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Fri 09 Sep 2008€100,000 savings guarantee also extends to credit unions

Irish savers now rank among the most protected in the world with the Government's recent move to prevent sudden withdrawal of depositors' money

THE DECISION by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan to dramatically increase the level of savings protected under the State's deposit protection guarantee last weekend came as little surprise.