Live Breaking News & Updates on Seamus coffey

Spend and be damned? Minister for Finance walks a budget spending tightrope

Budget planning sees the return of the economic debate of when is a spending limit a spending limit as the Fiscal Council issues another warning to ministers McGrath and Donohoe, writes Ronan Smyth

Ireland , Irish , Seamus-coffey , Michael-mcgrath , Michael-noonan , Paschal-donohoe , Micheal-mcmahon , Sebastian-barnes , John-mchale , Michael-mcmahon , Central-bank , European-central-bank

Government parks spending rule again as analysts fear perils of overheating the economy

Revised budgetary package draws criticism from Ifac over return to pro-cyclical policies that have traditionally undermined economy

Ireland , Dublin , Irish , Conall-maccoille , Michael-mcgrath , Seamus-coffey , Paschal-donohoe , Taylor-swift , Sebastian-barry , Dermot-oleary , Gabriel-makhlouf , Christine-lagarde

AIB to hike interest rates

There's more bad news for mortgage holders as an interest rate hike by AIB takes effect from today.

Seamus-coffey , European-central-bank ,

Can we compare living standards here with those in the UK and the EU?

Smart Money: Different ways of measuring financial wellbeing across different timeframes mean comparing like with like is anything but straightforward

Ireland , Netherlands , Germany , United-kingdom , France , Irish , Britain , German , Adele-bergin , Seamus-coffey , John-fitzgerald , Seamus-mcguinness

Apple tax case: The state of play as decade-long saga of the €13bn enters final chapter

European Commission’s last-ditch effort to make Apple pay the Republic more than €13 billion of alleged back taxes came before EU’s highest court this week

Sweden , Ireland , Denmark , Jersey , Washington , United-states , Brussels , Bruxelles-capitale , Belgium , Luxembourg , Netherlands , California