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# Ciarán Lynch

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# calls to step aside
Joan Burton will decide her fate as Labour leader after a government is formed
Meanwhile, Alan Kelly apologised for comments he made about power being a drug that suited him.
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Mar 30th 2016, 9:10 PM
# End of the road
Didn’t pay attention to the banking inquiry? This is everything you need to know
The committee of inquiry has presented its findings and recommendations regarding Ireland’s banking crisis after 14 months.
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Jan 27th 2016, 11:12 PM
# State of the Nation
'Clearly there is a heightened risk of something going wrong'
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Dec 3rd 2015, 1:45 PM
# No report at all?
The banking inquiry is in a real mess right now
The committee faces a crucial 24 hours in a bid to salvage its work.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 11:56 AM
# Banking Inquiry
How many of these TDs can hold their seats?
Banking inquiry members have faced a heavy workload this year, but has it damaged their chances of re-election?
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Sep 13th 2015, 10:00 PM
# Money down the drain
One simple thing could make the entire banking inquiry null and void
Over €5 million could go down the drain…
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Sep 13th 2015, 8:15 AM
# dread letter days
'Ultimatums are not the way to do business': Key IMF figure criticises Trichet letters
Ajai Chopra claimed the ECB “went beyond its mandate” in letters sent by Jean-Claude Trichet to Brian Lenihan.
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Sep 10th 2015, 11:08 PM
# Controversy
Is the banking inquiry on the verge of collapse?
Members are torn on whether former Anglo chief David Drumm should be allowed give evidence by video link.
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Jul 26th 2015, 7:50 PM
# Banking Inquiry
Seán FitzPatrick WON'T have to answer questions about his time at Anglo
Bad news for the committee.
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Jul 14th 2015, 10:34 PM
# the life of brian
11 things we learned on Brian Cowen's final day at the banking inquiry
The former Taoiseach defended the bank guarantee and got a badly-needed toilet break.
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Jul 8th 2015, 11:15 PM
# Conspiracy Theories
Brian Cowen played golf with Seán FitzPatrick but they never discussed Anglo
The former Taoiseach also said he underestimated the impact of the IMF coming to town.
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Jul 8th 2015, 2:35 PM
# stonewalling
Banking inquiry suspended as Charlie McCreevy clashes with Pearse Doherty
The former finance minister strongly defended Fianna Fáil’s policies.
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Jul 1st 2015, 5:08 PM
# Banking Inquiry
Revealed: The Department of Finance's secret 'Johnny Logan working group'
A former senior finance official has revealed secret plans were made in case Ireland defaulted from the euro.
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Jun 24th 2015, 4:25 PM
# Inquir-lol-y
WATCH: There was a brief moment of hilarity at the banking inquiry earlier
It got fierce exciting for a minute there.
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Jun 18th 2015, 6:00 PM
# Bank Guarantee
Cowen nodded to Lenihan and said 'Come on, let's have a chat'
The former secretary general at the Department of Finance has been giving evidence at the banking inquiry.
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Jun 17th 2015, 6:58 PM
# Banking Inquiry
'A very serious matter': Who leaked this man's 380-page statement?
Details of Kevin Cardiff’s submission to the banking inquiry have been reported in the media.
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Jun 15th 2015, 3:54 PM
# State of the Nation
We're FINALLY set to get answers from the ECB about the banking collapse
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Apr 22nd 2015, 12:50 PM
# power vs money
Frank Underwood quoted as banking inquiry hears 'corruption is sexy'
Surely none of our politicians are THAT corrupt?
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Mar 12th 2015, 6:30 PM
# Notes on a scandal
Watch: Patrick Honohan bangs table as he comes to 'loggerheads' with Pearse Doherty
The banking inquiry got animated today.
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Mar 11th 2015, 5:37 PM
# Thanks Enda
Breakthrough: Jean-Claude Trichet could take part in the banking inquiry after all (sort of)
And you can thank Enda Kenny if he does.
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Jan 22nd 2015, 5:00 PM
# Banking Inquiry
'Not everyone partied but the bubble meant their lives were better'
Peter Nyberg said it’s “unlikely something really exciting and new will emerge” from the Oireachtas investigation.
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Dec 17th 2014, 1:20 PM
# State of the Nation
ECB to Ireland: We don't have to answer to you
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Dec 17th 2014, 9:01 AM
# help us out
The Banking Inquiry has started contacting potential witnesses, but who?
