IMF: Review of bailout could begin this month

THE IMF has given the next government a boost by saying a review of the bailout for Ireland could begin as early as this month.

It came as Fine Gael and Labour edged closer to agreement on a programme for government, with a deal thought likely to be announced tomorrow.

Taoiseach-elect Enda Kenny will today fly to Helsinki to meet with fellow centre-right European leaders for informal talks on tackling the continent’s debt crisis.