“It is 43 years now and God knows we’ve waited long enough,” says Frank Keenan, his tone suggesting a wearing thin of patience.

AIB last night denied it acted inappropriately in issuing a statement on May 27 2004 stating several previous key executives had tax issues to be resolved.

KEY executives at AIB covered up the foreign exchange scandal, a report to be published today by the financial services regulator (IFSRA) has found.

NOT one of the names under investigation as a result of the AIB foreign exchange banking scandal will be named in the second report by financial watchdog IFSRA into the affair.