Speeches 

This section contains the latest speeches issued by the Central Bank.  Previous speeches are available by choosing the appropriate year in the navigation menu.

 

Address by Director of Consumer Protection, Bernard Sheridan at the IBF Seminar

Address by Director of Consumer Protection, Bernard Sheridan, at the Irish Banking Federation seminar on strengthening customer relationships

Date:10 May 2012

Address by Governor Honohan for the OMFIF Golden Series on World Money

Address by Governor Honohan for the OMFIF Golden Series on World Money in London, entitled 'The return of the surprise in central banking'

Date:08 May 2012

Governor Honohan presents Mais lecture at Cass Business School, London

Governor Honohan presents Mais lecture at the Cass Business School in London entitled ‘The Experience of Financial Integration - Ireland, Britain, Europe’

Date:08 May 2012

Address by Peter Oakes, Director of Enforcement, to the ACOI

Address by Peter Oakes, Director of Enforcement to the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland entitled ‘The role of enforcement and activities of the Enforcement Directorate’

Date:08 May 2012

Opening remarks by Deputy Governor, Matthew Elderfield, at the Central Bank of Ireland Stakeholder Conference

Opening remarks by Deputy Governor, Matthew Elderfield, at the Central Bank of Ireland Stakeholder Conference, 27 April 2012

Date:27 April 2012

Address by Director of Consumer Protection, Bernard Sheridan, at the Central Bank of Ireland Stakeholder Conference

Address by Director of Consumer Protection, Bernard Sheridan, at the Central Bank of Ireland Stakeholder Conference, 27 April 2012 entitled ‘Getting it right for consumers’

Date:27 April 2012

Closing remarks by Governor Honohan, at the Central Bank of Ireland Stakeholder Conference

Closing remarks by Governor Honohan, at the Central Bank of Ireland Stakeholder Conference, 27 April 2012 entitled 'Philosophy of regulation and supervision'

Date:27 April 2012

Closing remarks by Governor Honohan at the Annual Meeting of the Irish Economic Association

Closing remarks by Governor Patrick Honohan at the Annual Meeting of the Irish Economic Association, 26 April 2012

Date:26 April 2012

Speech by Deputy Governor Stefan Gerlach on Housing Markets and Financial Stability

Speech by Deputy Governor Stefan Gerlach at the National University of Ireland, Galway on Housing Markets and Financial Stability, 20 April 2012

Date:20 April 2012

Opening statement by Governor Patrick Honohan to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform 27 March 2012

Opening statement by Governor Patrick Honohan to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform 27 March 2012

Date:27 March 2012

Address by Matthew Elderfield, Alternate Chairman, European Banking Authority and Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Ireland to the 4th CDU/CSU Congress 26 March 12

Address by Matthew Elderfield, Alternate Chairman, European Banking Authority and Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Ireland to the 4th CDU/CSU Congress in the Bundestag 26 March 2012 entitled 'European Banking Regulation and the Eurozone Crisis'

Date:26 March 2012

Address by Governor Honohan to University of Limerick Law Society 14 March 2012

Address by Governor Honohan to University of Limerick Law Society 14 March 2012 Household Indebtedness: Context, Consequences & Correction

Date:14 March 2012

Opening Remarks By Joe McNeill, Central Bank and Michael Connolly, Central Statistics Office to Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Today’s is a joint presentation by the Central Bank and the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and both institutions will make short opening statements.

Date:07 March 2012

Opening Address by Governor Patrick Honohan to the Central Bank Conference on the SME Lending Market 2 March 2012

Access of SMEs to credit and other financial services is a perennial topic for policymakers, besieged – as they often are – by frustrated entrepreneurs who, whether wishing to expand or dodging closure, are unable to access the credit necessary to do so.

Date:02 March 2012

Speech by Deputy Governor Central Bank of Ireland to Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Ireland

The mortgage arrears problem is one of the biggest remaining challenges for Ireland from the financial crisis, raising difficult consumer protection and prudential banking issues.

Date:02 March 2012

'Macro Prudential Policy in Ireland'

Address by Deputy Governor Stefan Gerlach to the ESRI, 29 February 2012

Date:29 February 2012

Address by James O'Brien to CUMA Spring Conference, Athlone

Mister Chairman, members of the Executive, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be invited here today to speak at the 2012 Spring Conference of the Credit Union Managers Association.

Date:21 February 2012

Opening Statement by Joe McNeill, Head of Statistics Division, to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

I will begin by outlining the framework for the compilation of statistics in the area of personal non-mortgage debt by the Central Bank. I will then discuss recent trends in these data, which are presented in the charts.

Date:08 February 2012

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Address By Governor Patrick Honohan at launch of book 'Bank Architecture in Dublin, A History to c.1940' by Dr. Michael O Neill, on 7 February 2012

Date:07 February 2012

Address by Governor Patrick Honohan at book launch, January 31 2012

Address by Governor Patrick Honohan at book launch, January 31 2012

Date:31 January 2012