Ireland’s Prime Minister-designate Leo Varadkar is to scrap plans to set aside €1 billion ($1.1 billion) per year into a “rainy day fund” and will instead use the resources to fund infrastructure, the Sunday Business Post newspaper reported.
Finance Minister Michael Noonan, who is to step down once Varadkar is confirmed as Ireland’s new prime minister by the Parliament nextRead more
Ireland's finance minister said on Monday he expects Prime Minister Enda Kenny - who has already said he will not lead his party into an election due next year - to say on Wednesday when he will step down.
With calls increasing for Kenny to spell out his plans, his spokesman said he would not comment until a meeting ofRead more