Anglo Irish Bank officials jailed for offences related to financial crash

The three ex-employees are the first bankers to be imprisoned for actions that helped turn the Celtic Tiger boom to bust

Three officials from the bank that almost bankrupted Ireland have become the first bankers to be jailed for offences related to the Republic's financial crash.

The failure of Anglo Irish Bank, which became synonymous with the casino-style lending practices that drove Ireland's "Celtic Tiger" boom and subsequent bust, cost the state a30bn (21bn), part of what forced the government to seek a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.