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

06/11/2014: ECB Cover Letter

15/10/2010: Letter from Jean-Claude Trichet to Brian Lenihan

04/11/2010: Letter from Brian Lenihan to ECB

19/11/2010: Letter from President Trichet to Brian Lenihan

21/11/2010: Letter from Brian Lenihan to Jean-Claude Trichet

Subscribe.

More from The Irish Times

Transport & Tourism

Fáilte Ireland’s remit includes responsibilities such as product development at home and the marketing of domestic tourism.

Fáilte Ireland tender sparks turf war with Tourism Ireland

Work

Support for would-be parents cannot be unspoken. Photograph: iStock

Could you talk to your boss about fertility problems?

International

Samoa’s Kane Le’Aupepe and Chris Vui tackle Ireland’s Keith Earls during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match at the Hakatanomori Stadium in Fukuoka. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Wire

Liam Toland: Ireland smile returns but it needs to be wider against the All Blacks

Economy

Claire McAree: ‘There is a shortage of people on this island who know anything at all about tariffs. It’s a minefield. It could be problematic. But we’ll cope.’

Business digs in under the shadow of no-deal Brexit

Sponsored

IMMA

Kildare Village and IMMA announce programme of events and exhibitions

Accenture lead

How pioneering CMOs are changing the rules of marketing

PwC 4

Some good news and some missed opportunities in Budget 2020

ESB 1

All charged up for a change

Latest Business

Fiscal watchdog warns over spending, tourism turf war and Ireland’s golden visas 06:52

Tax windfall still being used to fund unsustainable spending, Ifac warns 06:47

Wealthy Hong Kong investors applying for Irish visas 04:16

Half of Irish SMEs cancel investment plans over Brexit 03:54

IDA chief appointed professor at Smurfit business school 03:28

Most Read in Business

1 Wealthy Hong Kong investors applying for Irish visas

2 Chris Johns: Why did Boris Johnson perform the mother of all Brexit U-turns?

3 What I learned from my hellish long-haul flight

4 Tax windfall still being used to fund unsustainable spending, Ifac warns

5 AIB to shed 1,000 staff by 2022 as bad debt workload falls

6 Am I eligible for an over-70s medical card following changes in Budget 2020?

7 Does Budget 2020 price UK car imports out of the market?

8 Fiscal watchdog warns over spending, tourism turf war and Ireland’s golden visas

9 Fáilte Ireland tender sparks turf war with Tourism Ireland

10 Brexit uncertainty triggers first construction fall-off in six years

Real news has value

Listen on Apple Podcasts

Listen on Google Podcasts

Sign In

Forgot Password?

Sign Out