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Bank of Ireland said it would look at internal and externalcandidates for a new CEO after Brian Goggin announced he wouldretire this summer. There had been media speculation Goggin, 56, would quit amidmoves by Ireland to inject 2 billion euros into the bank, givingthe state 25 percent voting rights. A bank spokeswoman said Goggin's official retirement datehad been June 2010, adding he had an option in his contract togive one-year's notice and thereby retire early. to play a full part in the economy and in a wider contextand, in the medium term, to rebuild value for its stockholders". Media speculation has also grown over the future of AlliedIrish Bank's CEO Eugene Sheehy, who took the helm in 2005.

AIBsaid this month Sheehy had the full support of the bank's board,with "no question of his resignation". The government has said its investments were likely to leadto changes in banks' senior management and banking reform. FURTHER EXITS Anglo Irish Bank said on Monday five members of its boardhad resigned, clearing the way for the government to appoint anew team under chairman Donal O'Connor, who will stay on. The finance ministry said former Bank of Ireland CEO MauriceKeane would join Anglo Irish as a non-executive director. Moody's said on Monday it had downgraded Anglo Irish's longterm bank deposit rating to A2 from A1 and cut the bank'soutlook to negative. "It will be very challenging to effect long lastingimprovements to the bank's business model that can ensure along-term viability in the absence of external support," Moody'ssaid.

Anglo Irish Bank's funding has been under heightenedpressure since December, when its then-chairman, SeanFitzPatrick, admitted repeatedly misleading shareholders aboutthe amount of money he had borrowed from the bank. Under the original draft, anyone who owed the commerciallender 20 million euros or more would have been prevented fromwithdrawing money if the total in their accounts dropped belowthe amount owed. The finance ministry said the earlier draft had been aprecautionary measure It will present the legislation toparliament on Tuesday. Ireland's bank regulator chief Patrick Neary said earlierthis month he would retire at the end of January.

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