Staff Insights

Staff Insights aim to build understanding of key economic and financial topics related to our Research Agenda. This staff-developed series draws on theory and real-world evidence to provide accessible, non-technical insights to a broad and varied audience.
Volume 1, 2025: Access or Competition? Non-bank lending to Irish Non-Financial Corporates
Authors: Barra McCarthy and Carlos Navarro Ramírez
Whether providing access to finance for SMEs or competition to traditional banks, the role of non-bank lenders has implications for financial stability.
Read Volume 1, 2025
Economic Letters and Financial Stability Notes Archive
Staff Insights replaced Economic Letters and Financial Stability Notes. An archive of those pieces is available at the links below.
Our Economic Letters series, were written for a general readership. The series provided economic and financial analysis and insight into policy-related issues, data or new indicators.
- Financial Stability Notes archive
Financial Stability Notes were authored by Central Bank of Ireland staff. The aim of the series was to contribute to understanding the risks and vulnerabilities facing the Irish and European financial system.