The Front Pages
So, is this really the beginning of the end for Anglo Irish Bank? All of today’s main headlines suggest so.
‘Government moves to calm markets with Anglo plan’ – the Irish Times.
‘Bank split in two but final bill unknown’ – the Irish Examiner.
‘The lending days are over for Anglo’ – the Irish Independent.
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan announced the Government’s plan to split the nationalised bank in two, with one wing holding deposits and the other managing non-NAMA loans. Mr Lenihan repeatedly refused to say if the final cost would exceed €24bn.
In other news, the Indo has revealed: ‘The FAI’s ticket sales shambles’
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is millions of euro in the red after they made a cock-up of selling premium tickets for the new Aviva Stadium.
Thousands of empty seats could be seen during the first competitive game to be played there on Tuesday night when Ireland hosted Andorra in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Only half of the 10-year tickets have been sold to date.
