Ireland
Irish central bank calls for risk control review
IRELAND - Ireland's central bank on Wednesday said it had told all the country's credit institutions to review their risk control systems in the wake of the $691 million trading scandal at Allied Irish Banks.
Irish c bank "seriously concerned" by AIB report
IRELAND - The Central Bank of Ireland said Thursday it is "seriously concerned" by what has emerged from the so-called Ludwig report into fraudulent trading activities at Allied Irish Banks PLC (U.ALB).
New man taking over at head of Irish central bank
IRELAND - Irishman John Hurley becomes the newest member of the European Central Bank's governing council on Monday when he takes up the reins as governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
Auditing guide on banks
IRELAND - Auditors of banks have been issued with guidance notes to help them decide when they should report matters of concern to the Central Bank. Similar practice notes from the Auditing Practices Board will be issued for the auditing of insurers and…
Fake note scam hits 50 shops
IRELAND - Forged euro notes were handed in to 50 Irish businesses last week, it emerged yesterday.
Banks review systems for managing risk
UK - Risk managers at banks in Britain and Ireland are re-examining defences against rogue traders following the loss of $750m (£532m) by Allied Irish Banks last week.
Punt passes away quietly
IRELAND - The Irish pound ceased to be legal tender from midnight on Saturday as Ireland became the second country within the eurozone - after the Netherlands - to ditch its old notes and coins.
Top civil servant to be new governor in Ireland
IRELAND - Mr John Hurley, the senior civil servant in the Department of Finance, will be the new governor of the Central Bank. The incumbent, Mr Maurice O'Connell, has indicated to the Minister for Finance, Mr Charlie McCreevy that he will be stepping…
Shoppers and forgers move to euro
EUROPE - Two weeks after the launch of euro notes and coins, more than 90% of transactions in Ireland are being made in the currency, the country's official changeover body said.
Euros become majority currency in Ireland
IRELAND - The amount of euros in circulation has for the first time surpassed the amount of pounds in circulation, according to latest figures from the Central Bank of Ireland. At close of business on Thursday, the Central Bank had issued 148 million…
Banknote and Coin Circulation Figures - Ireland
PRESS RELEASE - Banknote and Coin Circulation Figures, 8 January 2002.
Ireland's euro transition outpaces EU
IRELAND - Ireland is outpacing other euro-zone countries in the euro changeover with the number of Irish pounds in circulation falling almost twice as fast as other national currencies, reports an Irish newspaper.
First euro coins to be rolled out today
NETHERLANDS - Preparations for the changeover to euro notes and coins take a key psychological step forward today as citizens of France, Ireland and the Netherlands become the first in the eurozone to get their hands on the new euro coins.
Distribution of euros to start tomorrow
GERMANY - The mass distribution in Europe of new cash in euros begins tomorrow, when France, the Netherlands and Ireland begin to sell packets of euro coins to the public. Other countries will follow in the days ahead.
Irish government hold on c bank gov post must end
ARTICLE - It is likely the Government will appoint a new governor for the Central Bank of Ireland within the next few months. Although the incumbent, Mr Maurice O'Connell, was appointed to a second term earlier this year, it is understood that he will…
€ Euro - Luck of the Irish thwarted
IRELAND - When David Hickey instructed his bank in Dublin to transfer funds to an account in Spain, he never expected to end up in court, fingerprinted, handcuffed and facing possible criminal charges.
Speech by Christopher Allsopp of Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by Christopher Allsopp, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, delivered in the Scott Policy Seminar Series of the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre (NIERC), 19 September.
The Bundesbank's view on the world economy
SPEECH - Speech by Ernst Welteke President of the Deutsche Bundesbank delivered at the Annual Members' Dinner of the Financial Services Industry Association in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday 4 September.
Welteke: Signs pointing to recovery in 2nd half
IRELAND - Deutsche Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke Tuesday 4 Sep expressed hopes that Germany's economic growth rate will begin to pick up later this year.
The euro changeover in the Irish context
SPEECH - Statement by Mr Maurice O'Connell, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, to the Irish Parliamentary Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, in Dublin on 18 July.
Central Bank of Ireland, Bulletin, Summer 2001
IRELAND - The Central Bank of Ireland has published its Bulletin for Summer 2001.
Euro 2002 Information Campaign
SPEECH - Wim Duisenberg, has delivered a speech at a conference hosted by the Central Bank of Ireland, in Dublin on 20 June at the Bank of Ireland's Arts Centre.
Irish may reject Nice Treaty
IRELAND - Just over 30 percent of Irish voters took part in a referendum on the Nice Treaty on 7 June. RTE, the Irish state broadcaster, says early indications are that "there is a strong possibility the Nice Treaty may have been rejected by the voters."
OECD praises Irish economy
IRELAND - The OECD has praised the Irish government's management of its economy and played down the prospect of it overheating.