Monday, March 22 2010

 

Anglo lets Seanie off hook for €7m debt

ANGLO IRISH BANK, which is now under state control, has written off €7m of the debts of its former chairman Sean FitzPatrick, the Sunday Independent can reveal.

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Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring against West Ham in their Premier League clash yesterday

Gunners dig deep to go top

The conventional wisdom about Arsenal's title push is that they have the easy run-in. Compared to Chelsea and Manchester United it is apparently a piece of cake. A home game against the team above the relegation zone by virtue of goal difference was supposed to be one of the tastiest of the lot, but Arsene Wenger's team came oh-so-close to suffering a terrible dose of indigestion.

Beware of bearded zealots

Sir -- "The Bearded Zealots" must not hold us to ransom. I congratulate you on your splendid leading article (Sunday Independent, March 14). In terms of relevance, it was a classic.

TROUBLE AHEAD: Pensions Board chief executive Brendan Kennedy

Pensions bailout will be mother of all Namas

God help anyone in the private sector who is retiring in the next few years. Far removed from the guaranteed Rolls Royce pension enjoyed by those in the employ of the State, employees in the so-called real economy face the threat of being left with nothing come the day they walk out of work for the last time.

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