Cowen to tell bank inquiry he didn’t force Lenihan into guarantee
The ex-Fianna Fáil leader, who has become synonymous with Ireland’s economic crash since the end of Celtic Tiger, will also insist his long-questioned decision to include the firms was done because he genuinely believed it was the cheapest option available.
Details of the former political heavyweight’s evidence to the cross-party inquiry were controversially leaked to a Sunday newspaper yesterday before Mr Cowen faced two high-profile grillings from the group this Thursday and next Wednesday.
