Euro aid still available to service Irish debts

Further EU aid to lighten the weight of Ireland’s massive debts is still a possibility, the head of the body responsible for raising money for broke countries hinted as Ireland waves goodbye to its austerity programme.

However, even as Ireland is lauded as the success story the eurozone craved ever since the currency itself was in danger, at least four bodies will be keeping a watchful eye on Irish budgets for the foreseeable future.

In an exclusive interview with the Irish Examiner, Klaus Regling, head of the EFSF and its successor body, the ESF, was full of confidence about Ireland’s future.