Michael Noonan tells PAC 'there was no political pressure on NAMA' over Project Eagle

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has insisted he did not put pressure on NAMA to sell the multi-billion euro Project Eagle property bundle in 2014, writes Fiachra O Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.

The senior cabinet member issues the denial at the start of his Dáil public public accounts committee grilling on the issue today, adding any suggestion he should have cancelled the deal after being informed of fixers fee claims "fundamentally misinterprets" his role.