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.
Tales from the Tabs
Britney Spears ex-bodyguard has accused the star of sexual harassment by bending over in front of him in a see-through nightie.
Fernando Flores is looking for £10million in damages from Britney as the incident caused him “shock, horror and disgust”.
The Sun report goes on to say Flores regularly arrived at Britney’s home to either find her naked or hear her having wild sex.
Flores has also accused the singer of abusing her sons Sean Preston, four, and Jayden James, three.
The Sports Pages
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has warned Wayne Rooney that he can expect a tough afternoon on Saturday when he returns to Goodison Park to face his former club.
The Manchester United ace is currently embroiled in a cheating scandal and Jagielka has said Rooney will not be getting the warmest of welcomes.
“He normally gets quite a bit of stick anyway. I can’t see that changing,†Jagielka said.
“I am sure Wayne can deal with it. He is a tough lad and he will let his football do the talking.”
