Irish Minister for Finance- Brian Lenihan announced the plans for the troubled Anglo Irish Bank today. The bank is to be split – with Anglo’s remaining loans beng housed in an “asset recovery” bank, where they will be worked out over a period of time. The Anglo Irish deposits will be put into a government-backed […]
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Profits of Irish Banks
We are hearing plenty about the problems of the banks in Ireland and according to this – the Irish Government has pumped in €27 billion to the banks in the past year . What has happened to all the massive bank profits made over the previous years? Who has had all that money? Where has […]
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William McAteer of Anglo Irish Bank Released
William McAteer – he former Financial Director of Anglo Irish Bank has been released without charge from Garda custody. He was also the Chief Risk Officer at the bank – and was arrested at his home in Rathgar in Dublin by officers from the Garda Fraud Bureau at 6.30am yesterday morning. The 59 year old […]
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Another Anglo Arrest
Former Anglo Irish Bank finance director Willie McAteer has been arrested this morning at his home in Rathgar, south Dublin. He has been taken for questioning to Irishtown Garda station in Dublin. Mr McAteer was arrested by members of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, the specialist unit investigating practices and alleged irregularities at Anglo […]
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Sean Fitzpatrick Arrested
Sean Fitzpatrick -the former Chairman of Anglo Irish bank has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularites at Anglo Irish Bank. Gardaí from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation carried out a search of a private residence this morning and arrested Sean Fitzpatrick who has been taken to Bray Garda […]
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