NOW that we have forced the resignation of most of the top bankers deemed responsible for the collapse of the banks and the virtual destruction of the economy as we knew it, we still have key issues to resolve.

AIB’S Eugene Sheehy became the fifth bank chief executive to step down since December in the latest clear-out at the banks. His successor faces a massive reduction in pay for the role, given the Government’s plans to cap salaries for chief executives at banks receiving state aid at €500,000.

Hundreds of patients at a huge New York hospital were evacuated early today, after a fire sent smoke billowing through the casualty unit.

Three drivers are involved in a titanic struggle for supremacy in the Ordnance Survey Ireland Rally of the Lakes in Killarney, the third round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship.