Hundreds of loans issued by State lender Microfinance Ireland (MFI) under a Covid-19 funding scheme were found to be in breach of state aid rules after an EU audit.
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has been re-elected unanimously as head of the Eurogroup, after months of speculation.
INTEREST rates need to rise by at least half a percentage point in December, the Central Bank of Ireland governor has said.
