Pressing matters - the world media view

Below are some snapshots on how the world's media is today reporting Ireland's economic crisis.

Below are some snapshots on how the world's media is today reporting Ireland's economic crisis.

Dublin likely to tap EU and IMF for loan - Financial Times

Ireland bailout worth 'tens of billions' of euros, says central bank governor. Ireland's central bank governor Patrick Honohan says he is expecting a 'very substantial loan' from the EU and IMF. Guardian

The Irish Should Stop Bashing Those Who Want to Help Them. Spiegel

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Irish Republic to get bail-out loan, says central bank. Irish Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan has said he expects the Irish Republic to accept a "very substantial loan" as part of an EU-backed bail-out. BBC

A loan of "tens of billions" of euros will be made to Ireland by its European Union counterparts said Patrick Honohan, member of the European Central Bank's governing council and governor of the Central Bank of Ireland. Wall Street Journal

The British government Wednesday signaled its willingness to offer direct financial assistance to Ireland, as a team from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union was preparing to descend on Dublin on Thursday to work with the Irish on a rescue package aimed at defusing the latest European debt crisis. New York Times

The euro area is passing through a major crisis, so much so that the question of its bursting is today openly posed. Le Monde

European nations strove to find a concrete response to Ireland's debt crisis and protect other vulnerable countries Wednesday after earlier efforts were bogged down in a morass of political complications. China Post

George Osborne has pledged to help Ireland after new figures showed British banks have a £140 billion exposure to the beleaguered country. Telegraph