Senior bonds of Greek banks tumbled yesterday after euro area finance ministers protected depositors from any losses in the country’s €86bn bailout.

The 2008 bank guarantee could have been avoided or changed if the government accepted a €10bn offer from other banks to temporarily keep Anglo Irish Bank afloat.

A man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser has said.

I have read and reflected on the thoughts of Church of Ireland Bishop Burrows of Ossory supporting the Government’s marriage referendum proposals. I see four moral principles as key to analysing the referendum choice:

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A former BlackRock investment manager has become only the second person to be banned for personal dishonesty by Britain’s financial watchdog after he was caught dodging fares worth £43,000 (€54,000) on his daily commute into London.

Andy Burrows is happy to have left the tensions of his former band Razorlight behind, says Ed Power

Disappointment added to disappointment for the beleaguered Irish Star duo of Peter O’Leary and David Burrows.

Ireland’s Peter O’Leary and David Burrows needed a strong start to the second half of their Olympic regatta off Weymouth, but instead find themselves fighting to stay inside the top 10 after being disqualified from their first race.

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy made a dream start to her first Olympic regatta when she delivered a confident pair of race wins in the Laser Radial class, sailing in the brisk wind conditions which she prefers.

On the waters off Weymouth, Peter O’Leary and David Burrows’ opening day results in the Star fleet suggest they managed to leave controversy ashore, delivering a promising opening which will provide Ireland’s sailors with all the encouragement they need when they start racing today.

With their official practice race today, Ireland’s Star class duo Peter O’Leary and David Burrows are the only members of the Olympic sailing team who remained in Weymouth and did not travel to London for the opening ceremony last night.

Ireland’s Peter O’Leary and David Burrows signalled their intent for London 2012 on Saturday when they won gold at the pre-Olympic world cup regatta in Weymouth.

Irish Olympic High Jump hopeful Deirdre Ryan is eager to get back into competitive action ahead of London 2012, following an ankle injury which has ruled the Dundrum-based athlete out since January.

2008 Olympian Peter O’Leary and David Burrows of Ireland have won the first race of the day for the Star class in the BACARDI Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) presented by EFG Bank.

PETER O’LEARY and David Burrows were left looking for the positives after a tough third day of racing at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships after they were disqualified for starting too early in yesterday’s second race.

AFTER the inevitable highs and lows of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships first set of medals were decided on Sunday, yesterday it was back down to the business of the qualification series.

PETER O’LEARY and David Burrows have targeted Olympic qualification as their primary goal at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Western Australia.

PETER O’LEARY’S hopes reaching the medal race final at Weymouth were ended yesterday when he and David Burrows finished the Star class series in 12th overall after a disappointing day. Annalise Murphy won her penultimate race in the Laser Radial and begins the medal race in third overall this morning.

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MICK LALLY was one of the best-loved actors of his generation and will be dearly missed, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.

The theatre world was tonight mourning the loss of Mick Lally, one of its most renowned actors.

POLICE conducted a large raid and rounded up more protesters in an effort to quell further violence at the global economic summit after black-clad youths rampaged through the city, smashing windows and torching police cruisers.

A 37-YEAR-OLD Toronto man was charged yesterday with possession of explosives alleged to be part of a plot to bomb a G20 summit being held this week in the Canadian city, police said.

IT INSPIRES devotion in its fans, is hailed as addictive viewing – and now television drama The Wire is to become the subject of a British university course.

Former Bank of Ireland governor Richard Burrows is to become chairman of global tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT), it was announced today.

BRITISH American Tobacco’s decision to appoint the former governor of the Bank of Ireland, Richard Burrows, as chairman of the world’s second largest cigarette manufacturer could get a hostile reception from the markets.

RICHARD BURROWS brought his four-year tenure as Bank of Ireland governor to an end yesterday, by telling shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting that full nationalisation of the bank would be resisted.

Razorlight considered splitting up after drummer Andy Burrows quit in March

BANK of Ireland’s new chairman Pat Molloy said he is determined to do everything he can to guide the bank through difficult times.

BANK of Ireland believes that in a worst-case scenarios it will have to write off €2 billion a year in bad loans to 2011 – at best, the write-offs will total €4.5bn.

BANK OF Ireland chairman Richard Burrows will quit as governor of the bank in advance of its AGM in July.

More than 12,000 home-owners who have mortgages with Bank of Ireland are in negative equity, it was revealed today.

The chairman of Bank of Ireland is to stand down in July over the lender’s losses, it was revealed today.

THE reality of the banking crisis took on a very human face at Bank of Ireland’s extraordinary general meeting held in the Savoy Cinema in Dublin yesterday.

An offer by Bank of Ireland’s directors to resign and seek re-election at their annual meeting in July was today dismissed as a charade.

Drummer Andy Burrows has quit British rockers Razorlight, citing "personal reasons".

Richie Boucher has been announced as the new group chief executive of Bank of Ireland.

BANK of Ireland chief executive, Brian Goggin, who retired yesterday from his €1 million-plus job, will be paid a salary until June 2010.

A 90-YEAR-OLD who says she’s the woman being kissed by a sailor in Times Square in one of World War II’s most famous photographs reunited in town with the Navy on Sunday — days before she is to serve as grand marshal of the city’s Veterans Day parade.

Bank of Ireland Governor Richard Burrows spoke today of his horror over the theft of four laptops containing personal details of 10,000 customers.

The body which adjudicates on contentious parades in the North is today looking for a new member after the Law Lords declared the appointment by Peter Hain of one of its members was unlawful.

THE reluctance of politicians to enact legislation in the wake of the X case was “understandable”, a Catholic bishop said yesterday.

Liza Minnelli's estranged husband David Gest is so in love with new British girlfriend Malandra Burrows, he wants to start a family with her.