Sean FitzPatrick: More from the lost tapes

‘Now we’re going to have the guarantee’

Headlines from 2008 regarding the Irish banking crisis

The bank guarantee is the most controversial financial decision in the history of the state. Ireland’s state bank inquiry never really got to the bottom of it all. Sean FitzPatrick was unable to attend the inquiry because he was facing a criminal trial at the time. He does, however, have a view to add. In tapes recorded on February 15, 2010, he discusses his views of the guarantee. He begins by recalling going ...