Boucher may yet prove investors were right to keep faith with him

“A lack of professionalism in senior circles,” is how Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher described the contents of the Anglo tapes.

This may seem ironic given that one year ago Mr Boucher became a lightning rod for widespread grievance about the banking sector following a poor showing before the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee.

He is one of the few remaining senior executives from the days before the state guarantee of the banks in Sept 2008.