Last week, I sat on a panel organised by the London Irish Business Society, a forum established in 2009 to facilitate networking among Irish people working primarily in financial services across the UK capital.

Ireland’s oil potential may “hold some intrigue” but exploration carries “real risk”, according to a BP executive.

Ireland’s oil potential may "hold some intrigue" but exploration carries "real risk", according to a BP executive.

THE Government may be able to borrow on international bond markets next year at affordable rates and not require fresh bailout funding from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, debt rating agency Standard & Poor’s argues.