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S&P downgrades Ireland over growing debt to prop up banks

The rating agency says the EU/IMF loan averted an even deeper downgrade.

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The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nine things you really need to know by 9am: the big chill; pushing for a bailout deal; and the Limerick community which helped a mother keep her home by collecting €22k.

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Anglo Irish Bank credit rating downgraded to junk

More bad news for Irish banks with latest round of credit downgrades.

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Ireland’s credit rating slashed by three grades to BBB+

We are now just two levels above Greece as Fitch downgrade us for the cost of supporting banking system.

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Moody’s downgrades Portugal to junk

Fears of a second bailout mean the outlook on Portuguese debt isn’t so good…

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Downgraded: US loses AAA credit rating for the first time ever

Standard & Poor’s decision makes it the first time the US’ credit rating has fallen below the highest level, AAA, which it has held since 1917.

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The 9 at 9: Saturday

Everything you need to know by 9am including bad news for the US; Gaybo for the Áras; a hero security guard; and the end of Facebook spam?

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S&P boss steps down, weeks after unprecedented US downgrade

Deven Sharma, the president of Standard & Poor’s, will step down within a month after facing criticism for lowering the US’s rating.

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Spain’s credit rating downgraded by Standard and Poor’s

It cut its long-term rating to “AA-” from “AA.” The outlook on the rating is “negative.”

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The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things to know this morning…

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More bad news for Belgium with credit rating downgrade

On top of its lack-of-a-government woes, Belgium’s credit rating has just been downgraded with a negative outlook…

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S&P downgrades major US banks

The agency’s latest credit ratings downgrades include Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.

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Fitch ratings agency downgrades Hungary to junk status

The agency also said there was a more than 50 per cent chance of another downgrade within two years.

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Two ratings agencies downgrade Spanish banks

Fitch cut the ratings on four of Spain’s financial institutions – while S&P downgraded 15.

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Interest rates plunge as Italy raises €6 billion in new auction

What downgrade? Italy flogs billions in 12-year bonds with interest rates falling dramatically on a similar bond last month.

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Downgraded: Spain’s credit rating slashed by Fitch with negative outlook

The cost of bailing out Spain’s banks could be as high as €100 billion, the ratings agency warned as it forecast a recession for the rest of this year and next.

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Downgraded: Moody’s slashes Spain’s credit rating

The downgrade comes on foot of an agreement reached at the weekend to bailout Spain’s troubled banking system.

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Moody’s downgrades 28 Spanish banks over debt concerns

Banks downgraded last night include one of the eurozone’s biggest – Banco Santander.

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European stock markets waver after France loses AAA rating

European markets have all recorded modest gains, apparently in expectation of a deal to lend Greece the cash it needs.

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The 9 at 9: Saturday

Good morning! Here’s the nine things you need to know as you kick off your weekend.

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‘I’ve gone to funerals where mourners would refuse to shake my hand’

Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan opens up about a turbulent four years that convinced him to retire from politics.

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Remember credit ratings? Britain's has just taken a beating

The Brexit train keeps on rolling.

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HSE boss defends the downgrading of Roscommon Hospital

The downgrading of the hospital and the closure of the emergency department polarised the community back in 2011.

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'That is not the way a health service works': Harris extremely concerned if...

A man suffered a heart attack after being turned away from St Columcille’s Hospital in Loughllinstown.

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'Save our A&E': Thousands attend protest to protect services at Portlaoise...

It has been proposed that the hospital be downgraded.

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