The Taoiseach says Ireland was already destined for a bailout before the head of the E-C-B wrote his threatening letter.
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Enda Kenny says Ireland's economic decline began after Fianna Fáil came to power in 1997.
He's responding to the publication of Jean-Claude Trichet's letter to Brian Lenihan, effectively forcing him to take a bailout.
The ECB has published more letters this lunchtime, including responses from the late former Finance Minister.