Irish Department of Finance

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1. Finance minister Brian Lenihan addresses his cancer and vows to stay in office
   January 03, 10

   Finance Minister Brain Lenihan, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer over the holidays, has planned a busy year ahead of him and has said his diagnosis should not interfere with his position in government.

2. Political shocker: Irish Finance Minister Lenihan has pancreatic cancer
   December 26, 09

   Ireland's Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is suffering from pancreatic cancer, a usually fatal disease. Lenihan, 50, was considered a future leader of

3. Cabinet members should worry about lone nuts in tough times
   December 17, 09

   Posted by TheYank at 9/28/2009 5:20 AM EDT Last night someone tried to burn down the Department of Finance building, according to RTE. No mention of who might have thrown the petrol bomb into the building, but I guess we can let our imaginations run wild to the extent that we accept it's someone with a grudge against the government and not just a random act of ...

4. U2 made almost as much money as small country in last decade
   December 17, 09

   U2’s gross earnings over 11 years could soon pass $1 billion. A list of top touring artists of the decade showed that U2 earned $844,157,925. Almost a billion fans (9,869,953) attended their shows, and they’ve played 288 concerts, all of which sold out.

5. Rich set to flee Ireland fears
   November 08, 09

   Government officials have warned Irish Minister for Finance that high earners are likely to flee Ireland if he raises taxes again in the Budget, set for next month. Currently many key Irish figures including U2 members, and billionaires

6. Labor Party leader Eamon Gilmore foresees trade union trouble in Ireland
   November 04, 09

   Labor Party leader Eamon Gilmore has claimed Ireland is “hurtling headlong into a period of conflict, strife and division.” His warning came as talks resumed between government and unions on public sector pay -- and as exchequer returns for the first 10 months of the year revealed a deficit of €22.7 ($33.7) billion.

7. Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland
   September 14, 09

   News from the 32: Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow

8. This way to the exit: Ireland needs 150,000 people to emigrate
   June 21, 09

   It seems as if the bad old days have returned with a vengeance in Ireland. Emigration is back — and it looks like it could be official government policy.

9. Ireland's credit rating lowered
   June 10, 09

   The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered its rating for Ireland from AA+ to AA.

10. Business Briefs Takings Plummet
    March 09, 09

    Figures from the Irish Department of Finance show that there was an Exchequer deficit of almost €750 million in January, compared with a surplus of almost €630 million in the same month last year. Tax receipts were down almost 19 percent from January last year, at €3.73 billion.