Anglo Irish Bank: ‘Support strains Ireland.’

“CAN one bank bring down a country?” That was the stark question posed by the International Herald Tribune yesterday in reaction to the latest Anglo Irish Bank results.

The Government has been quick to point to any commentary in the international media which suggests it is taking the right approach to rectifying the fiscal or banking crises.

It has been much slower, however, to point to any negative commentary, and the international reaction to the Anglo losses was predominantly negative.