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OPINION:The Carroll judgment is very good news for the taxpayer: the cat is out of the bag as to why the banks are cosying up to Nama, writes  KARL WHELAN

IT IS too early to assess the impact on the Irish property market of the Supreme Court’s decision to deny examinership to Liam Carroll’s Zoe group. However, despite a lot of coverage focusing on potential complications stemming from the decision, I believe that the Carroll case has been very positive for the public interest.