FitzPatrick tries one last spin of the golden wheel

AS Seán FitzPatrick tries to stave off bankruptcy he has offered half his pension to his creditors, the balance being off-limits because it represents his wife’s entitlement.

We must assume Mr FitzPatrick was at least as focused on building a pension pot on the scale of that of his very helpful colleague Michael Fingleton of Irish Nationwide.

Mr Fingleton retired with a fund of just under €28 million to insulate him from the chaos he left behind at Irish Nationwide and which we must all pay to resolve.