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Brian Lenihan, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (left) and Dr.Gordon Holmes (chair of advisory group) at Government Buildings
Wednesday, Oct. 01, 2008

Open quoteThese six institutions do not have any other friend in the EU or on the continent of Europe.Close quote

  • BRIAN LENIHAN,
  • Ireland's finance minister, on the government's Sept. 30 decision to back six Irish financial institutions by covering deposits and debts worth about $560 billion — twice Ireland's GDP
Photo: PA Photos / Landov | Source: The Irish Times