Sean Kelly MEP can confirm that the ECB has released a total of four letters sent by the then ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet to the former Irish Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, in the lead up to the bailout in 2010, following his requests for their release in the interests of transparency. The letters have […]

  Sean Kelly MEP has sought further clarity on the release of the series of correspondence between the former Irish Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, and the then ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet, in the lead up to the bailout.

The ECB has further confirmed to Sean Kelly MEP that it will set the date for the release of the infamous “Lenihan-Trichet” letter, which allegedly precipitated the Irish bailout, on November 6th.

Leader of the Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament, Sean Kelly MEP has urged the newly elected European Commission to invest in people to address unemployment.