Ireland’s Noonan not opposed to UK paying budget dues in installments

That’s nice of him isn’t it. How does 30 years sound?

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• Noonan says a banking enquiry will examine Trichet letters (this is over the bailout gun being put to Ireland’s head when JCT was in charge, as noted by Draghi today)
• Moscovici says euro group aims for Greek and Cyprus solutions