Ireland
NAMA says Irish public good at risk from court case
DUBLIN, Feb 22 - Ireland's state-run "bad bank" warned on Wednesday that it would not be able to operate for the public good if developer Treasury Holdings wins a challenge over the way parts of the property group's business were put into receivership.
Nine cleared of murder in Northern Irish supergrass trial
BELFAST - Nine men accused of murder in the biggest trial of suspected militants in Northern Ireland for more than 20 years were acquitted on Wednesday after a judge branded the prosecution's so-called chief "supergrass" witnesses as liars.
Irish utility ESB posts 40 pct drop in H1 profit
* H1 pretax profit of 81.9 mln euros vs 137.3 mln yr earlier
China impressed by Ireland's hi-tech industries
DUBLIN - Ireland's reputation as a technology hub is a big draw for China, the Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping said at the end of a three-day visit, his only European Union stop on a world tour.
Mainstream, Goldwind to build 70 MW Chile wind farm
LONDON, Feb 20 - Ireland's Mainstream Renewable Power and Chinese wind turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. have formed a 50-50 joint venture to build a 70 megawatt wind farm in Chile, the firms said on Monday.
RPT-BRIEF-Bank of Ireland says return to debt mkts will take time
DUBLIN, Feb 20 - Bank of Ireland : * CEO says will take a while to return to unsecured debt mkts, will need to see state do so first
UPDATE 3-Bank of Ireland seen on the turn after profit fall
* Underlying 2011 operating profit 411 mln euros vs 1 bln in 2010
Bank of Ireland watching tracker mortgage moves closely
DUBLIN, Feb 20 - Bank of Ireland has not discussed moving its loss-making tracker mortgage book off its balance sheet but will closely watch any developments should any of the country's other lenders do so, its chief executive said on Monday.
CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Bank of Ireland seen on the turn after profit fall
* Underlying 2011 operating profit 411 mln euros vs 1 bln in 2010
Ross backs Bank of Ireland CEO ahead of probe-report
DUBLIN, Feb 20 - One of Bank of Ireland's major shareholders, U.S. billionaire Wilbur Ross, threw his support behind the bank's Chief Executive Richie Boucher on Monday ahead of a possible investigation by the country's central bank.
Interactive
Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears
VIENNA/TEHRAN - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's latest mission to Iran failed to budge a defiant Tehran over its disputed nuclear program, sending oil prices to a nine-month high over fears of an increasing risk of confrontation with the West.
Greeks on the street
Greeks smashing windows and setting fire to shops and banks in a fury of opposition to yet more austerity is gripping, but not unique. There are underlying elements than make such uprisings more common in Greece than elsewhere.
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