Former Irish Nationwide director Michael Fingleton dies at 88

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Fingleton led Irish Nationwide between 1971 and 2009, turning a small building society into one of the State’s main lenders to boomtime property developers, with a peak asset base of €16 billion

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[ob1kenobi.23]

No loss.
The likes of him, Fitzpatrick, Drumm & some others were implemental in the crash of 2008 which left us with austerity for the best part of 10 years got away with it although I think Drumm did some jail time.
We OAPs got no increase for 7 years & then a paltry €3.
It was actually a reduction each year when inflation is taken into account.
They were tough times as during that time property tax &bin charges came in & they even did their best to introduce water charges.

[Vico2]

Absolutely Fingleton was an arrogant item as was Drumm

[dinny]

Didn't die soon enough......company in debt 5.5 BILLION.....and he gives himself a Million bonus ......promises to pay it back ...never did.....got away scott free ....no charges against him....had to many TD's in his pocket....

[ob1kenobi.23]

Didn't die soon enough......company in debt 5.5 BILLION.....and he gives himself a Million bonus ......promises to pay it back ...never did.....got away scott free ....no charges against him....had to many TD's in his pocket....

Couldn't agree more. 996284.gif