Former ECB head to meet with banking probe

Senior European Central Bank officials, including ex-ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet, are set to meet with the banking inquiry in a “neutral” Dublin location this spring to discuss their role in Ireland’s economic crash.

Sources confirmed the development to the Irish Examiner last night after months of wrangling over the bank’s refusal to attend.

After a private meeting yesterday, the cross-party committee was told ECB officials, including Mr Trichet, are open to an on-the-record discussion provided it takes place at a venue outside the Dáil.The focus on the location is because, as an independent international body, the ECB does not want to set a precedent of being ordered to attend a national parliament.