Failings that led to fall of FF

THE failed legacy of the last Fianna Fáil-led government is revealed in a new two-part documentary in which events surrounding the bank guarantee and the party’s eventual loss of power are described by former ministers.

Former FF ministers describe how it was wrong that the September 30, 2008 guarantee of bank deposits and debts was decided in the middle of the night.

Brian Cowen’s inability to communicate as taoiseach and his “loyalty to tribalism” within the party is also pinpointed.