Noonan wary of Greek fallout

FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan has warned about the dangers of any new bailout deal for crisis-stricken Greece spreading contagion to Ireland.

In Luxembourg to hammer out an agreement between waring factions in the Eurozone, the minister said: “We don’t want knock-on effects from a Greek deal that would work against Ireland’s interests.”

Discussions at the two-day meeting will centre on how to get private investors to shoulder more of the burden — a key requirement of a second multibillion-euro loan for Athens.