It was a small funeral in Donnybrook Parish Church due to Covid-19 restrictions. Bill Barrett, one of the key people in creating Anglo Irish Bank up until 2002, had his funeral there last Tuesday. He was just 73 when he died after an illness. Mobile phone tycoon Denis O’Brien was in attendance, as was aviation entrepreneur Ulick McEvaddy. Developer Gerry Gannon was also there. Scattered around the aisles in the Church for social distancing reasons at the funeral, which was also streamed online, was a who’s who of senior figures in a bank that was once the most celebrated in…

Want to continue reading?

Join today and get full access to The Currency and The Wall Street Journal – TWO premium memberships for the price of one.

Subscribe

Cancel at any time.

Are you already a member? .