VIDEO: A special message from new Central Bank governor Philip Lane

Modernising Lane says he will use multimedia platforms to communicate with staff

Media savvy: Philip Lane

New Central Bank Governor Philip Lane has taken to YouTube on his first day in charge.

In his online broadcast, Lane, 46, said he will be a regular user of blogs and video messages to communicate with staff.

While vowing to make the institution “a modern, progressive central bank", Lane's his initial aim is to ensure continuity from Patrick Honohan’s governorship, which ended yesterday after six years.

In the video posted today, Lane ...