There is great concern at present from both consumers and industry professionals about the insurance industry in Ireland.

“Tell the Government to recapitalise the credit unions,” shouted one ecstatic football fan. “We’re going to Poland!”

“Tell the Government to recapitalise the credit unions,” shouted one ecstatic football fan tonight. “We’re going to Poland!”

THE recent capture of the Bosnian Serb war leader and general Ratko Mladic and the declaration of his being fit to stand trial for war crimes, most notably Srebrenica in 1995, has brought with it its own irony.