After the crash: Michael Fingleton’s death does not close the book on Ireland's banking crisis

The former Irish Nationwide boss, who passed away this week, was far from the only one to blame for the reckless lending that brought the country to its knees.

Michael Fingleton was one of the most controversial figures of the Celtic Tiger. As the longtime boss of Irish Nationwide, he oversaw reckless lending that ultimately left taxpayers with a €5.4 billion bill. But was he simply the face of a wider banking culture, or the true “baddie of the bailout”? Deputy Business Edit