Hundreds of people queued outside the Central Bank in Dublin’s Dame St yesterday to be among the first to acquire specially minted commemorative 1916 coins.

So, what does the fox say? Its Norwegian creators would probably respond “money, money, money” after the parody music video was yesterday named the top trending video around the world and in Ireland this year.

The latest tape recordings from Anglo Irish Bank have revealed the moments that its senior executives first considered having to ask the Central Bank for state aid.

HE didn’t part the Red Sea, but Barack Obama did transform Dublin’s Dame St into a human river of hope — and for a nation so tired of being on its knees that was miracle enough.