Europe Steps Up Pressure for an Irish Bailout

By DAVID ENRICH And BRIAN BLACKSTONE DUBLIN—Wrangling over whether Ireland needs an international bailout escalated Monday, with European officials amping up pressure on the country to accept a rescue and Irish officials digging in hard to resist. Charles Forelle discusses Ireland’s push back on EU demands that Dublin agree to a bailout. “It’s not just a question of national pride. It is very important that any sovereign nation retains control over key issues,” Dick Roche, Ireland’s minister for European Affairs, said on a national radio broadcast. “It would not be a good thing for us to go running to the IMF when it is clear that there is no need to so do.” Irish Prime Minister Brian…

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Europe Steps Up Pressure for an Irish Bailout

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