Shatter calls on Drumm to speak with investigators

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has weighed into the Anglo Tapes controversy by taking a swipe at former bank chief David Drumm over his claims he was being made a scapegoat.

Mr Shatter urged Mr Drumm, who is living in the US, to co-operate with investigators and hit out at the “contempt” displayed in the tapes for the banking system and the country.

Mr Drumm entered the foray at the weekend by saying he would no longer allow himself to be made a scapegoat for the banking crisis as a result of a “drip feed” of phone recordings at Anglo Irish Bank in 2008.