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# barclays - Friday 17 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

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

From TheJournal.ie Barclays

Hope for Irish jobs as Barclays announces 3,700 job losses

While 1,900 of the jobs are to be lost across France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, consulations are still underway as to where the further 1,800 jobs will be cut.

# barclays - Thursday 23 August, 2012

From The Score Bethpage Black

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

Ex-Barclays chief Bob Diamond criticised over ‘highly selective’ evidence

Head of British Treasury Select Committee inquiry into Libor scandal is highly critical of Diamond in official report.

# barclays - Friday 10 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie NAMA

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

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

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

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

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

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Nine things to know this morning…

Sign on you crazy Diamond: Barclays chief resigns

Under pressure Bob Diamond has stepped down as the bank’s chief executive after controversy over the bank’s manipulation of key interest rates.

# barclays - Monday 2 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Investigation

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.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

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

From TheJournal.ie NAMA

English court dismisses McKillen appeal against NAMA’s sale of London hotel chain

NAMA says it is “delighted” at the ruling, which ensures a “very substantial financial recovery” for the agency.

# barclays - Sunday 17 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Money Matters

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

# barclays - Wednesday 30 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Referendum

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

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Friday

All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

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

From TheJournal.ie NAMA

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

Oww

Barclays spent €35m poaching a trader… and now he’s leaving

What’s that saying about ‘what goes around comes around’?

# barclays - Wednesday 12 January, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

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.