Anglo tapes bring us more theatre

The infamous bank guarantee scheme is the basis for a new play, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

THIS week, Ireland found two new hate figures. The ‘outing’ of garrulous, shape-throwing, Anglo executives John Bowe and Peter Fitzgerald has been the cause of horrified fascination. The re-emergence of former CEO David Drumm, a figure straight out of central casting, in the ‘Give Us the Moolah’ section of the tapes, has put the tin hat on it.

German chancellor Merkel has put the ice, as opposed to the icing, on the cake with some pretty sharp remarks about the gentlemen concerned. Now may not be the best time to go shaking green-tinted begging bowls around Angela’s homeland.