A debate about whether Permanent TSB can keep its independence and remain as a standalone bank has not gone away despite the huge strides made in restoring it to financial health since the crash, leading analysts have said.

Shares in the Irish housebuilders and the banks tanked, but the cost of borrowing for the Irish State remained at record low levels, as markets reacted to the sweeping electoral gains of Sinn Féin.

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Three former senior executives with Goodbody Stockbrokers will not disclose confidential information obtained by them in their old jobs to their new employer, investment managers Tilman Brewin Dolphin Ltd, the High Court has been told.