It was a time of uncertainty, fear and crisis. There was only one thing to do – play a game of golf. The year was 2008, and the venue was Druids Heath, a championship golf course in Co Wicklow with views of both mountains and sea.  That summer, then Taoiseach Brian Cowen settled into his round along with Sean FitzPatrick, the chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, Fintan Drury, a former director of Anglo and communications consultant, and Gary McGann, a director of Anglo and chief executive of Smurfit Kappa. After the game a dinner was held, an economist called Alan…

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