Fer Írland sömu leið og Ísland?
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Nema – þar er lögreglan þó búin að gera innrás í einn banka – vegna innherjaviðskipta og dularfullra útlána.
Still, as the slump deepens, it is becoming evident that the controversy surrounding Anglo Irish — and the broader threat it may pose to the Irish economy — is putting intense pressure on the government. This week, police raided the bank’s offices as part of an investigation into a murky web of insider dealings and undisclosed loans that has infuriated the public.
Og þarna virðist líka vera svosem eitt Stímmál.
Once a sleepy domestic bank, Anglo Irish became one of the biggest property lenders in Europe, its loan book growing at more than 30 percent a year.
And now Dublin — a small town where gossip travels quickly — is consumed with speculation that the government is not adequately investigating a brewing scandal over more than 400 million euros ($510 million), that Anglo Irish lent to a “golden circle” of real estate developers to support its sinking stock price.