Former ECB President Jean Claude Trichet has previously said that he will not appear before the committee.
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Nov 14th 2014, 1:46 PM
# warning
There's a "real risk" that the Banking Inquiry could collapse
An early General Election or lengthy court proceedings could scupper the work of the inquiry entirely, Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath is warning.
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Sep 17th 2014, 9:10 AM
# Banking Inquiry
'Any money is too much': Banking inquiry will be as 'cost-efficient as possible'
Members of the inquiry will be discussing the issue at their meeting on Wednesday but chairperson Ciarán Lynch said any cost figures out there are merely speculative.
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Jul 21st 2014, 2:30 PM
# The experts
Colm McCarthy among 9 experts who will help banking inquiry figure out what to investigate
The banking inquiry met again in private session this morning.
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Jul 9th 2014, 12:50 PM
# Kick in the arrears
We could be repaying our mortgages into retirement - the verdict on the arrears crisis
The Finance Committee’s report on mortgage arrears is in – here’s what they say.
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Jul 9th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Lending a hand
The banking inquiry will ask leading economists to help figure out what it should investigate
The Oireachtas Committee met for the third time in private session this morning.
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Jul 2nd 2014, 3:21 PM
# Internal strife
'Good cop/bad cop' claims lead to call for banking inquiry to 'remove cloak of secrecy'
Claims and counter-claims have led to a split among members of the inquiry and a call for the investigation into the banking collapse to move into public session.
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Jul 1st 2014, 8:30 AM
# Cabinet Confidentiality
'Ridiculous': The banking inquiry won't be able to discuss 30 minutes of a crucial Cabinet meeting
TDs and Senators will have access to Cabinet documents but not be allowed to talk about what ministers discussed.
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Jun 25th 2014, 10:51 PM
# Banking Collapse
Banking inquiry committee to meet again today (in private)
They said they will be discussing the scope of the inquiry, the risks associated with it and the time scale.
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Jun 25th 2014, 7:25 AM
# Job of work
Warning over legal challenges as banking inquiry's public sessions not expected until 2015
The first meeting of the joint Oireachtas committee set up to examine the banking crisis lasted some four hours at Leinster House today.
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Jun 19th 2014, 4:10 PM
# behind closed doors
After a 'bad week for politics' the banking inquiry holds its first meeting next Thursday... in private
After a week of Hitler references, ‘hysterical’ senators, and ‘making a balls of it’ the first meeting of the Oireachtas Committee set up the examine the banking crisis takes place next week.
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Jun 13th 2014, 5:44 PM
# Not a great start
'A dog's dinner': Banking inquiry could be delayed as government tries to sort out its own mess
With membership of the committee still not finalised the inquiry into the collapse of the Irish banking system is already facing a race against time.
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Jun 7th 2014, 8:15 AM
# Bank Guarantee
TDs decide not to put Peter Mathews on the banking inquiry
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that the Irish people “suffered great hardship” because of the bank guarantee as the Dáil debated a motion to establish an inquiry.
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May 14th 2014, 10:48 PM
# Banking Inquiry
These Fine Gael TDs will serve on banking inquiry - but no decision on second Labour member
A motion formally establishing the investigation into the collapse of the Irish banking system is due to be debated in the Dáil next week.
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May 8th 2014, 2:00 PM
Voices
Damien Kiberd: Some very solid reasons why the banking inquiry will fail to deliver
“This country is suffering from paralysis by analysis”.
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May 4th 2014, 8:30 AM
# Banking Inquiry
Here are the TDs and Senators who are likely to sit on the banking inquiry
Who is in the running to be part of an unprecedented Oireachtas inquiry into the collapse of the Irish banking system? We’ve been finding out.
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May 2nd 2014, 8:15 AM
# Analysis
5 key issues facing the banking inquiry before it even starts
The government is pressing ahead with an inquiry but it will be a while before it starts properly and there are a number of outstanding issues before it does.
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Apr 30th 2014, 11:40 PM
# Banking Inquiry
Government will establish a banking inquiry next week and this Labour TD will chair it
A motion will be brought before the Dáil next Tuesday following a discussion at this morning’s Cabinet meeting.
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Apr 30th 2014, 1:30 PM
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