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>I hadn't read this when I posted
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>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/8169225/Contagion-strikes-Italy-as-Ireland-bail-out-fails-to-calm-markets.html

Me neither... In light of the recent mythology thread, will I go blind and nobody will believe me ?
Perhaps not, as the direction of this article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8166440/Hedge-fund-manager-Mark-Hart-bets-on-China-as-the-next-enormous-credit-bubble-to-burst.html

are not on my radar - I was under the impression that china hoardes much of US debt. Their real estate bubbles are known, but the debt ratio estimated is far off, making greek bookkeeping look solid...

Back to Ireland :Do you have come across a breakdown of exposure of countries before the bailout last year and today ?