The Government hopes to make Dublin a hub for a eurozone non-bank lending market, according to the secretary general of the Department of Finance, John Moran.

FORMER Taoiseach John Bruton keeps grabbing the headlines. Two weeks ago, on this page, I deplored his intervention into the abortion debate, one that could have caused unnecessary difficulty for Enda Kenny, the first Fine Gael leader to follow Bruton as Taoiseach.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has lambasted irresponsible and ethically lax bankers and business people for causing the country economic and psychological devastation.