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ECB ‘bounced’ Ireland into deal

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Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern has said officials from the European Central Bank tried to force Ireland into seeking a bailout before it had even been discussed at Cabinet.

Mr Ahern said “quite incredible pressure” was being applied to the country ahead of the IMF/EU meetings last week and the same thing is happening to Portugal now.

“There were people from outside this country who were trying to bounce us in, as a sovereign state, into making an application – throwing in the towel – before we had even considered it as a Government,” he told RTÉ Radio.

“If you notice they are doing the same with Portugal now because the fear [is] that Portugal will now cause contagion.”

Irish Times

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