Tag: Brian Lenihan

• Wednesday, December 15th 2010 - 22:30 UTC

  Irish parliament approves multi-billon Euro EU/IMF bailout package

  

  Ireland's parliament on Wednesday approved (81 to 75) a multi-billion Euro EU/IMF bailout package in the face of opposition threats to renegotiate the deal to force losses on some senior bondholders in Irish banks.

• Friday, November 12th 2010 - 18:01 UTC

  Europe ratifies support for Ireland’s budget policy and sovereign debt

  

  Irish Finance minister Brian Lenihan has welcomed a statement of support over Ireland's debts from Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain. The five countries attending the G20 summit in South Korea said that bondholders would not be forced to share the pain of the current debt crisis.