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Jean-Claude Juncker said Ireland's bailout terms could be improved after a deal on its promissory notes has been reached.

EU leaders may discuss improved Irish bailout - but only after bank deal is finalised

Once discussions on the promissory note issue has been concluded, Ireland could get a more lenient deal – but it may be some time.

THE HEAD of the group of Eurozone finance ministers has said that Ireland could be given more favourable terms on its EU-IMF bailout – though only after a deal is first reached on sharing its banking debts.

Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker said Ireland had continued to make good progress under its lending deal, complementing the Irish authorities for the “steadfast implementation” of the bailout conditions and the recent moves to re-enter the markets.

“We will discuss possible improvements of the well-performing programme at one of our next meetings,” Juncker said at a press conference after a meeting of Eurozone finance ministers this morning.

He added, however, that this could be considered “once our technical discussions are concluded” – meaning any potential improvement would not be seen immediately, and could still be several months away.

The technical discussions are understood to be the talks about implementing the deal reached by ministers in June, when they agreed that the money going towards the bailout of Spain’s banks would be lent directly by the Eurozone bailout fund.

This deal is to be applied retrospectively in Ireland’s case – meaning some of the bailout funds given to Ireland for direct injection into the banking sector would be shaven off Ireland’s national debt.

Meanwhile, some of the money Ireland has put into its banking sector – including the promissory notes given to Anglo Irish Bank – could be recovered through selling those notes, or its shares in the banks, directly to the ESM.

Though a deadline of October had originally been set for this deal, the restructuring of Ireland’s debts is only likely to take case in parallel with Spain’s bailout – which the government in Madrid has been continually seeking to delay.

Read: ECB, IMF ‘in talks over €300bn Spanish bailout’ – report

More: Quest for bank debt deal to continue at Cyprus ministers’ meeting

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    Mute Tom Rooney
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    Sep 14th 2012, 2:49 PM

    Far too many ‘maybe’s’ and ‘possible’ talk here, we’ve heard it all before.
    We need representatives with a bit of backbone and genuine concern for Ireland and its people, until we have this we will be continually screwed by the banking and business elites across Europe.

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    Mute Damien Aulsberry
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    Sep 14th 2012, 3:06 PM

    Agree wholeheartedly…whats this COULD be given a better deal and some of the bailout money would be shaved off??

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    Mute Gagsy 99
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    Sep 14th 2012, 3:17 PM

    Definitely – we should start making ultimatums (ultimata?) that if we don’t immediately get sorted we’re going to……., well I don’t know what we’re going to do but something pretty damn serious, thats for sure.

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    Mute B Feery
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    Sep 14th 2012, 2:46 PM

    There should be a setting where you can toggle economics and politics news on or off

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    Mute werejammin
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    Sep 14th 2012, 3:56 PM

    Yeah yeah, the day after the last bondholder gets paid. Why come to a deal with the people dumb enough to cover your losses for you?

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    Mute graham galvin
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    Sep 14th 2012, 5:09 PM

    exactly.have to make sure the boys are looked after in the heist.

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    Mute Tom Newell
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    Sep 14th 2012, 4:05 PM

    as long as the bankers and the god like markets and bondholders are all paid off and happy the ordinary mortal can wait to be helped………..same excuses from these lot!

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    Mute Real Ireland
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    Sep 14th 2012, 2:55 PM

    Im happy its the EU making the promises.

    If it was Enda & Co id say it was simply spin and bluff, but ill happily take the word of the EU for now.

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    Mute Allan Lockie
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    Sep 14th 2012, 3:24 PM

    i think the thing is,no promises are being made..

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    Mute Tony Skillington
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    Sep 14th 2012, 4:59 PM

    Agree with the too many maybe’s and if’s…in the meantime we’re being hammered into the finncial stone age. This macks once again of Ireland’s small and insignificant voice at the European table…if this was France or Germany there’d be fk all maybe’s and they’d be climbing their own arses to get t resolved. It demonstrates how utterly ineffective our crowd are in Europe and continue to wait to be served while we suffer on and on..

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    Mute Nially OC
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    Sep 14th 2012, 5:59 PM

    The picture is of Jean Claude Juncker and not Jean Claude Trichet … for what it’s worth !

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    Mute Buckwheat MacMillan
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    Sep 14th 2012, 7:17 PM

    They may have as well have had a picture of Jean-claude van Damme for what pt it’s worth

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    Mute Slap'stick Ireland
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    Sep 14th 2012, 7:24 PM

    Trichet is just another puppet carrying out orders. I find it hard to believe,We (Irish) haven’t copped on to this stageshow being played out via controlled media. seriously, We now need to wakes-up.

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    Mute Tony Skillington
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    Sep 14th 2012, 4:59 PM

    Forgive the typos…should read financial and smacks..

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    Mute Catherine lonergan
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    Sep 14th 2012, 3:30 PM
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    Mute Mick Collins
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    Sep 14th 2012, 3:48 PM

    Round up the usual suspects.

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    Mute Kerry Blake
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    Sep 14th 2012, 11:44 PM

    Sorry Mick, Enda’s not available he doesn’t do debates or conversations. Would have thought you knew that?

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