Infighting and Intrigue: Behind the scenes of the banking inquiry

Hamstrung by legislation, pressured by time, delayed by politics and pockmarked by crisis

"There was something else in the air. Paranoia. Suspicion. Anger."
The banking inquiry report was publshed last week to general dissatisfaction Picture: Feargal Ward

Hundreds of hours of testimony; 131 witnesses; 106 public and private meetings; €6.5 million. But one overarching question: what happened to the €64 billion? The banking inquiry published its final report last week; the verdict is not kind to the committee.

The report ...