GREEK TRAGEDY

THE eurozone debt crisis could spread beyond Greece’s economic meltdown, which yesterday led to the deaths of three people, including a pregnant woman, as riots swept through Athens.

As economists predict that Portugal and Spain will be among the next victims of the contagion from the Greek fiscal disaster, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has reiterated no additional borrowing will be required by Ireland to fund the super-sized €110 billion bailout for Greece.

Mr Lenihan said Ireland will, in fact, make a profit on its €1.3bn, to be loaned to Greece over the next three years.