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New figures show Ireland’s banks are now less reliant on emergency loans than at any other time since September 2008.
Wolfgang Schauble said he was confident Ireland would not need a second bailout following a meeting with Ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin today.
“Surely you don’t expect me to tell what questions I had for the Chancellor, or what questions the Chancellor had for me.”
Francois Hollande echoes Angela Merkel’s comments – saying Ireland differs from other countries because the bailout was forced on us.
Sinn Féin described the outcome of last night’s contact between Merkel and Kenny as a reiteration of a previous statement, while Fianna Fáil called for ‘plain language’.
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Enda Kenny and Angela Merkel issue a joint statement describing Ireland as “a special case” financially.
The latest IMF update on Ireland’s financial health, summarised into handy bitesized chunks.
The latest quarterly review of Ireland’s bailout paints a mixed picture…
The UCD economist said that no other eurozone country has taken on the kind of bank-related debt that Ireland took on – and warned that it may not be sustainable.
Ireland is set to save between €600-€800m on its loans – does this go far enough?