The economic prospects for Ireland get bleaker. "Fear are mounting that Ireland could default on its soaring national debt pile, amid continuing worries about its troubled banking sector. The cost of buying insurance against Irish government bonds rose to record highs on Friday, having almost tripled in a week. Debt-market investors now rank Ireland as the most troubled economy in Europe. Simon Jo...

The Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee is holding a joint seminar with the Scottish Trades Union Congress to explore what Scotland can learn from the economic and social systems of Ireland, Norway and Sweden.

I read that Peter Sutherland, the Irish chairman of energy giant BP, the world’s fourth-largest company, says that Ireland’s economy has remained afloat solely because of the country’s membership of the euro. Speaking to The Irish Times at the Davos economic forum in Switzerland, Mr Sutherland said that if Ireland was not in the single European currency, the Irish economy would b...

A feasibility study into offshore renewables and grid potential is to be conducted by the Scottish Government in partnership with the Government of Ireland and Northern Ireland Executive, it has been announced.

This article touches on economic problems facing Ireland . Ireland, Spain and some of the Eastern European countries had an economic boom that put Britain's in the shade in the pre-2008 decade. On some measures, Ireland overtook the UK in terms of GDP per head. However, the boom seems to have come to an abrupt halt. The halt of the boom as also made people notice dodgy behaviour from bankers, busi...

When Salmond first went to America as First Minister, he made a big speech about the Scottish economy, outlining his ambition to first copy and then emulate Ireland's economic success. He then give this interview to CNBC - much of the content of which is at the very least mildy uncomfortable for the SNP now. Not half as disturbing as this report about the state of Ireland's economy today...

Leslie Cree MLA, Ulster Unionist Party Spokesperson for Enterprise Trade and Investment has raised questions about Arlene Foster's handling of Northern Ireland's economy. The latest Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Quarterly Review says that there is overwhelming evidence that Northern Ireland's economy is now in recession and in a much worse position than other parts of the United Kingdom...

I read with interest the report of the Irish Parliament’s sub-Committee on the future of Ireland in the EU which was released yesterday.  I addressed this committee when I was in Ireland, as did 119 other people from a range of organisations, including No campaigners, journalists, business people and academics.  I found the report well

"What you need to know about Ireland's economic crisis is that it's not about Ireland: a small country of slightly more than 4 million people and an economy of roughly $200 billion. It's about Europe. For decades, Europe has pursued two great political projects. One is the democratic welfare state, designed to improve economic justice through various social safety nets. The other is...

The British government is offering Ireland aid to help stabilise its economy.