according to the Government's Summer Economic Statement.

Politics • 22 Jul

Aerial shot of an industrial looking plant

Unpalatable prospect faces Govt on Aughinish Alumina

The Government is inching towards an increasingly difficult political and economic prospect with the Russian-controlled Aughinish Alumina plant, writes Economics and Public Affairs Correspondent David Murphy.

Analysis and Comment • 18 Jul