Sources: Al Jazeera The Irish Times
Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm is questioned under oath in Boston. 2010-12-7
Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Jnr hands down the hardest budget in the country's history. 2010-12-7
Noisy but peaceful protesters gather outside Dáil Éireann and Government Buildings. 2010-12-7
The Central Bank says Anglo Irish Bank's brand name is to "disappear" within weeks. 2010-11-29
Major European stock markets record falls while the Euro suffers its biggest drop in 2 months against the US dollar. 2010-11-29
Fine Gael speaks out against the high interest rate imposed by the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank and their insistence that the country pay €17 billion out of its own national pension fund. 2010-11-29
European Union finance ministers meet to work out the details for rescuing the Irish economy, and to outline an agreement for a fund to rescue other economically troubled euro-zone nations. 2010-11-28
The EU approves an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland, which includes €10 billion for bank recapitalisation, €25 billion for banking contingencies and €50 billion for financing the budget. 2010-11-28
Protesters, including TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, gather in Dublin. Some enter Government Buildings. Protesters are struck with batons while trying to sit down. 2010-11-22
Brian Cowen, the Taoiseach, states that he will call an early election once the Oireachtas passes an emergency budget to tackle the financial crisis. 2010-11-22