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Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan arrives at an eurozone finance ministers meeting at the European Union Council in Brussels September 7, 2010
Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010

Open quoteThe realistic policy of the Irish people is to rely on their own resilience, which they have demonstrated in buckets and spades throughout this recession.Close quote

  • BRIAN LENIHAN,
  • Irish Finance Minister, on the news that the Anglo Irish Bank bailout is expected to cost Irish taxpayers €29.3 billion
Photo: Francois Lenoir / Reuters | Source: Irish Independent