Barclays
# barclays - Today’s News
10 great products to make more of your garden
Say no to gnomes this summer with IKEA garden furniture.
# barclays - Friday 17 May, 2013
Column: How practising mindfulness can help your work life
Some of the world’s most successful companies are investing in mindfulness training for their employees to help them deal better with stress and workplace challenges, writes Joanne O’Malley
# barclays - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
# barclays - Thursday 23 August, 2012
Hot streak: Harrington birdies four straight to lead The Barclays
The Dubliner carded a seven-under par 64 on day one in New York. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are four and five shots back.
# barclays - Saturday 18 August, 2012
# barclays - Friday 10 August, 2012
Property developer Patrick McKillen loses court action
The property developer brought action against NAMA, Derek Quinlan and the Barclay brothers in relation to the sale of an €800 million debt.
# barclays - Monday 23 July, 2012
Column: HSBC funnelled money for drug kingpins? This isn’t surprising.
We’re not surprised any more by unscrupulous behaviour by banks – but HSBC’s actions are as bad as it gets, writes Nick Leeson.
# barclays - Friday 20 July, 2012
Column: Here’s why Ireland is failing. Have you heard of Dibor?
In the UK, a banking scandal has prompted high-level resignations and heavy fines. In Ireland our reaction is very different, writes William Campbell.
# barclays - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
Column: Make an example of bankers. Just do it.
Former trader Nick Leeson says an example was quite rightly made of him when his actions led to the collapse of Barings Bank – why isn’t that happening now?
# barclays - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
# barclays - Monday 2 July, 2012
UK to hold banking inquiry over lending rates scandal
David Cameron announced the inquiry in parliament this morning over the major scandal involving inter-bank lending rates.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things to know this morning…
# barclays - Sunday 1 July, 2012
RBS traders fired months ago over rate-fixing – report
Revelation comes after RBS confirmed it is one of the banks being investigated over manipulation of inter-bank lending rates.
# barclays - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
# barclays - Sunday 17 June, 2012
Could Ireland ever become a totally cash-free country?
Irish people take out more money from ATMs than anyone else in Europe. So could we ever move to an electronic-only system?
# barclays - Monday 11 June, 2012
The rich Irish hold their wealth…in treasure*
*Well, 10 per cent of it.
# barclays - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
Fine Gael criticises referendum parody ads as ‘desperate last minute tactics’
The ads, which link to the Fine Gael website, are the work of the UK political blogger Guido Fawkes who said they were “good craic”.
# barclays - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
McKillen accuses brothers of acting ‘unlawfully’ in London hotel takeover
Reclusive developer Paddy McKillen accuses the Barclay brothers of acting illegally to win control of a luxury London hotel chain.
# barclays - Friday 9 March, 2012
The Daily Fix: Friday
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
# barclays - Saturday 10 December, 2011
‘No jerks’ rule at UK bank led to 30 staff leaving, CEO says
Barclays boss Bob Diamond cited an incident in which five bankers spent £44,000 on wine at a meal to celebrate their bonuses.
# barclays - Friday 4 November, 2011
Boss who called for end to “period of remorse” insists banks “can be cuddly”
Barclay’s CEO Bob Diamond struck a more conciliatory tone in a keynote lecture in London last night.
# barclays - Thursday 29 September, 2011
NAMA completes €800m deal to sell luxury London hotel loans
The sale of €800m in debts of a luxury London hotel chain is the National Treasury Management Agency’s biggest sale to date.
# barclays - Thursday 18 August, 2011
# barclays - Wednesday 12 January, 2011
Poll: Is the period of remorse for bankers over?
Is it time we all stopped looking for heads on a plate, and started looking for ways to move forward? Or has the period of remorse and apology not even begun?
# barclays - Friday 17 September, 2010
IMF says it doesn’t think Ireland needs its help
The International Monetary Fund praises the efforts to prop up the banking system as bond yields reach another all-time high.
Bonds hit all-time record as default fears continue
The interest rate on Irish government borrowings brushed a record 6.1%, amid fears the IMF may be called in.










































