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Anglo Irish Bank- Update From Home and Away
Anglo tapes: Department of Finance records may provide answers to disturbing questions
Background: The secret paper trail may come to light as political pressure builds read full article
Irish politicians ultimately to blame for Irish property crash and burn
IrishCentral
The BBC among others gave prominent coverage to Drumm’s apology for the nasty language on the now infamous tapes and also focused on his call for a new inquiry into what happened when Ireland gave complete guarantees to Irish banks at the height of …
Irish banking tapes strengthen Merkel’s hand
MarketWatch
The leaked recordings, made shortly after the Irish authorities agreed on a blanket guarantee for sixIrish banks in September 2008 amounting to 250% of Irish gross domestic product, were published last week by the Irish independent newspaper. Reuters.
Allied Irish Banks seen as reckless as Anglo calls reveal
Financial Times
“They [Bank of Ireland] think that Allied have played fast and loose with lending money to every cowboy in town – apart from ourselves also lending money to every cowboy in town,” John Bowe, Anglo Irish’s former head of capital markets, told David …
Anglo Irish Bank’s ex-CEO David Drumm Apologises for ‘Inappropriate …IBTimes.co.uk Micheál Martin: ‘There is no mystery about what happened on the night of the bank guarantee’The Fianna Fáil leader has defended the actions of his predecessors in an interview this morning. read full article |
Anglo recordings may lead to a less polite banking inquiryIrish Times |
Day one: Clip 1 – The Central Bank MeetingIrish Independent
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Report: Former Anglo Irish head regrets tone in bank rescue callsEurope Online Magazine |
Lisa McInerney: We tolerate cute hoors, we end up with Anglo tape types
Our capacity for putting up with ‘charismatic’ cowboys is no longer a bad national joke – it’s our national downfall. read full article