Bank of Ireland chief ‘deeply regrets’ bank’s role in financial crash

Bank of Ireland CEO Richie Boucher said he “deeply regrets” the role the bank played in the financial crisis and that it needed support from the taxpayer.

Speaking to reporters following the announcement that Bank of Ireland made a €921m profit last year, Mr Boucher, said that he “can’t predict what I will be asked” when he appears before the banking inquiry on May 6.

The bank has so far released 6,000 documents to the Oireachtas banking inquiry.