The eurozone summit has reached a unanimous agreement on the Greek bailout; A Co Laois community is grief-stricken after three friends died in a horror crash over the weekend; Minister Alex White has defended the new national postcode system as accurate, despite a number of complaints. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com

Italy, beset by yet another government crisis, cannot afford political instability at a time when it needs to make its economy more competitive, the chairman of eurozone finance ministers said yesterday.

Ireland hopes to secure up to €1bn per year in funding from the European Investment Bank after EU leaders agreed last week to boost the bank’s capital, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said yesterday.

ECB President Mario Draghi gave an important signal that he approves of the direction being taken by eurozone governments towards a fiscal union and possible eurobonds, creating optimism that the ECB will step in with its massive support.

A RADICAL relaxation of Ireland’s strait-jacket bailout deal could see the payback period extended by 14 years at today’s eurozone crisis summit.