DUBLIN, April 21 (Reuters) – Ireland’s financial regulator said the strict new capital levels Irish banks must meet will cushion losses on smaller loans and not just the riskier batches being moved to the country’s “bad bank.” (more…)
EU to extend Ireland deficit cut deadline to 2014
DUBLIN, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The European Union is set to give Ireland a one-year extension until 2014 to reduce its budget deficit to the EU’s 3 percent of gross domestic product limit, Irish media and a governing party official said on Tuesday.



