A salutary tale of two Irelands

While National Treasury Management Agency chief John Corrigan hails the news that his organisation has raised €5bn of 10-year money, the austerity programme is strangling life for many Irish citizens, says Kyran Fitzgerald

IT was another upbeat week for Ireland Inc — and one more pretty lousy one as far as many of its citizens were concerned.

The National Treasury Management Agency flushed with pleasure like a pretty debutante on her first day at court, faced with an array of suitors.