Derek Scally: Don’t blame German banks for the Irish economic crisis

‘German banks were not big lenders to Ireland’s pre-crisis domestic banking sector. British banks, US banks and offshore banks were’

Central Bank inspectors investigating shadow lenders

The ECB needs to make sure it isn’t hiding any risky practices that could destabilise the system

Full transcript of Weidmann interview

Three years that irrevocably changed the Hiberno-German relationship

There is much respect in Berlin for what Ireland has achieved, but getting our debt relief wishes past the Bundestag will be difficult

Germany’s rethink on just where the blame lies for the Irish bank bailout

As Ireland’s bank guarantee closes its doors tomorrow, the Irish debate over the infamous decision of September 2008 and the subsequent bailout is drawing attention in Germany