'Golden circle' investors 'entitled to privacy'

The so-called 'golden circle' of investors embroiled in a €300m loans-for-shares controversy at Anglo Irish Bank are entitled to their privacy, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan claimed today.

Even though no legal action has been brought against the 10 anonymous businessmen over the scandal, Ms Coughlan insisted they still have the right to client-banker confidentiality.