Read: the four letters between Lenihan and Trichet in late 2010

As Ireland’s economy crashed in the later stages of 2010 a written exchanged took place between Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan and European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet.

Thu, Nov 6, 2014, 14:07 Updated: Thu, Nov 6, 2014, 15:18

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