The Last Post Matt Cooper: Claims that Nama was a success need to be taken with a mountain of salt State’s bad bank had a most arduous task in cleaning up Ireland’s broken banking system, but it had its many, many critics
Nama Nama redundancy and bonus payments top €23 million after 2023 bump More than €15 million has spent on staff redundancy and retention schemes between 2015 and 2023
Nama Nama staff get €20m in termination payments and €2m in bonusesNama is to wind down by the end of 2025 with staff being incentivised through bespoke retention and redundancy packages to remain with the agency
Business Post's View Editorial: Questions remain for Nama as state looks to finally close door on financial crashIreland’s ‘bad bank’ will finally be wound down in 2025 after significant controversy over its activities
Out Of Office Out of Office: AIB makes bank; Nama no more The Business Post gets you up to date with the big stories of the day
Nama Analysis: 15 years after the creation of Ireland’s ‘bad bank’, Nama begins its wind downRealising the full extent of its projected return will require good market conditions and retaining staff on the look out for other opportunities
Economy Nama to return €4.9bn to economy by end of next year Government said state’s asset manager is on course to wind down in the next two years
Property Urbeo names Anthony Sweetman as managing partnerSweetman has been partner and development director of the residential property firm since 2019
Nama €6.4m report into Nama’s Project Eagle sent to key playersCost of the commission has so far reached €6.4 million
Economy Over 400 new homes delivered from Nama sites in 2023National Asset Management Agency generated €319 million cash last year
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Johnny Ronan’s soaring ambitions still rising despite firm’s restructuring The developer is planning to build Dublin’s tallest building and a deep-water port in Meath, even as he ‘invites’ Bank of Ireland to appoint a receiver to manage some of his firm’s assets
Housing Nama boss: ‘significant obstacles’ to delivering sufficient housingBrendan McDonagh told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) planning costs and judicial reviews are slowing development
Nama Nama probe delays submission of final report until next year Timeframe for commission of investigation’s work now extended to March 31, 2024
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Stingy banks are coining it – but that’s mainly thanks to depositors and taxpayersIt’s 15 years since the financial system was bailed out – and with the three main lenders now sitting on bumper profits, maybe it’s time to tax the sector more heavily
Housing Glass Bottle consortium was ‘anxious’ to buy Nama’s stake in Poolbeg siteOpposition parties had called on Nama to transfer its investment to the local authority
Comment Eoin Ó Broin: Government must pick up the pieces of smashed Irish Glass Bottle schemeNama’s sale of its 20 per cent stake in the Poolbeg SDZ has put paid to the affordable homes required in the scheme, so the state must buy the homes and suck up the difference
Politics Finance veteran appointed to Nama board as agency continues wind-down operationSinéad Curry will make ‘valuable contribution’ to state’s bad bank as it works to sell off its remaining portfolio
Finance Nama gave 97.5% discount to borrower’s relative on loan sale due to ‘intimidation'Agency sold loans with €10m face value for €265k after running out of other options
Housing Government accused of ‘inaction’ after Nama sells last Glass Bottle site stake Sale will make delivery of ‘genuinely affordable homes’ all the more difficult, says Sinn Féin
Politics NAMA reports profit of €81 million in 2022Agency says it has funded or facilitated the delivery of close to 30,000 new homes since 2014