Michael Noonan agrees to appear before the Public Accounts Committee

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has tonight bowed to pressure and will now appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over Nama's controversial sale of its Northern Ireland loan book, writes Daniel McConnell.

The Irish Examiner understands that Mr Noonan was told by Independent Ministers including Finian McGrath and Shane Ross at Cabinet today that it would be better if he attended the committee and try and “kill off” the controversy.