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Thu 02 Feb 2009The €7bn man sliced up in bank operation
DÁIL SKETCH:“Stand aside Nurse Cowen!” he cried, “I’m going deep into the banking system . . .” Oh, how we swooned back in September, when a masterful Minister for Finance took control of the situation, declaring he was about to perform a spot of open heart surgery on our ailing financial institutions.
Sadly, by yesterday afternoon, Brian’s brave boast had more than a touch of Walter Mitty about it.
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