We are potentially just weeks away from learning which group of politicians will lead the long-awaited inquiry into Ireland’s banking crisis.

SHOULD there be a banking inquiry? Yes, of course there should. In fact there must be one. Should it be conducted in parliament? Yes, absolutely. We need to know what happened and how it happened — both within the banks, between the banks and the authorities, and within government. Only a parliamentary inquiry can be as revealing as we need — I’ll tell you why in a minute.

The author of a report into Ireland’s banking meltdown has said he would be “surprised” if next year’s proposed banking inquiry uncovered new information and warned the crisis could be repeated because lessons have not been learned.

The man behind the State's original banking inquiry says there is no new information in the Anglo Tapes.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has suggested that Brian Cowen was ultimately responsible for a civil servant’s warnings on the property bubble being ignored.

The referendum to reverse the Abbeylara judgment, if passed, is likely to lead to a banking inquiry. The temptation for cheap point-scoring will have to be resisted, writes Michael Clifford

With distrust in our politicians soaring and semi-state and banking chiefs earning huge sums, it’s crucial for Taoiseach Enda Kenny to deliver on his pledge to restore our the public’s faith in them.

EVENTS of the past week suggest the obsession with property as an investment vehicle in this country is far from dead.

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”

THE auditors charged with examining the books of the banks could have altered the overall outcome of the economic collapse if they had challenged lending practices during the property boom.

THE Financial Regulator and the Central Bank had enough knowledge of the banking sector to arouse their suspicions about the dangerous threat unfolding in the Irish property sector, the latest report into the banking crisis concludes.

The former Finance Minister and Fianna Fáil TD Brian Lenihan has said he accepts the criticism of the previous Government, as outlined on the report published today into the banking crisis.

A study into the banking crisis by Finnish expert Peter Nyberg has found that lenders at Anglo Irish Bank "commonly ignored their own rules" on loan policy.

Financial authorities had enough information to be suspicious about the property boom but did not understand it or could not foresee the damage, a report has found.

Financial authorities had enough information to be suspicious about the property boom but did not understand it or could not foresee the damage, a report has found.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan has announced the appointment of a Finnish expert to head the inquiry into the banking sector.

A banking expert from Finland will investigate Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s handling of the financial meltdown, the Government confirmed today.

UN security officials declared a state of heightened awareness for relief workers in Indonesia today pending investigation of an “imminent terrorist attack” warning issued by the Danish Foreign Ministry.