Emergency legislation to liquidate the former Anglo Irish Bank was rushed through the Dail overnight – ahead of an expected announcement on bank debt deal for Ireland today
The Finance Minister’s admitted he nearly had to move several times in recent months to liquidate the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation
Michael Noonan says he was forced into liquidating the zombie bank in a dramatic late night Dáil sitting because he wasn’t able to deny media reports that this was what he intended to do
He says while there was no specific threat to 14 billion euro worth of assets, he needed to act before the Courts open later this morning
A deal on the promissory notes is now expected to be announced later today, with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny having referred to it in his Dáil speech.
On Thursday’s Morning Focus Marian Egan discussed last night’s decision with Labour Party Deputy Michael McNamara, Fianna Fail Deputy Timmy Dooley and Senator Martin Conway of Fine Gael.
They also commented on the Taoiseach declining to apologise to the Magdalene women
Yesterday opposition leaders pleaded with Enda Kenny to give the survivors the full apology they deserve
But Mr. Kenny insisted that he and the Government needed space to decide what to do to bring closure for the women.
Marian also spoke with economist Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev, Editor of Business & Finance Magazine and Adjunct Professor of Finance with Trinity College, Dublin to get his views on the decision.
Tarquin Blake is a photographer who documents the abandoned houses of Ireland
His latest book Abandoned Houses of Ireland II included two in the Clare area
Mount Shannon House was home of the Earls of Clare and has some amusing stories
The book also looks at the images and history of Thomond Villas in Clarecastle – Tarquin spoke with Marian about the book.
Marian was joined in studio by Kevin McGillicuddy of Clare FM Sport
Clare FM has been awarded the 2012 RTE Mick Dunne Memorial Award for Local Radio from the Camogie Association. (Cumann Camogaiochta)
The Awards, which were announced yesterday, celebrate the very best in Camogie coverage over the last twelve months and honour players and Camogie officials throughout the Country
The awards will be held in Croke Park on March 1st
This is the third time Clare FM has been given this prestigious award having previously won it in 2011 and in 2009
We also heard a delighted Brid McNamara, Clare Camogie PRO speaking to Gavin Grace yesterday.
Scoil Chriost Ri, Ennis is competing in the Pan Celtic Song Competition later this evening
They are the only Clare school to make the cut to the finals
20 newly composed songs out of a total of 55 entries have qualified for the final of the Pan Celtic National Song Contest which will be held in the Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow
Joe and Karen and 13 pupils from 5th and 6th class are going up – this is also the first time a national school has ever qualified
Caoineadh on Dail is their entry for the Pan Celtic 2013 song competition – performed 13 pupils from 5th and 6th class in Scoil Chriost Ri, Ennis
Marian was joined in studio by teachers Joe Garry and Karen Vaughan.
John Underhill of Burren Vets joined Marian in studio to answer listeners’ animal health queries.
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