Consequences of bailing in senior bondholders could have ‘far outweighed the gains’

Kathy Sheridan: ‘Any one of them who attempts political stunts, showboating or grandstanding should be cut off at the knees’

Chief executive Richie Boucher says bank has ‘constructively engaged’ with inquiry as he reports €921m pre-tax profit for 2014

Banking inquiry a distraction as bank looks to consolidate recovery in face of fragile EU economy and political uncertainty at home and in key UK market

Former executives of BofI, AIB, Ulster Bank summoned to appear

Limitations placed on Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis in terms of who it can call and what questions it can ask

Witnesses to include bankers, regulators, politicians, civil servants, auditors and advisers

Chief executive says he will oversee publication of interim results on August 1st

Authority backs purchase of retailer’s loans from IBRC and Ulster Bank

Seven biggest lenders have signed up to a new voluntary standards body

How events unfolded on September 29th, 2008, that will ultimately cost us €64bn

One banker says early on they were pushing for a State guarantee, but others are less clear when this issue first arose that night

Governer John Hurley said there was little he could do to prevent Anglo’s collapse

Business Opinion: why do we expect a culture of accountability in corporate life when we don’t have much of one in political life?

Final negotiations to acquire debt at about 40c in the euro of the face value of debt