Irish banking was bailed out at huge expense by the Irish taxpayer, a loan of the value of 40% of GDP at the time: https://www.irishpost.com/business/ireland-se

Irish banking was bailed out at huge expense by the Irish taxpayer, a loan of the value of 40% of GDP at the time: https://www.irishpost.com/business/ireland-sells-the-last-of-its-aib-shares-returning-it-to-private-ownership-292690 https://www.irishpost.com/business/ireland-sells-the-last-of... (note: Allied Irish Banks and Anglo Irish Bank are different organizations with the same initials; the latter is the massively fraudulent one run by Sean Quinn who did eventually see a small amount of jail time)