Sinn Féin criticises Anglo debt deal

The Government has been accused of accountancy trickery in a bid to fool the public into believing a deal on old Anglo debts is good for the country.

As Finance Minister Michael Noonan said the source of low-cost funding for Ireland would be key to further negotiations on the €27bn left owed by the toxic lender, Sinn Féin said deferring repayments solves nothing.