Converging trends, notably digitalisation of finance, AI, and general fintech investment are supplementing rising deal activity across the categories in the Finance Dublin annual Deals of the Year Awards, as 69 deals are recognised in Mergers & Acquisitions, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Loans & Financing, and Financial Services.

Northern Trust has obtained a licence for the establishment of The Northern Trust Company, Ireland Branch (Ireland Branch). Northern Trust said “the new banking branch will provide a range of custodial, banking and capital markets...

Nine years after he stood down as Taoiseach in 2017, Enda Kenny has taken up the unpaid role of chair of Ireland for Law, the body set up by the Government after Brexit to promote the advantages of Ireland as a common law jurisdiction. Writing...

The Central Bank of Ireland is currently assessing the feedback from a Public Consultation as it formulates an updated new strategy that will be decisive for the future of IFS in Ireland through to the 2030s. The Central Bank of Ireland...

The decisions leaders make in the next five years will shape competitive advantage for the next thirty. That is not hyperbole. It reflects the accelerating, compounding impact of AI, and the reality that most organisations are still struggling to respond with clear focus, Alan Grogan, partner – AI & Technology Consulting, EY Ireland writes.

Northern Trust has obtained a licence for the establishment of The Northern Trust Company, Ireland Branch (Ireland Branch). Northern Trust said “the new banking branch will provide a range of custodial, banking and capital markets...

Ireland's Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has been re-elected for a third term as president of the Eurogroup, commencing on July 12th next for a two and a half year term.

Setting out his vision for the euro's development and stabilising role in the context of global trade uncertainty in an interview in the Finance Dublin Yearbook 2025 this month, Minister Donohoe gave a realistic but optimistic assessment of the euro's role as a stabilising entity in 2025 and going forward during his prospective third term.

The 2025 Finance Dublin Annual Deals of the Year Awards reflect a growing buoyancy of aggregate deal making in Ireland running now at a sustainable level approaching $1 bn per annum across the five Finance Dublin Deal categories of M&A, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Loans & Financing, and Financial Services, including Aviation Finance.

The Spanish Economy Minister declared his candidacy for the role of president of the Eurogroup, the influential body of EU Finance ministers responsible for policy regarding the euro, Reuters reported. Ireland's Paschal Donohoe has already declared his candidacy for a third term as president of the Eurogroup, commencing on July 12th next.

Setting out his vision for the euro's development and stabilising role in the context of global trade undertainty in an interview in the Finance Dublin Yearbook 2025 this month, Minister Donohoe gave a realistic but optimistic assessment of the euro's role as a stabilising entity in 2025 and going forward during his prospective term, which would be for a further two and a half years.

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