Bonus
# bonus - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Matthew Elderfield steps down as Financial Regulator (and waives €100k bonus)
Elderfield, who has been the financial regulator for three years, is returning to London to pursue other interests.
# bonus - Monday 22 October, 2012
Conor Murray happy to play the hero again after day to forget in Paris
The Munster scrum-half scored his third try of the season to put his team on the right track to a bonus point win.
# bonus - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Ulster Bank boss says he will give up bonus
The change of heart came just hours after he had repeatedly refused to discuss giving up his bonus earlier today.
# bonus - Saturday 19 May, 2012
Vending machine doles out mountain bikes and surfboards to chuffed Americans
The British Columbia tourist board came up with a unique way to tempt sports lovers and outdoor enthusiasts north of the border.
# bonus - Sunday 29 April, 2012
Cheers lads! Heineken Cup rugby confirmed for Connacht after Ulster and Leinster wins
The men from the west were celebrating after this weekend’s results mean European rugby will return to Galway next year.
# bonus - Friday 10 February, 2012
As it happened: Ulster v Dragons Pro12
We went minute-by-minute for the Dragons visit to Ravenhill tonight.
# bonus - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
EBS workers vote to end ’13th month’ strike action
94 per cent of Unite members withdraw their action and to accept a deal brokered at the Labour Relations Commission last week.
# bonus - Monday 30 January, 2012
Under-fire RBS chief Stephen Hester waives £1m bonus
Stephen Hester, whose bank is 82 per cent owned by the British taxpayer, gives up his bonus to avoid becoming a ‘pariah’.
The 9 at 9: Monday
The 9 stories you need to know this morning, including the latest on the woman’s body found in a bag in Dublin, today’s EU summit, and the banker who is giving back his bonus…
# bonus - Saturday 28 January, 2012
Public outcry over banker’s €1 million bonus
The head of Royal Bank of Scotland is on a salary of £1.2 million (€1.4 million) and last year received a bonus worth around £2 million (€2.38 million).
# bonus - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
EBS workers call off strike over ’13th month’ payment
Staff at the building society were due to walk out tomorrrow, but have agreed to LRC talks with management.
# bonus - Wednesday 11 January, 2012
EBS staff to hold second strike over ’13th month’ payment
Staff will picket EBS branches and the offices of its parent bank AIB, in protest at the withholding of a December payment.
# bonus - Tuesday 20 December, 2011
EBS staff begin strike action over ’13th month’ payment
Staff at the State-owned building society say their ‘Scrooge-like’ employer is withholding an annual payment of four weeks’ pay.
# bonus - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
EBS staff vote to strike over Christmas payment
A majority of UNITE members at the building society vote to pursue action over the withholding of a ’13th month’ payment.
# bonus - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
EBS cancels Christmas payments for staff
Staff are balloting for strike action after the building society said there would be no traditional Christmas payment for employees. The payment has been made every year for the past 45 years.
# bonus - Friday 30 September, 2011
Fingleton expenses “will infuriate” people, says Hannigan
Dominic Hannigan, the Labour Party TD, has said this highlights the need for increased powers for Oireachtas committees, which will be decided by referendum next month.
# bonus - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
Noonan pushes for repayment of Fingleton’s Irish Nationwide bonus
The Minister for Finance has asked that the board of the newly formed IBRC continue to push for the return of €1 million paid to the former Irish Nationwide chief in 2009.
# bonus - Wednesday 29 June, 2011
NTMA staff paid an average of €7,700 in 2010 bonuses
NAMA staff are among those who received additional payments for 2010. Two million euro was paid out in total.
# bonus - Friday 17 June, 2011
Bank offer brings sizeable bonus
Permanent TSB’s scheme for tracker mortgage customers netted both parties a generous amount of money.
# bonus - Wednesday 15 December, 2010
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you really need to know by 9am: Ireland grapples with questions on the bailout, banks and bonuses for top civil servants.
































