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The X-Files

Tuesday January 17 2012

With the dust settling and the smoke clearing a little over the smouldering ruins of Ireland Inc, now might be the best time to revisit the little matter of those password-protected files so zealously guarded by some executives in the bank formerly known as Anglo Irish.

At the very least, they might shed some light on that sordid 'One Night in Dublin', when not only did we lose our financial virginity, so to speak, but a whole lot more besides -- probably the least of which is untold billions. Or do we have to see it on a bootlegged dvd on YouTube or such, in all its grainy glory?

Liam Power
Ballina, Co Mayo

Irish Independent

 
 

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